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December 18, 2023 4 min read
Performing regular preventative car paint maintenance is not something that most people think about. Still, it is an essential part of keeping your vehicle’s paint looking its best and ultimately saving you time and money during ownership.
While it’s not entirely possible to prevent scratches, paint chips, or unsightly damage to your paint caused by the negligence of others, you can perform preventative car paint maintenance to help your car paint last for many years to come. There are several steps to take in performing preventative car paint maintenance, which will enhance paint waxes, sealers, or even your next ceramic coating.
The harsh reality of your car’s paint is that it is only as good as what lies on the surface, which can often be enhanced through processes like paint correction, applying a technologically advanced sealer, or ceramic coating. While those processes will enhance a car’s paint, preventative car paint maintenance will make those processes so much easier, quicker, and ultimately save you money because you may not have to perform expensive paint correction, wet sanding, or even pay to have your vehicle repainted.
To quickly answer the question of what happens if you never perform regular preventative car paint maintenance, you’ll end up with a dull-looking vehicle that will eventually require expensive paint correction or paint repairs if you want it to look good. Moreover, “looking good” basically means that your car’s paint looks close to what it looked like when it was new. Unfortunately, most people allow their vehicle’s paint to build up harmful elements over time that break down the clear coat and eventually leave it looking dull, faded, or simply unsightly. Also, it doesn’t take much time for that process to occur. Additionally, a vehicle may start to rust if the clear coat and paint have been damaged to a certain point allowing oxidation to occur and further breaking down the surface and the metal underneath.
There are many things that take place if you only wash your vehicle and never perform preventative car paint maintenance. In these cases, there is a natural build-up of elements that aren’t removed with a simple car wash. Over time, these elements, such as acid rain, sap, tar, bird droppings, road salt, dried bugs, and other items, break down your clear coat as they are hardly ever fully cleaned with a simple car wash.
Staying ahead of car paint issues is essential because once it is damaged, it will need to be repaired through certain correction processes or repainted. It is inevitable that elements will build up on the surface of your paint. By applying a paint sealant, or at least wax, you will help prevent those unwanted elements from building up over time.
The Top 5 most common ways of performing preventative car paint maintenance:
Pro tip: An alternative method to performing preventative car paint maintenance is to have your vehicle wrapped with paint protection film (PPF) or vinyl. Doing such will ultimately leave your paint protected for years if done correctly and the surface is properly prepped. PPF is often very costly but can be a huge benefit in performing preventative car paint maintenance over a long period of time.
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