A Ceramic coating like Nanoflex Dura for car offers protection for your vehicle – from the outside, but also from the inside. There are a variety of options for car sealing these days. But when it comes to car paint sealing with ceramics, it is the current state-of-the-art solution in the field of bodywork. There is currently no alternative that offers more advantages. As a provider for the Ceramic coating, we use materials that develop their effect in the nano range.
Car : The sealant against dirt
One argument for a car sealing with ceramics are the dirt-repellent properties. But what is actually behind it? First of all, the artificially created lotus effect means that all water rolls off the surface on its own, taking a considerable amount of dirt with it. The airstream supports this process. You, on the other hand, rarely have to help it along. Note that a topping with polymer sealants and waxes is worthwhile in addition to Ceramic coating in order to declare war on even the most stubborn water droplets.
This makes many cleaning cycles obsolete. This is very advantageous because it saves time. You also avoid expensive washes at the car wash. Many car owners are also pleased that they have to endure fewer annoying sales pitches at petrol stations. In addition, worries that the paint could be damaged by hard bristles from too many washes are eliminated. By the way, cleaning acids are no danger: they can’t harm the ceramic coating. If you want, by the way, you will never have to go to the car wash again. You can find out more about cleaning in the section on application.
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Heat is hardly a threat to this type of sealant. It can withstand temperatures of up to 650°C permanently without losing even one of its valuable properties or shining less beautifully. Parking next to a heating mantle or intense sunlight can therefore largely be of no concern to you. However, this is also due to the fact that Ceramic coatingen is generally very UV-resistant, which in turn stops the premature ageing of the bodywork.
But even working with a powerful hot air gun, for example to remove advertising stickers, can be done without hesitation. These devices usually operate at temperatures between 80 and 600°C. If things get hotter, everything is still in the cool zone for your paintwork: for a short time, the protective layer can cope with high temperatures of up to 1000°C.
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A car is a mesh of numerous materials. This becomes particularly clear in the interior. The good thing is that nanocoatings with the “easy to clean” effect are possible for various materials. The surfaces of the following materials can be treated:
As you can see, you can find numerous ways to protect your car – from the outside and from the inside. Keep in mind that there are different types of ceramic coatings that vary slightly. They may not be applicable to all the materials mentioned. It is best to seek advice from specialists so that you can obtain an individual solution for your vehicle.
Other sealers such as carnauba wax need to be renewed much sooner. Sealing with ceramics lasts up to 36 months and the extensive polishing prior to applying the sealant helps the colour pigments to shine. Added to this is the attractive gloss.
Everyday wear and tear hardly affects the coating. Scratches and other damage can often be avoided. The lotus effect allows water to bead up easily and wash away dirt. The non-stick effect generally makes it difficult for dirt to take hold.
Leased vehicles are usually replaced after a few years anyway. This period can often be bridged well with a single sealant.
Today, every car is painted, because even without sealing, this layer on the body offers numerous advantages. One of these is that it protects the underlying metal from corrosion. This is achieved because paints form an impermeable barrier against moisture and salt. However, these elements are necessary to initiate and maintain the undesirable chemical reactions. In addition to corrosion protection, paints also serve to keep the influence of temperature low. With the help of additives, paint can be coloured or appear matt.
But what is paint actually? Paint is a liquid or powdery substance used for coating. Varnish comprises ingredients that react chemically or physically to form a continuous film. Due to the properties of the underlying chemicals, paint is usually glossy. Special automotive paints are used for application to vehicles. Binders are an important component, but solvents, fillers, pigments and additives are almost always included as well.
In car construction, paint is applied in layers to achieve a certain film thickness. It should be as thin as possible to keep costs manageable. But it should also be thick enough to give a uniform visual impression. The film thickness, along with other factors, determines the properties of the paint. It is desirable that the varnish achieves an advantageous hardness while remaining elastic and, of course, being as scratch-resistant as possible. With sensitive measuring instruments, the coating thickness can be measured precisely so that the coating will stand up in practice.
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The liquid has no other chance than to follow the force of gravity. In the process, the water absorbs most of the dirt particles that come into contact with it. This is because even the dirt only lies loosely on the coating and does not form a close bond with the surface. With superhydrophobia, hardly any annoying water spots
remain due to evaporation. It is understandable that this property is so popular that it is in such demand in many areas of everyday, public or business life.
In the 21st century, time is scarce and hardly anyone likes to spend time cleaning – especially not in or on the car. How good that the ceramic coating enables the “Easy to clean” principle. A nano-coating like Nanoflex Ultra prevents dirt deposits. Sometimes a shower of rain is enough for a layer of dirt to detach itself from the surface.
In most cases, dirt can be removed by simply washing it off by hand. If the dirt is on the bodywork, rims or headlights, you can simply take a garden hose and run water over the respective areas.
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You can get a kind of lotus effect with the coveted superhydrophobic and oleophobic properties with a Ceramic coating. Both have very specific characteristics and advantages. In order to further tease out the positive effects, additional layers of special lacquers or plastics are sometimes worthwhile.
And all this goes back to a plant that looks lovely and is a real wonder of nature: the lotus flower. By means of evolution, it has harnessed the effect of certain chemical molecules and works at the level of micro- and nanoparticles.
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A car paint sealant is therefore versatile and helps to keep your vehicle looking good inside and out. You’ll retain the imposing look of a new car for longer, which as we all know goes a long way. In business, sealing helps improve your impression on business partners and customers because your car is like a figurehead to you.
Tip: Sealing with a ceramic layer in the nano range is particularly suitable for leased vehicles. In addition, the nano-sealing lasts up to three years after a single application.
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Compared to an untreated paint, the sealant is generally not particularly susceptible to dirt. The best example is certainly the reduced number of insects whose remains accumulate on the bodywork, making it an unsightly sight. Those who fear soiling by graffito are also well advised to opt for nano-coating: The material is ultra-tight and does not allow paint particles to penetrate deeper.
Another advantage is the increased resistance to bird droppings and thus to one of the biggest annoyances in the everyday life of a car owner. Those who have their car sealed with a ceramic-based car sealant therefore have to deal with significantly less permanent damage than others. If stubborn dirt is removed soon after it occurs, you won’t have to deal with any limitations at all.
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In addition to the exterior application on the car, the protection is also available for the interior. Take the opportunity to preserve your interior permanently and avoid annoying scratches. The process is especially lucrative on surfaces that are particularly decorative and attractive and represent a great value for the vehicle. Because the Ceramic coating such as Nanoflex Dura VF is also suitable for sealing plastics – whether new or used.
The lotus effect created by Ceramic coatingen on a nano basis is therefore effective in the vehicle, for example, if you spill a drink while driving. But the sealant also keeps the surfaces in the vehicle intact so that there are no immediate unsightly scratches when keys, zips or bags repeatedly brush against them. The popular scratch protection avoids a large part of the normal wear and tear due to the hardness of the material.
Another complex problem in the car comes from dust. It consists of pollen, clothing fibers, skin flakes and many other tiny particles. Smokers also have to deal with deposits from cigarette smoke. Dust is not always a problem: if you regularly wipe the console with a dust cloth, you can usually remove it easily and almost effortlessly. The situation is different if cleaning is frequently postponed or forgotten. In addition, dust can reach a new dimension of resistance due to higher humidity and other environmental influences.
Then it is usually not so easy to get rid of a layer of dust “in one wipe”. But if you have your vehicle sealed with ceramic on the inside as well, even aggressive dust can no longer settle without compromise. For stubborn deposits, simply reach for warm water, which you enrich with a cleaning agent, and gently go over the surfaces with a cloth.
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A seal is an invention of nature. Even if it may seem so: man had nothing to do with it. Even Ceramic coatingen are based on an ancient principle that each of us can observe in many places in nature: the lotus effect. Strictly speaking, mankind imitates parts of certain plants with paints and sealants. The lotus effect goes back to a plant where this is obvious, namely the lotus plant (also known as lotus flower). There are actually two different species of this, but the distinction is not important for this topic.
The lotus flower is an enchanting aquatic plant that occupies several square feet of surface area in bodies of water. Its spreading leaves rest side by side on the surface of the water. They almost look as if they are lying there loosely. But in fact they are connected by very long stems through the water to the lake bed, into which the plant has anchored itself by its roots. Occasionally, the plant also stretches beautiful flowers between the leaves in the air, reminiscent of the flowers of roses.
But the lotus effect affects the large leaves, which are shaped much like a shield and have a natural seal. Because they use the surface of the water, they are in an excellent position to collect as much sunlight as possible. And they need that for photosynthesis. They benefit from not being shaded by other plants. Finally, if you watch the lotus plant’s leaves when it rains, you can observe the lotus effect: Although the raindrops fall directly on the leaves, they are barely wetted. Instead, the water drops simply roll off. And shortly after the shower ends, the leaf looks almost as if there had been no rain at all.
The fact that the lotus plant has leaves with this property is only to its advantage. On the one hand, the leaves do not have to contend with a heavy weight, which can be formed by a wet wetting during a rain shower. After all, weak leaves could then simply sink into the water. There they are useless for the plant, die quickly and would probably simply waste the valuable resources of the plant. Thanks to the lotus effect, the lotus flower is able to form larger leaves than other water plants.
In addition, the lotus effect causes the leaves to remain clean and intact. Dirt would be a problem for the plant because it hinders the collection of sunlight and ultimately energy metabolism. The beading water simply takes particles that are on the leaf (such as pollen, dust, dead insects and more) with it and washes them into the surrounding water. This is because, just like the water, other substances cannot stay on the sealed surface of the leaf. Germs and pathogens are also washed away so easily that they have no opportunity to penetrate the leaf tissue. The lotus flower leaves are therefore self-cleaning.
In the course of evolution, the lotus effect has developed because plants in the water habitat with this property were able to gather the most energy and thus survive longer in the natural world to produce new offspring and maintain their genes. The competing plants could not use the habitat conquered by the lotus flower for themselves. While there are other plants that are built similarly to the lotus, they often use slightly different conditions to successfully survive and reproduce.
Car owners have a choice when sealing their paint between carnauba wax and the Ceramic coating, among others. But which is better? To start with: the two variants differ considerably from each other. It is therefore worth comparing them to make a good decision. Probably the most important difference is that the Ceramic coating is permanent. Once applied, it can only be removed by sanding. Paint and coating are inseparable.
The service providers who coat vehicles with a ceramic sealant have a lengthy work process ahead of them. This requires numerous work steps with exact care and takes many hours and not infrequently even several days. This also explains the higher prices and the fact that you have to rely on a professional service provider to carry it out. A large part of the work concerns the preparation of the surfaces. They have to be polished precisely everywhere. Only after polishing may the ceramic layer follow, because only then is it guaranteed that the desired optical effect is correct.
Another elementary difference to carnauba wax is that a ceramic coating is much harder. As a result, the wax layer is more susceptible to deep scratches and has to be renewed much sooner. While Ceramic coatingen lasts up to 36 months on average, the life of a wax sealant is only about three months. That is only about one-twelfth of the service life. In contrast to the hard coating, carnauba wax can also be removed chemically, which does not affect the vehicle paint.
However, this does not mean that only wax will cause scratches. The nano coating can also be affected by damages up to stone chips. Nevertheless, their number and depth is often less. If you are careful with your vehicle, you will hardly ever have to deal with noticeable scratches anyway. One advantage of wax is that it can even be polished to get rid of the scratches immediately, which is not possible with ceramic. Wax is also cheaper because it is easier and quicker to apply – this applies to both application and removal. The decision between wax and ceramic coatings is therefore very often a question of budget.
The natural seal of lotus petals is a marvel of organic molecules so small that one can speak of the micro and nano scale. It is part of the cuticle. This refers to the uppermost layer of the leaf, which only has the task of separating it from the environment. Its special structure in combination with the chemical properties of the molecules ensure that the contact between the leaf and the water droplet is as small as possible.
Tiny nubs – the so-called papillae – vary slightly in height and cover the leaf surface like a forest. They are so small that they cannot be seen with the naked eye. To be precise, the papillae are about 15 to 20 micrometres high. Even the tiniest drop of water is significantly larger than each of these nubs. And that is one of the reasons why water cannot hold on well here. The water drops always rest on the top of the nubs and are unable to get into the spaces between them. These are also only about 15 micrometers wide. Penetration into the interstices would be necessary, however, so that the leaf of the lotus flower could be wetted.
In addition to the papillae, the wax layer that covers the entire surface of the leaf also plays a role. This means that every single nub is also covered with wax. Although this wax is not identical to the wax used as a car paint coating, the two varieties share common features. In chemical terms, a wax is a substance that is water repellent. In technical jargon, this is called hydrophobicity. This property arises because there are virtually no adhesion forces between wax and water droplets. These forces are a kind of attraction.
The papillae therefore ensure that the water rests on the tips, so that it always has to maintain a tiny distance from the leaf surface. At the same time, the wax layer prevents the water from sticking to the leaf at all. But in addition to these valuable properties of the cuticle of the lotus leaf, the water also has a special property that influences the lotus effect.
Water is characterized by its surface tension. This ensures that the water takes on a spherical shape and maintains the largest possible volume with the smallest possible surface area. Due to gravity or centrifugal forces, the spherical shape can naturally distort, so that it is not always obvious to us. But we can guess it from raindrops and see it in the shenanigans of the ISS crew in space. We can also see it in the lotus effect on the leaf of the lotus flower. Because the surface tension causes the water to take on this special shape, it is prevented from getting deeper between the nubs in the cuticle.
The water is therefore forced by itself to remain on the tips of the nubs. But of course the water would not roll off the leaf all by itself. For this to happen, despite its ingenious properties, some outside influence is still necessary. If the leaf lies crooked, the water can follow gravity and roll down or collect in the middle of the leaf. There, incidentally, it can evaporate more easily than on other surfaces. This is because the adhesive forces, which are not strongly pronounced, require less energy input. The wind is also able to set the water droplets in motion and leave the leaf surface again.
This is the secret of the lotus effect. But it does not only exist in the lotus flower, but also in some other plant species. Often, but not always, they are found near water. The lotus effect also exists in the world of insects. Many insect wings have a similar sealing of the surfaces, so that the wings can reliably dry again after the morning dew.
The industry has discovered the effect for itself and tries with great effort to imitate the natural properties of the lotus leaf and to use it for various things. The reason: wetted surfaces are undesirable for various everyday objects. In the case of car bodywork, for example, they would promote rust and leave unsightly water stains.
The phenomenon of self-cleaning is also particularly interesting. However, while the plant and insect worlds swear by organic molecules that cause the effect, industry prefers to rely on inorganic ones. These usually last longer because they cannot be easily degraded by microorganisms and are also more durable because they cope better with environmental influences such as those caused by UV radiation.
However, while such a lotus leaf or insect wing is only hydrophobic (water-repellent), the industry goes one better with superhydrophobicity. With a superhydrophobic protective layer, a particularly intensive repulsion of water on the surfaces is to be achieved, because even the finest water stains easily disturb the appearance. In other words, the lotus effect is supposed to be outdone by man. With the right materials, this is no problem at all. With some Ceramic coating prototypes, for example, you can equip your car with such a property.
Video Superhydrophob
But there are many other possible applications besides the automotive industry. Water can become a disruptive factor on a wide variety of materials. These include glass, for example, but solar cells also benefit greatly from a sealant with superhydrophobic or at least hydrophobic properties. The reason: like a lotus leaf, the solar cell is designed to allow as much sunlight as possible to enter unhindered. Water and dirt only interfere with this.
Oleophobia is also interesting in this context. Oleophobicity differs from superhydrophobicity in that the surface defies not only water but also the most stubborn dirt such as oil. If a surface is oleophobic, machine or olive oil can therefore be removed as easily as water on a lotus leaf – perhaps even better. Incidentally, the industry can make a surface both superhydrophobic and oleophobic. This is also possible on materials to which these properties are not usually attributed. This refers to textiles with their fine fiber fabric.
With a high-quality ceramic-based nano-coating! When this is applied to the surface of the paint, a solid chemical bond is formed between the paint and the coating. Although the lacquer visually appears to be an exactly smooth surface, it is not at the molecular level. The interconnected elements form numerous peaks and valleys. But these are so tiny that they can only be examined with technical aids.
For the protection of the car, however, these minimal unevennesses can have consequences. Because these are precisely the places where all kinds of substances are deposited, dirt or water for example. If you wipe off stubborn encrustations and are too rough, you can quickly rub off the paint. But then the bodywork loses its protection. Because our atmosphere is full of water (humidity) and salts, the bodywork quickly starts to rust in these places. Rust, in turn, causes the metal to decompose. It is only a matter of time before untreated rust spots form holes.
If you now equip your paint with a ceramic coating, you are known to have a significantly lower probability of such rust spots occurring. The trick is that the ceramic fills the finest gaps in the paint at the molecular level, creating a solid branching that cannot be unraveled under any circumstances. This already results in a much smoother surface, which can already deter some damage. But like varnish, this coating also forms a continuous film, which once again covers the entire surface and forms a uniform layer. The varnish is thus covered everywhere. If done well, not a single molecule of the lacquer will protrude from the ceramic coating.
If you opt for a polish or wax coating instead, you can’t expect it to penetrate so deeply between the lacquer layer. In fact, the molecules of polishes and waxes remain on the lacquer layer. In principle, no branching occurs in the process. Although such layers last for a while, they are lost over time, so they have to be replaced again. In addition, you can completely remove these layers again if you want to.
A Ceramic coating is mainly used when the protection of the car body is to be ensured. But it can also be applied to rims, headlights and certain interior surfaces. When applied, the coating forms a strong chemical bond with the underlying paint.This bond is strong and permanent. This means it cannot be loosened by ordinary environmental conditions or accidentally washed off. If the car paint sealant is ever to be removed, it must be done by machine. A long-lasting durability is therefore guaranteed. Generally, therefore, ceramic sealing lasts the longest of all alternatives. In numbers:
(* the durability of the sealant).
A popular reason people choose nano coating: The attractive look that the treated surface gives off. The shine created by the unmistakably smooth structure is remarkable. But the aesthetic appearance is also due to the enhanced colour intensity. And this, in turn, originates from the lengthy polishing process that is carried out directly before coating. Do you want your car to shine and shine? A Ceramic coating is therefore an exceptional solution with a high impact factor. But it does much more, as you will learn in the following paragraphs.
Wir waren auf der Suche nach einem innovativen Unternehmen, das moderne Lösungen in verschiedenen Geschäftsbereichen anbieten kann. Nano Care nahm sich die Zeit, um zu verstehen, wer wir als Unternehmen sind und in welchem Markt wir tätig sind. Bisher haben wir mit ihren Produkten für den Schutz von Gebäuden und Textilien, den Dura-Keramikbeschichtungen für Automobile und der revolutionären antimikrobiellen Beschichtung Liquid Guard gearbeitet. Das Feedback, das wir von unseren Kunden erhalten, ist mehr als zufriedenstellend. Wir empfehlen von ganzem Herzen die Zusammenarbeit mit Nano Care und die Implementierung ihrer Lösungen.
Grigor Mihov, CEO Nano Coat Bulgarien
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