Car Detailing Terminologies for YOU

Car Detailing: 

Car Detailing

Here are a few common car detailing terminologies used in the auto detailing industries for your car care.

•    Abrasives:

Abrasives are used in car polishes for mechanically removing the oxidation rust and smoothening the edges of swirl marks and fine scratches thereby reducing the car’s surface appearance or completely removing them. Most of the used abrasives can be kaolin clay or aluminium silicate. Car polishes vary in car polishing strength depending upon the base strength of the car painted surface. The strength of the polishing depends on the size, density and the constituent percentage (in terms of weight) of abrasives present in products.

•    Bitumen:

It is a tar-like substance which is used for repaving the roads. In general layman’s language, it is termed as tar and can be removed using Plastic Deep Cleaner.

•    Brake Pitting:

It is the term provided to brake dust balls which etch into the wheel’s surface. You can easily remove with specialized wheel cleaner which is non-acidic.

•    Carnauba:

Carnauba

Carnauba wax is obtained from carnauba palm leaves and can be primarily used as main source car protection. Carnauba wax which is available in the market is available in its purest form which is brittle and hard. Carnauba goes under the chemical process of being properly mixed with petroleum solvents so as to soften it. It is very important to use soft wax while car detailing as hard wax can corrode the painted surface of the car and even soft wax is easy to apply.

•    Clay:

Clay used in car detailing industry looks like natural clay but it is a plasticine-based product. Clay removes certain elements from the car’s painted surface like rail dust, dried sap, paint overspray and other. Let me clear you the fact that using clay does not remove any sort of oxidation or enhances the gloss and depth that is the main work of car polish. Use half-yearly or yearly in conjunction with car polishing so as to get ultimate shine. Claying a car is the tough task of car detailing.

·         Cleaner:

The cleaner is the term used for describing a mild polish that doesn’t rely on any sort of abrasives for reducing swirl marks and oxidation. Instead, it directly relies on chemical cleaners primarily for cleaning the car paintwork surface.

·         Cleaner-Wax:

It is a mild polish that constitutes wax as its essential ingredients. Cleaner-waxes are the one-stop solution for cleaning and protecting the car paint protection surface. they hold specialization in cleaning and maintaining paintwork finish which doesn’t have enough of defects or certain blemishes like heavy oxidation and swirl marks.

·         Clear Coat:

Any of the clear and non-pigmented car paint made usually made of polyurethane. The clear coat is easily applied as a second coat over the base coat of pigmented paint. The paint finish is highly divided into two stages paint finishing which is commonly referred to the as clear or base coat. Any of the clear coat applied over the car possess UV inhibitors. In contradiction to many famous myths, the clear coating doesn’t require maintenance as with the passage of time it even degrades. Any external torture can cause harm to the clear coating, so while car detailing, detailers often take care to polish your car on a regular basis so as to achieve gloss, longevity, and depth for maintaining the original wet look of the car.

·         Cured Paint:

This term mainly refers to the paint applied at the original finish or factory look of the car. In short, you can call it as refinishing painted surface of the car.

·         Finished Leather:

The process of clear coat application over the natural leather for offering durability is finished leather. Leather is further dyed, coated and then embossed using a leather grain pattern so as to achieve a natural finish. Most of the leather goods in both the industries that are automotive and non-automotive are finished. There exist many leather care products at OptiCoat India, to take care of your car leather seats.

·         Gel Coat:

It is a fiber applied to the marine vehicle and now a day’s even car detailing experts use this as it comprises of glass-fiber reinforced plastic. Gel coating can be properly polished and waxed.

·         Fresh paint:

The term refers to the new paint properly applied over the surface of the car at factory doorstep. It is not recommended to apply any sort of paint sealant and wax till 30 days after application.

·         Glaze:

A polish which is safe to use over the freshly painted surface. Any glaze doesn’t constitute any form of additives like silicone which can directly alter the finished look of the freshly painted surface. car detailing is incomplete without polishing.

·         Lacquer:

On the general term, it is referred to older paints prior to any water based which is used in the current time. Lacquer paint that is high in constituent in petroleum solvent which was used before any implementation of environmental regulations.

·         Layering:

Layering is a term used in car detailing for the practice of multiple layer application of the semi-permanent acrylic polymer sealant. While layering might be possible enough for the acrylic sealants, but you can perform this using wax either carnauba or synthetic.

·         Lubricant:

Lubricant is a substance like a grease that reduces friction, wears, and heat when introduced as the film installed between solid surfaces.

·         Microfiber:

Microfiber

It is a fiber consisting of polyester which is finer than silk or hair. The most application of the microfiber is in the car detailing industry where the towels are extensively used for refinishing the car painted work, cleaning, and maintenance. These microfibers are a blend of nylon and microfiber. Polyamide is the fiber which has a capacity of the absorption. The best usage of microfiber is; it is quite safe to use over the car. The soft fiber of the towel will not harm the painted surface of the car and is highly resistant to chemicals, oil, and other liquid. It is highly durable so can work for months.

·         Nano Paint:

Nano paint, introduced by Mercedes Nano paint uses the latest form of Nano Coating technology for making the car painted surface more chip resistant and durable. It is also known as scratch resistant paint.

·         Wax:

Wax is available in both synthetic and natural variety and is used to coat the car painted surface. wax is used to coat the surface so a to bring shine to the surface and even protect it from external environmental torture. It is one of the most important component of car detailing.

There are even more terminologies that car detailing industry uses. For understanding more, you can visit us @ http://www.opticoatindia.com/ or can contact us at 80-100-44000. Give your suggestions in the comment box as ideas are always welcomed.

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