What is a graphene coating?

Graphene is an exciting new addition to the world of car detailing. Introduced fairly recently, it’s technically a “carbon-based nanomaterial” but all the technical information you really need to understand is that it’s incredibly durable; made from the same stuff as diamonds and almost as hardy.

Newly embraced by the car detailing industry, graphene-ceramic coatings work by filling in the microscopic pits and scratches in your paint job, leaving behind a hydrophobic finish that repels water and works to protect your paint from micro-stresses that can damage it in the long run – as well as providing a lovely smooth surface to touch and giving you that beautiful water-beading effect whenever it rains.

Advantages over a standard ceramic coating

There are several new advancements that graphene-ceramic coatings have over the traditional ceramic coating that has become a staple of the car detailing industry.

For example:

• It’s much easier to apply, even for trained professionals, allowing for a much longer working time compared to ceramic coating and removing some of the educated guesswork involved with applying a ceramic coating to your vehicle. This means your installer can more consistently achieve and deliver the great results a ceramic coating can offer.

• Graphene is also much more durable than a standard ceramic coating, measuring at least 9H on the Mohs Hardness Scale – for reference, diamonds are one of the hardest materials known to man, with a score of 10H.

• Graphene is less prone to water spotting than ceramic coating alone, due to it being able to more effectively repel water from settling on the surface in the first place. What few spots do occur are usually easily removable with a cloth, rather than the full polishing treatment ceramic coatings can require after a heavy rainstorm.

This increased water-repelling ability also has the added bonus of producing a much more pronounced water-beading effect on graphene-coated cars, which will appeal to those who love that signature raindrop look ceramic coating brings to your vehicle

Should you use a graphene coating on your car?

Graphene is an exciting new addition to the car-detailing toolbox, with a wide range of advantages and uses over traditional ceramic coatings that just might make it the right choice for you and your prized vehicle. If you’re interested in further discussing graphene and its advantages, our team of detailing experts will happily answer any questions you have about this exciting new technology. Get in touch today on (0401 969 061), or via our online contact form.