Mechanical abrasion
- Automatic brush and cloth washes. The single fastest way to wear through a coating. Grit from every previous car, dragged across yours, weekly.
- Polishing and compounding. Any abrasive removes coating. That is how a coating is taken off on purpose.
- Dry wiping. Rubbing dust off with a towel drags it across the surface.
Chemical attack
- Strong alkaline degreasers and acidic wheel cleaners sprayed on paint and left to dwell.
- Solvent "ceramic" sprays and cleaner waxes that strip and fill.
- Iron removers left too long in direct sun.
Contamination left on
Bird droppings, love-bug residue and tree sap are acidic; sprinkler water leaves minerals. On a coating they sit on top instead of etching the paint, but baked in the sun for days they bond and dull the surface. Rinse them within a day.
What does not destroy it
Rain, sun, road salt in the amounts Florida sees, pH-neutral soap, touchless washes, pressure washers at a foot or more. A coating is a hard, inert layer; it is the abrasion and the acids that get it.
Keeping the warranty
Ceramic Pro warranties require an annual maintenance detail: decontamination, inspection, top-up. It keeps the coating at full strength and the paperwork valid.
