Ceramic Coating

Protect Your Vehicle. Enhance Your Finish.

Ceramic coating provides long-lasting protection while enhancing the gloss and appearance of your vehicle. Professionally applied ceramic coatings create a durable, hydrophobic layer over your vehicle’s exterior, helping protect the surfaces underneath while making your vehicle easier to clean and maintain.

At Bailey’s, we use Opti-Coat Pro for our professional ceramic coating applications. Opti-Coat Pro is a durable ceramic clear coating designed to bond with the vehicle’s surface and provide long-lasting protection against environmental contamination, chemicals, and everyday exposure.

Ceramic coating can be applied directly to properly prepared painted surfaces or over compatible Paint Protection Film (PPF) for an additional layer of protection and easier maintenance.

What Is Ceramic Coating?

Ceramic coating is a liquid protective product applied to a vehicle’s exterior. Once applied and cured, the coating bonds with the surface to create a durable protective layer.

Unlike traditional waxes and sealants that sit on top of the paint and gradually wear away, professional ceramic coatings are designed to bond with the vehicle’s finish and provide significantly longer-lasting protection.

One of the most noticeable characteristics of ceramic coating is its hydrophobic effect. Water beads and rolls off the coated surface, while dirt, road grime, bugs, and other contaminants have a harder time sticking to it.

The result is a vehicle with a deep, glossy appearance that is also easier to clean and maintain.

Why Bailey’s Uses Opti-Coat Pro

Bailey’s uses Opti-Coat Pro for our ceramic coating applications. Opti-Coat Pro is a professional-grade ceramic coating engineered to form a continuous protective layer over the surface to which it is applied.

During the curing process, the Opti-Coat Pro coating cross-links and bonds with the vehicle’s finish, creating a durable ceramic layer over the factory paint.

Opti-Coat Pro is designed to provide strong resistance to chemicals, environmental contamination, scratching and marring while also improving the surface’s ability to release dirt and contaminants during cleaning.

In addition to automotive paint, Opti-Coat Pro can also be used on certain metal and hard plastic exterior surfaces, allowing protection to extend beyond painted panels.

A Brief History of Ceramic Coatings

Modern ceramic coating technology developed from advancements in protective coatings originally used in industrial and specialized applications. As the technology evolved, manufacturers adapted these protective coatings for automotive finishes.

Automotive ceramic coatings became increasingly popular as an alternative to traditional waxes and paint sealants because of their durability, chemical resistance, hydrophobic properties, and ability to maintain a high-gloss finish.

Today, professional ceramic coatings such as Opti-Coat Pro provide vehicle owners with a longer-lasting way to preserve and enhance their vehicle’s exterior.

Benefits of Ceramic Coating

What Does Opti-Coat Help Protect Against?

Opti-Coat Pro helps protect your vehicle’s finish from common environmental hazards including:

• Bird droppings
• Tree sap
• Insect remains
• Road grime
• Industrial fallout
• Environmental contamination
• Chemical exposure
• Light scratching and marring

Ceramic Coating + PPF

Can Ceramic Coating Be Applied Over Paint Protection Film?

Yes.

Ceramic coating can be applied over compatible Paint Protection Film, allowing the two products to work together while serving different purposes.

PPF provides physical protection against hazards such as rock chips, scratches, and road debris, while Opti-Coat ceramic coating provides a hydrophobic, easy-to-clean surface with additional resistance to environmental contaminants.

Applying ceramic coating over PPF can make the film easier to maintain while enhancing its appearance and hydrophobic properties.

For customers looking for more comprehensive vehicle protection, PPF and ceramic coating complement each other rather than requiring you to choose between the two.

Learn More About Paint Protection Film

How Is Ceramic Coating Applied?

Proper preparation is one of the most important parts of a professional Opti-Coat ceramic coating installation. Because the coating bonds with the surface underneath it, the condition and cleanliness of that surface directly affect the finished result.