Proper Paint Preparation

Before you begin applying Ti22 ceramic coating to your vehicle, you must first thoroughly wash your vehicle one section at a time. No need to rinse your vehicle at this time as the suds act as a lubricant for the clay bar.

Just like washing, you should always clay a vehicle in sections, being sure to not apply too much pressure, while utilizing a back-and-forth motion. When your clay bar starts to feel dry, dunk or spray it with the car wash soap. Do not clay the surface of the car or truck if paint becomes dry. Simply spray a clay lubricant on the surface if this occurs.

After completing the clay media decontamination process, thoroughly rinse the vehicle, before drying it off with a series of soft and clean microfiber towels. Again, moving from side-to-side is the trick to reducing swirl marks and scratches.

After you’ve completed the clay treatment process and the entire vehicle has been touched, thoroughly rinse the automobile to remove any surface grime. Then, place a plastic sandwich bag over your hand and run it over all of those freshly clayed surfaces. This “baggy test” will amplify the feel of any surface you touch, so if one or two areas feel a tad rough, hit them with clay one more time before continuing your audit.

Once the baggy inspection yields a passing grade, rinse the car one more time, and thoroughly dry it off with an ultra-plush microfiber drying towel. Try not to work in circles, and stick with the side-to-side approach, swapping out the microfiber towel with a fresh one when it becomes overly saturated to cut down on streaking.

Quick Tip: If you need to remove car wax, an aging ceramic coating, or deeply embedded contaminants, reach for a ceramic coating surface prep shampoo. A higher pH soap will help lift surface debris and frail paint protection products, thus making the clay’s job all that easier. For really tough jobs, increase the amount of prep shampoo in your lube solution, and cut back on the H2O for a far more concentrated form of attack.

While a hand-held electric polishing tool is not necessary for completing paint correction procedures, it definitely speeds-up the entire process.

An electric polisher not only expedites the entire polishing and paint correction process, but it also has the ability to “reposition” and smooth-out a car’s clear coat. This not only helps hide scratches and swirl marks, but it also cleans-up things like oxidation and any stubborn contaminant residue that the claying stage may have missed.

When applying a ceramic coating, make sure you are in a well ventilated and dust-free area. It is recommended that you use a protective mask and wear protective gloves during application as the liquid contains solvents.

The ideal ambient temperature for applying a ceramic coating is 25°C (+/-5°C). If the surface is too hot, the liquid will cure too rapidly making polishing very difficult.

After proper paint preparation, apply Ti22 in small sections, such as one body panel at a time and once applied, let sit for 10 minutes and immediately buff off by hand with a fresh micro fiber towel. Only coat once section at a time and buff off prior to coating the next panel. Continue this process until each panel has been coated and buffed.

We offer  a variety of complimentary products for use in the paint correction process as well as after care products to keep your vehicle looking showroom new.