New Car Detailing & Protection

FAQs about New Car Detailing

Why does a new car need detailing?

New car detailing can provide several benefits that many new car owners find valuable.

Here’s why you might consider detailing a new car:

1. Protective Measures: The best time to protect your new car’s paintwork, plastic, wheels, glass, fabric and leather is from new! As soon as your car leaves the factory and it is exposed to the environment, it risks scratches, chips, etchings, dulling and fading and worse. There are many options available for protecting your new car including
   • Ceramic Coating for new cars: chemical and UV resistant, protecting against dulling and fading, with 9h hardness for scratch resistance, and a smooth, glossy and hydrophobic finish – up to 5 years protection
   • Paint Protection Film for new cars: scratch and chip protection, with a hydrophobic and self healing top coat that keeps your new car looking it’s best for longer than traditional waxes and coatings – upto 12 years protection
2. Enhancing Appearance: While new cars typically look overwhelmingly great during handover – on closer inspection you’ll some times notice wash marks (marring and swirl marks), light scratches, pain imperfections and etchings. Our team of skilled detailers, can enhance and correct your car’s paintwork.
3. Preservation of Value: Keeping a car in excellent condition can help preserve its resale value and protect you from fines from lease and finance companies. Detailing and paint protection can prevent wear and tear and
4. Customization: In addition to offering protection for your new paintwork – Paint Protection Films and Vinyl Wraps are a cost-effective way of customizing your vehicle to match your brand or personality. There are 100s of colours and patterns available, the list below covers some of the more popular options:
   • Matte / Satin – Stealth Conversion
   • Colour change
   • Carbon and forged carbon effect
   • Chrome – if you really want to stand out
   • Printed digital wraps for vehicle livery
5. Removing Contaminants: Even new cars can have contaminants on their surfaces from transportation and storage at the dealership. These can include things like rail dust, industrial fallout, and adhesive residues. A thorough detailing job can remove these contaminants and ensure that the surfaces are truly clean and well-protected.
6. Ensuring Consistency: Not all vehicles are treated equally at the factory or the dealership. There might be minor imperfections or inconsistencies in the paint or interior finish. Detailing can correct these minor issues, ensuring that the vehicle meets the owner’s expectations.
7. Personal Satisfaction: Some car owners take great pride in their vehicles and enjoy having them in immaculate condition. For these individuals, detailing isn’t just about maintaining the car’s value or appearance but also about personal enjoyment and pride in ownership.

In summary, detailing a new car isn’t a strict necessity, but it can provide benefits in appearance, protection, value preservation, and personal satisfaction. If these factors are important to you, then investing in detailing for your new car could be a worthwhile consideration.

How long does new car detailing take?

How long it takes to detail and protect your new car depends on the package you choose, here’s a rough guide but please get in touch for an exact estimate.

• New Car and New Car Plus packages with Ceramic Coating – 1 Day Turnaround
• Front End Paint Protection Film – 3 Day Turnaround
• Full Car Paint Protection Film – 5 Day Turnaround

What is ceramic coating and how does it protect my car?

Pyramid Car Care ceramic coatings are designed to offer complete surface protection for your car, from the exterior paint work to the inner wheel barrel, and everything in between.

Ceramic coating works by creating a crystal clear protective layer on virtually any surface area of your car. Just nanometers thick, ceramic coating creates a smooth-to-touch surface that repels water, dirt and other contaminants that might otherwise stick to your car’s surfaces. This water-repellency (or hydrophobicity) helps to keep your car clean and makes maintenance easier as well as offering UV protection against dulling and fading.

We always recommend applying Ceramic Coating after machine polishing work, to get your paintwork and plastic trims near perfect, and then locking in that new-car-look with a ceramic coatings that last up to 5 years, dependent on which product you choose.

What is Paint Protection Film?

Paint Protection Film is the most effective way to protect your paintwork. PPF is made of polyurethane or urethane film, a relatively thick, durable and transparent film applied to a car’s paintwork, and high impact areas, designed to protect against scratches, swirl marks, stonechips, abrasion, UV degradation, chemicals, harsh weather and other general wear and tear.

Paint Protection Film is often referred to as PPF, clear bra, clear film, car film and paint film.

PPF was originally designed for military applications such as protecting the rotary blades of helicopters in Vietnam from shrapnel and debris. Today, PPF is more commonly found in the automotive market to protect new and used cars. PPF is also used on motorcycles, caravans, mobile homes, aeroplanes, helicopters, boats, mobile phone screens and hundreds of other applications.

Which PPF manufacturer do you use?

We have partnered with Stek Automotive, one of the US’s leading PPF manufacturers, to install Stek Paint Protection Film throughout the West Midlands.

This gives us complete access to Stek’s award winning paint protection film range including DYNOshield, DYNOmatte, DYNOlite, and loads more.

What type of PPF is available?

There are many different types of Paint Protection Film available, we are now using PPF manufactured by Stek Automotive in the United States. Many customers ask us about Xpel PPF, in our opinion Stek provides superior clarity, a more hydrophobic top coat and longer warranty.

We’re proud to be able to supply the following types of PPF:

• Clear film
• Matte film
• Chrome film
• Pattern film (including carbon, damascus, forged and camo film)
• Colour film
• Window film
• Windscreen film
• Headlight film (including clear and tinted)

For more information on different types of paint protection film, contact our ppf installation team in Worcester on 01905 382690.

Pros and Cons of paint protection film

PPF Pros

• Unrivalled paint and surface protection
• Up to 10 years protection
• Self-healing (heat activated)
• Up to 10 years warranty
• Hydrophobicity similar to most waxes and ceramic coatings

PPF Cons

• PPF is one of the most expensive paint protection products
• Not suitable for DIY/enthusiasts
• Training is required to fit and remove paint protection film
• Specialist equipment required for application
• Extremely clean and dust-free environment is recommended for application to reduce the risk of catching dust, fibres and other contaminants under the surface of the PPF

Paint protection film or ceramic coating

Paint Protection Film (PPF) is the most effective protection product on the market, but it comes with a price tag to match. Prices start from £1,800 for a front end application or £4,000 for full coverage installed by a professional. Whereas Ceramic Coating can be applied by a car detailer from as little as £300.

Ceramic coatings like Premium Ceramic Coating can be used as a DIY product, with professional training, whereas professional training is required to installed PPF.

Most ceramic coatings last from 2 to 5 years, Ceramic Coating Pro is on of our most hardwearing protective coatings and lasts for 5+ years with proper maintenance. Whereas most Paint Protection Films will last up to 10 years.

Once a car is prepared, Ceramic Coating can be applied to a whole car within 1 hour, whereas PPF may take 1-2 days or longer, depending on the film manufacturer, size and design of the vehicle (more lines and intricate areas – more time).

Some ceramic coatings such as Premium Ceramic Coating and New Era can be applied on top of PPF, to give the surface a glossy wet look, and increase hydrophobicity.

If you’re looking for a cheaper alternative to paint protection film, you may be interested in ceramic coating, our installation packages start at £300.

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