Can Ceramic Coating Protect Against Acid Rain Damage?

Unless you live a gazillion miles from civilization, and probably not even then, acid rain is out to get you. Well, maybe not you personally… But you know that paintwork that you lovingly polish and check for the tiniest of chips? It’s that… That’s what it’s gunning for.

This is a major cause of environmental damage to car paint, and—even if you do live in the sticks—this silent assassin is a threat to your ride’s gorgeous façade.

So… What can you do to prevent it? Well, the shortest (and most effective) answer is to add a ceramic car coating. Acid rain protection doesn’t come much better than this—it’s permanent and is by far the least labor-intensive preventative measure.

To understand why, we need to delve a little deeper into what acid rain actually is.

Know Your Enemy: Understanding Acid Rain?

The easiest way to think of it is as a chemically induced soup that contains all the rubbish and gunk that pollute the air. We’re talking gases from tailpipe fumes, power plant emissions, the smoke that spews from factories… That kind of stuff. (There are loads more, but this isn’t an environment lesson). Anyway, these pollutants, which are largely composed of nitrogen oxide and sulfur dioxide, are acidic in nature. When it rains, they dissolve and bond with the water droplets and get delivered straight back down to earth.

In other words, your vehicle gets a healthy shower of mildly acidic liquid that, if it’s not cleaned away pronto, gets to work hungrily degrading the surface as it dries. It doesn’t discriminate—it’ll eat through wax, the thin top layer of factory coating, and into the paint below.

If you’re thinking that you live miles from a city and traffic, so don’t need to worry about it, never forget that these pollutants can travel thousands of miles on wind currents and air streams—it really is a risk wherever on the planet you might be.

Acid is one of the key elements of environmental damage to car paint, with tell-tale signs appearing as:

• Cloudy rings and etched waterspots that won’t wash or polish away.
• A slightly rough feel to areas of the paintwork.
• Reduced or patchy fade—especially on highly exposed areas, like the roof or hood.
• Streaks and haze on the windows and glass.

And, eventually, flaking and peeling of the factory clear coat.

Enter the Wonder that is Ceramic Coating

Thankfully, technology brings us some easy solutions in the fight against acid rain (and other environmental damage to your car’s paint).

Ceramic car coating creates a solid barrier that’s a highly effective, long-term solution. In addition to dramatically upgrading the visuals of your ride’s exterior, it uses clever technology that prevents the acidic rain from hitting and drying on the surface in the first place.

This is thanks to nanotechnology, the tech that allows microscopic pieces of ceramic to be infused into this advanced car coating. The benefits are many, but when it comes to acid rain, it’s all about its water-repellent abilities. You’ll see this described as “hydrophobic”, which basically means that water won’t stick around. Instead, it beads and runs away, taking the harmful acid deposits with it. 

This removes the whole issue of acid rain paint fade, because it’s not the fact that acid rain lands on the vehicle—it’s when it dries on the paintwork that the problems begin. High-quality ceramic coating prevents this from happening and, if you have a professional install, will last for many years.

Now, we’re not saying that this means you don’t need to wash the vehicle, but it does reduce the issue a hundredfold, giving your precious ride a whole extra layer of protection against one of the biggest reasons for paint degradation.

Hopefully, this gives a good insight into how ceramic coating provides excellent acid rain protection. 

You can find out more at https://autosupershield.com/ or call us, and we’ll be happy to explain further.