Can you clay bar ceramic coating?

Clay bar treatment is often used before a vehicle owner prepares to apply some sort of paint-protection, such as a ceramic coating, paint sealant, or PPF.
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Does Clay Bar damage ceramic coating?

Because using a clay bar or polishing your coating can damage the coating itself, the best way to go about this is using a chemical fallout remover.
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Do you need to clay bar after ceramic coating?

Once the surface is clean, it is important to clay the paint to remove any surface contamination that washing may not have been able to remove. If not properly removed, the contamination underneath your ceramic coating will be locked under there for years!
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Should you clay bar before applying ceramic coating?

Some people opt not to use a clay bar when prepping the surface for ceramic coating application, but we highly recommend using it to smooth out the surface. Clay bar technique is a time-consuming process, so please do not rush through this step if you choose to use clay.
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Will claybar remove ceramic?

Clay Will Break Down the Ceramic Coating

It's a bad idea to use a clay bar, mitt or cloth on a ceramic coated car because it will cause the coating to break down. What is this? Clay is an abrasive substance. It's this abrasive nature that allows it to remove contaminants like tar and tree sap from the paintwork.
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Does Clay Bar damage clear coat?

A clay bar is an engineered, clay-like product that pulls contaminants like water spots, brake dust, metal dust, industrial pollution and road grit from your clear coat. When used with a clay lubricant, these contaminants come loose from your car and get stuck safely in the clay so they don't damage your clear coat.
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Can you recoat ceramic coating?

In order to reapply a nano ceramic coating you'll first need to use one of two approaches below to remove the old coating. Remember, you should NEVER apply a fresh ceramic coating on top of an old ceramic coating or an inferior surface protectant product, like car wax or paint sealant.
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Will compound remove ceramic coating?

Most professional detailers swear by using a polishing compound and orbital polishers as the best way to remove a newer ceramic coating. This is simply due to its ability to 'cut' into the very hard coating until you reach the actual clear coating.
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Can I wax over ceramic coating?

The easy answer is yes, you can. You could lay the ceramic-based protectant down first, let it cure and then apply a wax.
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What should you not do after ceramic coating?

Use only recommended mild soaps. Avoid high volume brush style car washes, and high PH detergent style cleaners. Avoid washing in direct sunlight to minimize streaking and water spotting. Wash from the top down leaving the dirtiest sections for last to avoid cross contamination.
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What takes off ceramic coating?

When the ceramic coating gets old or really worn, it gets easier to remove it from the surface using the mixture of clay and iron dust remover. You can also use grinder polisher to buff and wax the surface to completely remove the coating.
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Does vinegar remove ceramic coating?

If you do not have a dedicated detailing water spot removal product, then use distilled white vinegar. The vinegar's acidity breaks down and loosens light to medium concentrations of common minerals for removal.
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How do you refresh a ceramic coating?

Refresh is designed to be easy to use, first wash using Ceramic Shampoo, dry, then spray and buff Refresh to a high shine. Like anything else, Coatings will age over time. Refresh rejuvenates and refreshes Ceramic Coatings with each application.
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Does iron remover remove ceramic coating?

Ceramic coatings can withstand an iron remover much more – in fact it's often a great way to bring back any lost water beading on a ceramic coated car. The biggest downside to using an iron remover too often is simply the cost.
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Can you polish after ceramic coating?

If you use polish on top of ceramic coating, you will strip the coating off of your vehicle, leaving it patchy and damaged. The only time to use polish on a ceramic-coated car is before the coating is applied or if your goal, for whatever reason, is to remove it yourself (but please don't do this).
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Is F11 a TopCoat ceramic?

F11 Top Coat is not a ceramic coating spray. It offers very similar selling points though and that's why it's often compared against the two other products.
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Does clay bar scratch glass?

It's perfectly safe to use a clay bar on your windshield. Clay bars are intended to be safely used on paint and glass is a surface that's much harder to scratch.
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Can Claying your car scratch it?

Since water tends to drag, it doesn't allow the clay bar to smoothly glide around the surface of the car. This water drag can cause marring, scratching and other damage to the car.
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What happens if ceramic coating gets wet?

If it's rain water or tap water, the impurities present in both will destabilize the cross link bonds before they can fully form. That can lead to premature coating failure in many instances. That's why washes and driving in the rain are not recommended during the first week after application.
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