How to Wash a Ceramic Coated Car Without Ruining the Coating

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

You spent anywhere from €50 on a DIY ceramic coating to €1,500 on a professional application. Now you need to wash the car without undoing all of that. The good news is that ceramic coatings are durable. The bad news is that the wrong wash routine degrades them slowly enough that you don’t notice until the water stops beading.

The coating itself is hard (9H pencil hardness on most products), but it’s thin. We’re talking 1-3 microns. For context, a human hair is about 70 microns. That thin layer can survive road grime, UV, bird droppings, and rain for years. What it can’t survive is repeated abrasion from poor wash technique or chemical attack from the wrong products.

Ceramic Coating Explained: What It Actually Does and Whether You Need It

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Ceramic coating has become the most hyped product in car detailing over the past few years. The marketing makes it sound like liquid magic. Apply it once, and your car stays clean forever, never scratches, and water beads off like it’s coated in Teflon.

The reality is more nuanced. Ceramic coating is genuinely useful, but it’s not what most YouTube videos and product pages claim. Understanding what it actually does (and doesn’t do) saves you from wasting money on the wrong product or expecting results it can’t deliver.

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How to Wash a Ceramic Coated Car Without Ruining the Coating

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