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<blockquote data-quote="seech" data-source="post: 591838" data-attributes="member: 4572"><p>If 'normal autocare stuff' affects the coating then there is something wrong with the coating itself and its highly likely that the 'coating' is not a real coating and more like a glorified sealant. A real coating can be cleaned with strong cleaners that would strip off normal wax/sealants and the coating will still be beading as before. In fact, the best test to determine if it is a 'real' coating is to spray on some strong cleaners and rinse it off to see if the surface still beads water. That is the main benefit of coating as it is still there to protect the paint and cannot be washed off offering permanent protection for the original paint.</p><p></p><p>As for having to use propriety or special car washes to maintain the coating or having to return to the shop for regular coating 'maintenance', this is more about marketing or perhaps the coating used is not a real coating and has to be topped up by regular maintenance.</p><p></p><p>That said, a coated surface is still exposed to the environment and while the coating does provide an additional protective layer and preserves the original paint, it is inevitable that the surface of the coating will get contaminated as well which may require a periodic cleaning or a light polish to remove the surface contaminants.</p><p></p><p>However, even if polishing is required, only the coating will be polished leaving the original paint untouched which is probably the biggest benefit of a proper coating as it does add to the thickness of the clear coat preventing the original paint from thinning out by repeated polishing etc.</p><p></p><p>A common argument against proper coatings is that you can respray the car for the same price. A cheap respray will NEVER be as good as the original factory paint which has been oven baked in the factory. Besides, who wants to drive around in horrible looking paint while waiting for the time to get it resprayed?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="seech, post: 591838, member: 4572"] If 'normal autocare stuff' affects the coating then there is something wrong with the coating itself and its highly likely that the 'coating' is not a real coating and more like a glorified sealant. A real coating can be cleaned with strong cleaners that would strip off normal wax/sealants and the coating will still be beading as before. In fact, the best test to determine if it is a 'real' coating is to spray on some strong cleaners and rinse it off to see if the surface still beads water. That is the main benefit of coating as it is still there to protect the paint and cannot be washed off offering permanent protection for the original paint. As for having to use propriety or special car washes to maintain the coating or having to return to the shop for regular coating 'maintenance', this is more about marketing or perhaps the coating used is not a real coating and has to be topped up by regular maintenance. That said, a coated surface is still exposed to the environment and while the coating does provide an additional protective layer and preserves the original paint, it is inevitable that the surface of the coating will get contaminated as well which may require a periodic cleaning or a light polish to remove the surface contaminants. However, even if polishing is required, only the coating will be polished leaving the original paint untouched which is probably the biggest benefit of a proper coating as it does add to the thickness of the clear coat preventing the original paint from thinning out by repeated polishing etc. A common argument against proper coatings is that you can respray the car for the same price. A cheap respray will NEVER be as good as the original factory paint which has been oven baked in the factory. Besides, who wants to drive around in horrible looking paint while waiting for the time to get it resprayed? [/QUOTE]
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