Glass coating pika pika rain that is the most popular in Japan

Keep your motorcycle beautifully by ceramic coating!

Care is essential for your precious motorcycle!

This article is for motorcycle diver!

The more you drive your motorcycle, the more you get attached to it, don’t you?
However, it gets damages as well.

Therefore, caring is very important if you want to keep your motorcycle beautiful as long as possible!

Tire chains, wheels, engine oil… you should check more parts than car.
For you, the motorcycle is not just a way of transportation. It could be like a buddy.
We think that many motorcycle drivers should be particular about their motorcycles they ride.

For example, some people use for car wash, but others don’t.
You want to know the best way of caring for you, don’t you?

Frankly, the ceramic coating for a motorcycle is getting popular, too.
Of course, we recommend it.

Some of you do car wash regularly, but it gets dirty by mud or sand easily when you drive.

If you do car wash and maintenance, it will be time consuming.
However, ceramic coating can save the time for caring but your motorcycle beautiful.

What kinds of caring for motorcycle?

・Wax

This is standard.
It makes your motorcycle glossier and the water repellency is hydrophobic.
There are many small, uneven and curve parts on a motorcycle, so liquid type or cream type are easier to apply than solid type.
Please apply it for only paint surfaces.
Moreover, it is not durable, so you should apply diligently.

Durability　★☆☆☆☆（About 2-3 weeks）
Gloss　★★★★★（A glaring gloss）
Water repellency　★★★★★（Hydrophobic）
Workability　★★★☆☆（In the case of liquid wax）

・Easy coating

Easiness is the best point of it such as a spray type.
Also it’s more durable than wax.
Water repellency and gloss depend on the ingredients, so please chose the best one for you.

Durability　★★★☆☆（Depends on the ingredients）
Gloss　★★★☆☆（A glaring gloss）
Water repellency　★★★☆☆（Depends on the ingredients）
Workability　★★★★★

・Ceramic coating

Durability is the one of the best points of ceramic coating.
At once you apply Pika Pika Rain Ceramic Coating for Motorcycle, the effect can last for 3 years.
It can be applied to a whole a motorcycle including plastic and metal parts.
The works are only applying the solution and wiping it, you don’t have to apply it strongly like a wax.
※Please be careful about foggy finishing as the solution will change to the glass

Durability　★★★★（Rubber and Glass parts are not available.）
Gloss　★★★★☆（Deep and gorgeous gloss）
Water repellency　★★★★☆（Pika Pika Rain for Motorcycle Ceramic Coating is “water-sliding” effect.）
Workability　★★★☆☆（Don’t have to many times applications.）

Which is the recommended?

Usually a motorcycle has a lot of frictions with clothes.
Therefore, durable ceramic coating is highly recommended.

Let’s washing & doing preparation before application!

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We don’t recommend to apply ceramic coating first.
Preparation is essential to show the best performance of ceramic coating.
In this section, we would like to introduce it!

Tips before washing

First, please make your motorcycle water proof before washing.

Almost all motorcycle parts are uncovered which is different from a car.
If the parts get wet, there is possibility to make luster or breakdown.
Therefore, please cover the parts where you don’t want to get wet such as a key cylinder or a muffler.

Now, let’s start doing preparation!

How to wash & how to do preparation

(1) Washing for the surface

Splash the water to the motorcycle (from top) and wash off the dirt.

(2)Washing for other parts

・A fender
Washing is available.
However, please be careful about the water pressure.
Please do not use a high pressure car wash machine even it is difficult parts to remove the dirt.

・A radiator
Washing is available, too.
Please wash it with a soft brush.

・An engine
This is one of the most important parts for a motorcycle, so many people might consider whether it can be washed.
The answer is available.
Same as other parts, please splash the water from the top.

(3)Washing with a car shampoo

Please choose neutral one.
(Of course, you can use Pika Pika Rain Car Shampoo, too!)
Please wash it softly with a microfiber cloth.

(4)Rinsing & wiping

Please rinse bubbles of car shampoo, and then, wipe the water with a microfiber cloth or microfiber chamois completely.
If there is some water where you don’t reach with the microfiber cloth, please try to shake your motorcycle or to use an air spray.

(5)Polishing (as necessary)

There are some scratches or water spots even after washing, or other wax or coating were applied, polishing with a compound is recommended.
After polishing, please do not forget to wash off with car shampoo!

(6)Removing the oil (as necessary)

It is not essential section, but it can make the ceramic coating fit securely, so we would like to recommend!
After using Pika Pika Rain Oil Remover, you don’t have to wash your motorcycle, so you can apply the ceramic coating finally.

How to apply Pika Pika Rain Ceramic Coating for Motorcycle

If you finished washing and preparation, next is Pika Pika Rain Ceramic Coating Motorcycle application.
It can be applied easily same as other Pika Pika Rain Ceramic Coating series.
Then, we would like to explain how to apply and some tips.

How to apply

・Applying

Put on a few drops of the solution to a sponge and apply it to the surface thinly.
(If the sponge doesn’t spread well, please add more a few drops.)

At this time, you can apply it well if you spread the sponge in same direction.
Also you don’t have to apply it strongly.

・Wiping

Please wipe the solution thinly and evenly immediately.

Please do not wait for a while as car wax.
Applying and wiping every small part are highly recommended.
Then please check the results from different angles whether you forgot applying or wiping.
After 12 hours application, please do not get wet the motorcycle such as washing or raining.
(If it gets wet, please wipe the water with a microfiber cloth immediately.)

The surface of glass layer hardened when 12 hours passed, so you can wash it softly with a microfiber cloth.
Moreover, please avoid using a cover as much as you can, because it causes scratches.

Some of you might wonder Pika Pika Rain Ceramic Coating for Motorcycle can be applied well with such as a small bottle.
However, don’t worry about it.
Our coating spreads very well, so the amount is enough for a whole motorcycle.

Pika Pika Rain Ceramic Coating for Motorcycle can be applied to not only the paint surface but also other parts such as plastic parts, an engine, headlights and wheels (except glass and rubber parts). Its heatproof temperature is 1200℃, so you can apply it to a muffler as well.

Make your motorcycle beautiful by after care!

Unfortunately, wit is imit is impossible to prevent dirt completely when you leave your motorcycle after application, .
The water repellency will get weaker if you leave it for a long time without washing.
Please check the condition of the ceramic coating regularly.

There are 2 points which you should better to check every month.
(1)Chain – cleaning, oiling, checking looseness
(2) Wheels – checking contaminates, scratches and the air pressure
Please wash the motorcycle at this time.

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We would like to explain about a few more points.

Exchanging the engine oil, checking the battery, the suspension and looseness of screws, cleaning the brake pad and so on…

There are 5 times points if you check completely.
However, you want to check them regularly even it’s hard, don’t you?

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We have already explained about how to wash above, so, we would like to talk about the maintenance for the ceramic coating from now.

If you applied the ceramic coating, you don’t have to apply the additional wax or polymer coating.

Please protect the glass layer with a maintenance spray.
Then there is another layer on the glass layer, so it is easy to wash the dirt off with it together.

For you who apply Pika Pika Rain Ceramic Coating for Motorcycle, Nano Pika Pika Rain is recommended!

Please apply it after washing.
(Please avoid applying it to around the muffler and engine just in case.)
It is strong solution, so you can make the results beautiful when you test 1 or 2 times pushing first. If it looks foggy, please wipe another dry microfiber cloth.
Moreover, you can get a smooth touch which is different from the ceramic coating.

As we said above, protection by regular car wash and maintenance can make the glass layer durable and you can enjoy driving with a beautiful motorcycle!
Please try it!

Ceramic coating has a lot of good points!

How about this article?

Do you understand the good points of ceramic coating for a motorcycle?
Of course, preparation and regular car wash are essential.
However, there are any bad points, so please challenge it as possible as you can!

A motorcycle has many parts which need for maintenance, but you tend to have more affection, don’t you?
Moreover, it makes your motorcycle more beautiful, so touring should be more fun!

Let’s apply the ceramic coating and daily washing to drive your precious motorcycle beautifully for a long time!

Preparation before ceramic coating in the proper way.

Does preparation need for ceramic coating?

What is the purpose for preparation before ceramic coating?

Ceramic coating can cover the car body with a glass layer.

Therefore scratches, dirt or water spots are covered with the ceramic coating if you apply it without preparation.

That’s why preparation is essential before ceramic coating to avoid the above situation.

Moreover, preparation can fit the new ceramic coating to the car securely and perform its best possible quality.
Only preparation can make the results of ceramic coating much better, so you should better to do it carefully as much as you can.

“That car is more beautiful than mine even though the same color…”

When you think like this, the car owner should do preparation carefully

Then, let’s learn about kinds of dirt and tools before you try preparation.

Dirt which can be removed by preparation

You might understand the importance of preparation before ceramic coating.
Next, we would like to introduce about dirt which you should remove.

Frankly, do you know there are some kinds of dirt?

There are roughly divide into 2 types of them.
The solution can be different for them, so checking type of dirt is very important!

1. Inorganic dirt

This is the dirt which is a chemical compound such as water spots.
Many people might be suffered from this mainly.
These dirt can be removed the special solution.

We have Pika Pika Rain Water Spots Remover.

However, unfortunately if you leave it, you cannot remove even though using the special solution.
In this case, please polish with a compound.
Please make sure that the ceramic coating will be removed together if you polish the dirt.

1. Organic dirt

Usually, it is oily dirt which can be removed by car shampoo or oil remover.
However, if the oily dirt combine with water spots are difficult to remove.
(For example, it is a black stream stain which comes from the mirror.)
You should polish them if it cannot be removed by car wash or oil remover.
Moreover, there are specific dirt which depends on the area or season.

Dirt peculiar to the winter

In the area where has a lot of snow, there is possibility that dirt or dust are into snow and they adhere to the car body. Then it causes water spots if you leave them.

Also dust tend to be in the dry air even the area doesn’t have snow.
It adheres while driving and finally it comes water spots by morning or night dew.

Dirt peculiar to the spring

There are a lot of pollen and yellow sand in the spring.

Yellow sand has the hard and fine grain like a mud, so they adhere to the car body and there is possibility to damage the car body if you try to remove it strongly.

Pollen might damage the car paint surface by “Pectin”.

Dirt nearby the sea

You should be careful about the salt damage.

As you know the sea compose salt. Then it is flown by the wind and damages the car body. Metallic parts are weak by the salt, so there is possibility to make rust.

We introduced just a few examples, but there are many other types.

It depends on the area where you live, the season, the situation when you use your car or the circumstances. Therefore, you should better to know the type of the dirt first.

Tools for preparation

What agents do you need for preparation?

It depends on the purpose, but we think that the following example is basic.

・Car Shampoo
・Oil Remover
・Compound (for polishing)
・Water Spots Remover

Now, we would like to introduce them.

1. Car Shampoo

This is the most important for not only preparation but also daily car wash.

There are many types of car shampoo on the store, so you need to choose the appropriate one for its uses.
For example, car shampoo for a light color car, for a dark color car, contains car wax, contains coating…
However, for preparation, please choose the normal one which doesn’t have polishing materials.

Also there are acidity, alkalinity and neutrality.

・Acidic car shampoo

It can use for removing water spots, but there is possibility to melt iron or stainless steels. Therefore, it is hardly used for daily car wash.

・Alkaline car shampoo

It is effective to use for removing bug shells or bird droppings.
However, it damages to the car body by the remained car shampoo, so you have to rinse it well.

・Neutral car shampoo

Almost all car shampoo is this type and the best for preparation.
It is less powerful to clean than alkalinity one, but you can use it for many types of materials.
Also Pika Pika Rain Car Shampoo is neutrality which can prevents unnecessary bubbling, so it is good for not only preparation but also daily car wash!

◎Is the neutral detergent able to use for car wash?
There is no problem, but please rinse well as it isn’t made for a car.

2. Oil remover

It makes the ceramic coating fit to the car body securely.
A spray type is common which is very easy to use.

3. Compound (for polishing)

It can be used for removing scratches or the old coating.
Also it can make the gloss of the car paint surface refresh (please ask some professionals if you need).

4. Water spots remover

If you leave the water after raining or car wash, it becomes like a stain which cannot be removed easily.

It can be used for dealing with it. It is very powerful to remove them, but you should use it carefully as strong solution.

Tools for preparation

Next, we would like to introduce tools for preparation.

1. Microfiber cloth

It is essential for washing, wiping and applying the ceramic coating.
You should better to have them as much as you can is better for each purpose.

If you use just one piece of microfiber cloth for all purpose, there is possibility to fail.
Please use different colors if you don’t have confidence.

Also please prepare more than you expected.
(Don’t worry, leftovers can be used in many ways!)
Fine type is recommended.

It is less damages to the car body than washing with a sponge, so we recommend to use a microfiber cloth for daily car wash, too.

2. Sponge

We’ve recommended a microfiber cloth above… but you should prepare 1 or 2 pieces sponges for washing and polishing just in case.

Please do not use the same sponge for washing and polishing.
Moreover, please buy the sponge for polishing on stores if you can.

3. Microfiber chamois

It is not essential, but it can wipe the wide area at once.
Preparation needs car wash many times, but if you have it, you can save the time!

Of course, Pika Pika Rain has the original chamois.
It can be used when it is dry and wet!

4. Polishing machine

We put a pad (there are some types such as a wool, sponge) and polish the car body with compound. It can polish wider area quickly than by a sponge or a microfiber cloth.

However, frankly, choosing a polishing machine is the most difficult.

It is very powerful to polish, therefore some people tend to damage the car paint surface due to polishing the same part too much.

If the advertisement says “for beginners” or “wireless” are not so powerful and time consuming for polishing, but it means that there is too much polishing.

Therefore, these types could be good for you who think “I need to avoid a huge mistake even it’s time consuming.”
Please ask professionals to remove stubborn watersports or scratches even you have already tried.

5. Others

A bucket, a garbage bag, an extension cord, and masking tape are not essential, but very useful.

About a bucket, from our experiences, you should better to prepare around 2 buckets.

About a garbage bag, putting the microfiber cloth which was used for applying the ceramic coating is recommended. Then it is easy to find which one is clean.

About an extension cord are used for polishing just in case.

When if you cannot chose, let’s ask the shop staff’s recommendation!

What is “compound”?

We would like to explain about compound (for polishing).
It is used for;

・removing scratches
・removing water spots which cannot be removed car wash
・removing the old coating

Polishing is one of the most important steps before applying ceramic coating.
Also we recommend to polish before Pika Pika Rain Ceramic Coating application
in the following situations;

・There are some scratches, water spots or dirt
・There is the old wax or coating

Basically, brand new cars don’t need polishing, but sometimes the dealer applied wax or coating, so please check them.

Tools for polishing

◆Polishing compound solution

“I don’t know which products I should choose…”

We have inquiries from our customers like above.

Compound has many types (for example, fine, ultra-fine and so on).
The difference is the size of grain.
If the size is bigger, the grain is rougher and more powerful to polish.

However, the rough compound might damage to the car paint surface,
so you should better to use the fine one if you’re a beginner.

Pika Pika Rain Liquid Compound has 2 types.
Fine for removing scratches or old coating, and ultra-fine for making mirror finishing.

◆Sponge

Only using a sponge is enough when you’re thinking about polishing the small area.

◆Polishing machine

The work is hard if you polish the wide area.

Then a polishing machine is highly recommended.

There are broadly classified as “single-action type” and “double-action type”.
Please remember that the single-action is powerful, and the double-action type is useful at this time.

◆Buffing pad

It is a pad which is put on the polishing machine.

How to do preparation

1. Car Wash

First of all, wash your car with a car shampoo.

Wash the car thoroughly to remove any dust, dirt, grime, or other substances by hand.
Every parts which you tend to forget washing as well.

After washing, please rinse well with a plenty of water not to remain the car shampoo.

※Cautions
If you leave the water for a long time after car wash, it causes water spots.
Therefore, drying completely is highly recommended.

2. Water spot remover

If there are some stubborn water spots, please apply water spots remover.

However, if you’re going to polish whole the car body with a compound to , you can ship this step (as water spots will be removed while polishing).

Some Water spots remover contains polishing compound.
It is powerful to remove, but there is possibility to damage the car body.

On the other hand, the normal one is not less stronger but, it just melts water spots by the chemical agent and you don’t have to be worried about scratches.

We would like to recommend to without polishing compound type.
If you don’t remove them even though use this, polishing with buffing is recommended.

3. Iron fillings remover

If there are iron fillings on the car body, you should better to apply this.
There are 2 types as below;

・Liquid type
・Clay type

※Cautions
About the liquid type, please do not leave it for a long time.

About the clay type, please wash your car with a plenty of water.
Moreover, please do not use different sides every avoid scratches.

4. Compound

Using a sponge

(1) Washing
Wash the car thoroughly to remove any dust, dirt, grime, or other substances.
Then dry the car completely.

(2) Applying
Put a small amount of the compound on a sponge.

(3) Scrubbing
Scrub the area that needs attention.

(4) Wiping
After polishing, rinse well and wipe off with a clean microfiber cloth.

Using a polishing machine

(1) Washing
Wash the car thoroughly to remove any dust, dirt, grime, or other substances.
Then dry the car completely.

(2) Applying
Put a small amount of compound on a buffing pad.

(3) Buffing
Move the polisher horizontally and buff the area that needs attention.

(4) Wiping
After polishing, rinse well and wipe off with a clean microfiber cloth.

Please do not polish too much whichever you use.

5. Oil Remover

It can remove oily substances.
If there is oil on the car body, the ceramic coating will not fit securely and effect on the durability.

Even though for brand new car, if you have already driven, you should better to wash and remove the oil.

There are many products, but let’s choose the appropriate for the ceramic coating you have.
(Our Oil Remover is the best for Pika Pika Rain Ceramic Coating.)

Finally

How about this article?

You might understand how preparation is important to keep your precious car beautifully.

We understand that to prepare many tools and the work is hard, but preparation is essential to treat my car is !

Moreover, frankly, a car should be sold with high price if you apply ceramic coating with preparation…

If you’re thinking about ceramic coating application, please do preparation before it and then let’s keep your precious car beautifully for a long time!

Make your second hand car beautiful for a long time by ceramic coating!

Does ceramic coating need for a second hand car?

Recently, many people are recommended to apply ceramic coating by a dealer when they buy a second hand car.
Unfortunately, many second hand cars lose have the damaged or lost their luster car bodies.
However, you want to drive your precious car for a long time even though second hand, don’t you?

“Is ceramic coating only for a brand new car?”
“Is it effective on a second hand car, too?”
“What kind of coatings does it match?”

Some of you might think like above.
In conclusion, ceramic coating is compatible with a second hand car!

However, there are many kinds of car coatings, and some of them don’t have a strong effect.
Also even you apply ceramic coating, the effect will get weaker and weaker if you neglect daily car care.
In this article, we would like to introduce about types of coatings for a second hand car, how to apply, how to maintain and so on.

What kinds of coating products are there?

“I will apply ceramic coating!”, but there are so many products in shops and I which products should I use…”

At once you decided to apply ceramic coating, you tend to have a problem like above.
Moreover, we think that there are many people don’t understand about kinds of coatings well.
Now, we would like to explain about features of 3 main categories.

Features of wax

This is most popular in the market.
Even ceramic coating and polymer coating are getting more popular than before, car wax has some strong followings.
In this section, we would like to mention about soil car wax only.
Also the components are some types such as petroleum, vegetable and animal.
If you want to feel the certain results, carnauba wax is recommended. We would like to mention about the reason later.

The way of application is close to shoe polishing,

1. Applying the car wax with a sponge or cloth
2. Wait a moment and wipe the car body until it gets shiny.

We think that the step no.2 is so hard…
Anyway, what is the best points of car wax such as hard work?

The answer is “gloss”.

The more you polish the car body with car wax, the more it gets shiny, especially a dark color car.
Then carnauba wax is superior in making glossy. It is super glossy.
However, it is not so durably, so you should apply again when the car wax started to fade.

Features of glass-like coating

Frankly, this category is so vague. Sometimes it is categorized as wax.
Almost all glass coatings which are selling in stores or dealers are this “glass-like”coating.
Polymer coating is categorized this type.
It is between wax and glass coating and the chemical coating which contains fiberglass.

Durability and application are not so bad.
It looks glossy (but it is less than car wax) and beautiful and smooth to touch.

It doesn’t have extreme good and bad points.

However, the surface layer becomes worth not as glass coating, so you should apply it again when you feel that it is not glossy.

Features of glass coating

Of course, Pika Pika Rain Glass Coating is categorized this type.
Forming the 100% glass layer after hardening.
The hardening has been started at once the solution in the air, so basically it is in a light-resistant container(such as a glass bottle), it is one of the biggest points which you find genuine-glass coating or not.

It is getting popular, but we fell that there are only a few product of “real glass coating” in the market.

First of all, durability is awesome.

The gloss could be removed a little due to dirt or scratches, but the glass layer doesn’t removed for a short time such as a half year.
(Basically, Pika Pika Rain coating products are 3 years durability.)
It can reduce damages to the car body directly for a long time.
Moreover, there are many people who like the glass coating deep gloss.

When we think about the difficult points, application is more difficult than above 2 types.

It harden naturally, so if you forget to wipe the solution, you can remove it only by polishing. Also it doesn’t allow get wet before hardening, so you should need knowledge and advance preparations such as checking the weather forecast.

However, at once you applied it, you don’t need to special car care.
It is different which you chose.

From the next section, we would like to explain about good points of these coatings for a second hand car!

Ceramic Coating is good for a second hand car!

When you buy a second hand car, you care about looking used.
Even though it is in good condition, the gloss and is less good than a brand new car.

You might understand that coating is essential for a second hand car above.

Then, especially glass coating is highly recommended!

From now, we would like to talk more detail.

1. Get the gloss like a brand new car”

This is the most obvious point.

Ceramic coating produces a gorgeous gloss and makes the car body color deeper.
Therefore, the faded car body can be beautiful like a brand new car!

Also if there are scratches on the car body, they becomes noticeable as they are covered with the glass layer.
(Please make sure that it doesn’t meant scratches are removed. Polishing with a compound is needed if you want to remove them completely.)

2. Protect the car paint surface from scratches

When you buy a car, you always want to keep it beautifully, don’t you?

Ceramic coating protects your precious car from scratches.

The more you dive a car, the more scratches get on the car body naturally.
If you want to remove them, you should polish with a compound, but it is time-consuming.
Also scratches causes the car body looks faded.

However, you don’t have to worry about it anymore!

If you apply ceramic coating, the car body was covered the glass layer.
Therefore, the car body won’t get scratches directly.

Moreover, Pika Pika Rain Glass Coating has 3 years durability, so you don’t’ have to need reapply it for a while.

3. Save the time for daily car care

Of course, ceramic coating makes daily car care easy.

The car body which is applied ceramic coating respells water much than unapplied glass coating. Therefore, wiping after car wash gets much easier and you can save the time!

From above reasons, ceramic coating is highly recommended for a second hand car.
You can find the difference of water repellency and gloss more clearly, so you might get a greater sense of achievement.

We think that ceramic coating matches these days such as people drive their cars for a long time.

Before applying ceramic coating

Does preparation need for a second hand car?

For a brand new car, you don’t have to preparation unless there are scratches or dirt.

However, how about a second hand car?

There is possibility that it has scratches or water spots or an old car wax which the previous car owner applied.
If you don’t remove them, they could be covered by ceramic coating, but they could cause the durability.
Please check the car body condition when you bought it and do the appropriate preparation.

Main type of preparation

■Oil Remover

This solution removes extra oily substances adhered the car body.
Pika Pika Rain Oil Remover contains alcohol which is good for Pika Pika Rain Ceramic Coating.
For a second hand car, applying oil remover is highly recommended.

■Water spots remover

This solution removes water spots.
For water spots in a small area, applying it is easy.
However, if water spots spread widely, polishing with compound is better.
Please make note that water spots are covered into the glass layer if you forget to remove them.

■Compound

This solution polishes and removes scratches or water spots such as a cleanser.
Normally, polishing with a rough grain first, and then polishing with a fine one.
For a small area, polishing with a sponge or a microfiber cloth are fine, but for a wide area, polishing with a machine is better.

■Iron fillings remover or clay

Sometimes car gets iron filling on the car body. You can check them to stroke the car body with a clear film. If you feel touch something rough, there are possibility to iron fillings adhered.
Then you can remove them with iron fillings solution or clay.

Regarding an iron fillings solution, please follow the instruction. Regarding a clay, please use fold into with water as much as you can. If you use a clay with iron fillings, it causes scratches.

How to apply ceramic coating

You finished preparation, so next is applying ceramic coating.
We would like to explain about car wash, drying and applying in detail!

First, car washing is the basic before application

“What? Am I not able to start applying ceramic coating even preparation finished?

Some of you might think above.
However, car wash is essential before ceramic coating application…

Please start ceramic coating application with the clean car body to avoid the dirt will be covered with the glass layer!

STEP no.1: Wash off the dust or sand

STEP no.2: Make bubbles with a car shampoo

You can use other shampoos if it is neutral, but if you want to save the time and effort, please try Pika Pika Rain Car Shampoo which can prevents unnecessary bubbling!

STEP no.3: Soak a microfiber cloth and wash the car

Please wash the car with a microfiber cloth gently not to harm it.

STEP no.4: Rinse with water

◎Tips

・Let’s wash by hand!

We recommend hand-washing as not only washing small parts, but also you can check your car condition.
Then if there is a problem, you can find and deal with it quickly.

Please avoid using a car wash machine which has a brush or mop as it damages the car body due to stones.
Even if you feel some troubles to wash yourself, please use a high-pressure car wash machine.

・Do not forget wiping the water!

After you wash off the car shampoo, if you leave the water for a long time, it might be come water spots. (Please make sure that the water dries more quickly in a hot weather!)

Therefore, please do not forget to wipe the water with a dry microfiber cloth definitely!

For some areas where difficult to wipe such as gaps, please try to open and close doors or tur the engine on. Then some water comes out and you can wipe it, too.

・Get the ceramic coating effect more by Pika Pika Rain Oil Remover!

This step is not essential, but if you remove extra oily substances after car wash, Pika Pika Rain Ceramic Coating can fit to the car body securely. We recommend it!

Ceramic Coating application

Thank you for waiting!
From now, we would like to explain about applying ceramic coating!

STEP no.1: Apply the solution with a sponge

You can apply well when you spread the solution to the same direction.

Pika Pika Rain Ceramic Coating spreads very well, so the amount of putting on the sponge is just a several drops (for the first time, 5 or 6 drops).

Please add a few more drops when the sponge starts to make squeaking noises.

◎Tips

・Apply the solution thinly and evenly!

This is the one of the most important tips in Pika Pika Rain Ceramic Coating application.

We understand you tend to put the solution on a sponge too much.

However, it causes the foggy finishing, so please be careful not to use it too much.

・Apply the solution to the every small areas!

If you apply the solution to the wide area at once, it dries before wiping and causes the foggy finishing. Therefore, please wipe apply it to every small areas such as half of the hood or a door.

STEP no.2: Wipe and spread the solution with a microfiber cloth

When you apply the solution, please wipe and spread the solution with a microfiber cloth immediately. You should be careful as this step is different from car wax.

Also you should better to wipe it softly.

Please move to the next area and continue applying the whole car using step no.1 & 2.

STEP no.3: Final check

Finally, please check whether you did not apply or wipe from different angles.
If there is no problem, application is finished!
Please do not allow to get wet the car body after 12 hours application.

How to make the ceramic coating last longer?”

Do you think that you don’t have to do anything after application?

The answer is NO.

Regular car care is necessary to make the glass coating effect last longer!

POIN no.1: Regular car wash is the most important

First of all, an important thing is car wash.
However, you don’t have to wash with a car shampoo every time, just splashing the water is OK.
There are many types of dirt which adhered to the car body such as dust, bugs or bird droppings. These might damage to the glass layer before you knew it, so you should better to remove them as soon as possible.

Of course, the dirt is noticeable, washing with a car shampoo is effective.
Stubborn oily substances cane be removed by Pika Pika Rain Oil Remover beautifully.
If you use a car wash machine, it tends to use little water and removes dirt with brushes by force. Then it causes scratches, so please wash by hand gently after ceramic coating application.
If you cannot avoid use it, washing your car with a plenty of water in advance is recommended.

By the way, following are the appropriate car wash frequency.

■In case of outdoor parking

For a dark color car … about once a week
For a light color car… about twice a month

■In case of indoor parking

For a dark color car … about twice a month
For a light color car… about once a month

POIN no.2: Get the effect of the ceramic coating more by Nano Pika Pika Rain

As we said the point no.1, washing with the water can keep your car beautiful, but some of you might think that “I want to make my car more beautiful”.

For you, we would like to recommend applying Nano Pika Pika Rain additionally.

Originally, Pika Pika Rain Ceramic Coating is developed to protect the clear layer of the car paint surface.

Nano Pika Pika Rain can make another protection layer for the glass layer, and it can make the glass layer last longer.
Moreover, if you apply Nano Pika Pika Rain every car wash, light water spots can be removed by washing.
This protection layer will come off within 1 – 2 moths (it depends on the circumstance), so you should better to apply it again for the next car wash.

There are many other after car care products, but they are made for using the same company’s coatings together, so we recommend to prepare the same brand products.

In case of Pika Pika Rain series…

・Pika Pika Rain GRAND and Nano Pika Pika Rain Type-K

・Ultra Pika Pika Rain and Nano Pika Pika Rain Type-H

Above are the best combinations.

Finally

How was it?

Pila Pika Rain Ceramic Coating matches a second hand car very much!
Ceramic coating can protect the car body from scratches or dirt and get glossy.
It is very nice for you who want to dive your precious car for a long time.

Please apply ceramic coating when you buy a second hand car!

Must-see how to deal with failures according to case!

When you think that you failed in application…

Regard as steps of Pika Pika Rain Ceramic Coating application are…

applying the solution with a sponge,

and

wiping it with a microfiber cloth.

This simplicity is one of our attractiveness.
However, sometimes you might failed in application.
Also there could be various reasons such as mistakes yourself or unavoidable events.

In this article, we would like to introduce how to deal with them by each cases!

Case no.1 : Applied to the glass or rubber parts!

In the first place, why Pika Pika Rain Ceramic Coating cannot be applied to thems?
Some of you might think that it seems OK as it can be applied to plastic.

We understand your question!
Now, we would like to explain about the reasons.

Regard as glass parts

Frankly, the main reason is not effective.

Pika Pika Rain Ceramic Coating changes to 100% glass after hardening.
Therefore, it means applying glass (coating) to glass (parts)…
Of course, it could protect the glass parts and repel the water, but you could not be impressed by the results as the car body.

Moreover, glass is clear and it is the difficult part to find foggy results.
Sometimes our customers want to apply it to the glass roof,
but we always answer that it’s OK, but please apply carefully more than the car body.
(Recovery when you failed is much more difficult than car body, too!)

Regard as rubber parts

First, the solution will be absorbed too much.
Also please make sure that there is a possibility to change the color.
Some carbon, metal and chromyl parts as well.
Frankly, it is a very rare case, but Pika Pika Rain Ceramic Coating is made for the clear layer,
so please test to unnoticeable parts first definitely when you wonder whether I can apply or not.

Rubber is a shrinking part, so there is a possibility to become worse as stop its shrinking by ceramic coating.

An Extra article: regard as a sticker and a decal

We also ask our customers to avoid applying Pika Pika Rain Ceramic Coating to a sticker or a decal.
Because the solution is “liquid” before it harden.
That is to say these get weaker to stick as they absorbed the liquid.

Therefore, if you want to use a sticker or decal,
please apply Pika Pika Rain Ceramic Coating and protect the paint surface first, and then enjoy your decoration!

***

However, failures are part of DIY coating.
We would like to explain how to deal with below.
Please make note that some cases are difficult to deal with, so you should better to use a masking tape before application if you want!

For glass parts

・Please wipe the solution with a microfiber cloth if just after the solution adhered.
・After full hardening and if you can find foggy results obviously, you should polish with a compound for windows.
※Windows are very easy to get damages. Please use only for glass compound definitely.

For rubber parts

・Please wipe the solution with a microfiber cloth immediately if just after the solution adhered.
・When the solution has already get stained, it’s difficult to recover.

***

We have already mentioned in the article of rubber parts application,
please test to unnoticeable areas firs when you apply Pika Pika Rain Ceramic Coating to a car which in a bad condition or full painted.

Of course, almost all you can apply it without failures,
but Pika Pika Rain Ceramic Coating follows the foundation, so it can last longer if the foundation is as much as good condition.

Case no.2 : Began raining suddenly!

Pika Pika Rain Ceramic Coating doesn’t allow to get after 12 hours application.
If you are parking your car outside, please pay attention to “rain”.
Especially, you should be carefully more.

What will happen if the car caught in the rain?

If you leave the rain on the Pika Pika Rain Ceramic Coating which is before full-hardening, it causes foggy results and dirt.
Otherwise, the coating will be removed by raining.

How to deal with

【Before Pika Pika Rain Ceramic Coating hardening】

When it rains during application, please move your car to the other place where has a roof.
After that please wipe the water with a microfiber cloth.

If you are not able to do it, please stop applying immediately.
Then wipe the water on the car body with a microfiber cloth softly.

Using a cover is also fine.
Please use it after you wipe the water as much as you can.
Also please be careful not to rub against the car body and take it off as soon as possible. There is possibility to make hardening time longer as it doesn’t allow air to pass through well.

【During Pika Pika Rain Ceramic Coating hardening】

Hardening will be finished in its own way after a few hours application even before 12 hours.
In this condition, hardly ceramic coating will not be removed even it rains.

However, the time of hardening depends on the circumstances or weather, so please wipe the water drops with a microfiber cloth after raining.

If it becomes white or foggy, the glass layer forms onto the car body, so you don’t have to be worried about it.

【After Pika Pika Rain Ceramic Coating hardening】

After 12 hours application, it’s OK even the car body gets wet.
Please deal with as below if you find dirt or foggy due to rain.

・Before hardening
Wipe the solution with a microfiber cloth.

・During hardening
Polish with a compound and remove the glass layer.
After washing partially, reapply the area with the left solution.

Case no.3 : The coating became foggy!

Sometimes we had inquires “There are foggy areas when I checked the car body after application!”

You might apply ceramic coating to make your car beautifully, but at once the coating gets foggy, it looks bad.
Moreover, it could not perform its water repellency and gloss completely.

Then, we would like to explain about the reason to prevent this problem

Why does the ceramic coating get foggy?

1. Wiping the solution are not enough.

You should better to apply in to against this problem.
If you apply after sunset or in a dark place such as a garage, you tend to overlook even you cannot apply completely.

2. Drying the solution

In summer, the solution dries so quickly.
Then you could not spread the solution well and it causes foggy results.

3. Preparation is not enough

If you apply ceramic coating to a dirty car, the thickness of glass layer changes sporadically and the areas tend to be foggy.
At once the dirt is covered with the glass layer, you just have to remove it by polishing.
Therefore, let’s do preparation carefully.

4. Getting wet within 12 hours application

If the ceramic coating gets wet during this period, it hardens unstably.
Please check the weather forecast and set the schedule well.

How to deal with

Next, we would like to explain how to deal with foggy results.

・Before hardening
This case is that you noticed soon after you applied the solution.
You can spread the solution and easily in this case.
It is the easiest to deal with in this step, so please check by many angles during application.

・During hardening
In this case, the solution doesn’t harden completely,
so please apply the additional solution to the area and wipe it.
It’s OK if all foggy areas disappear when you check.

In case of after 12 hours application, polish them and apply the foggy area again.
If you reapply without polishing, the foggy area will be covered the new glass layer.

Case no.4 : Others

When you applied the solution too much thinly

“I might use the solution too much…”
“Somewhere I didn’t apply…”

If you worried like above, we would like to recommend the second application!

The step is just applying after full-hardening same as the first time.
(※Keeping the bottle in a cool and dark place such as a refrigerator is highly recommended.)
(※At once you open the bottle, the solution has started hardening. Please check whether the solution becomes white or crystals and use it on your own responsibility.)

Preparation is important for ceramic coating

For a brand new car, you don’t have to need preparation especially – car wash and removing oil are enough.
However, if your car is dirty or has already applied other coating, you need preparation.

If scratches or water spots are serious

Please polish with a compound to remove them.
If the area is small, using Water Spots Remover is available.
Using a polisher is highly recommended for polishing the wide area.

If your car has already applied other car wax or coating

If the car wax or coating are not strong which can be remover by daily car wash,
you should apply Pika Pika Rain Ceramic Coating after the old glass layer removed completely.

If you apply Pika Pika Rain Ceramic Coating onto another car wax or coating, there is possibility to become non-durable, so we would like to use Oil Remover just in case.

If the car wax or coating are strong which cannot be removed by daily car wash, please removed it with a compound.

Finally

How was it?

If you have already failed in application, we’re happy to try like above, but you want to prevent against them previously, don’t you?

Finally, we would like to explain about the tips.

Check the weather forecast and set the application day

We understand that we’ve already mentioned it many times, but Pika Pika Rain Ceramic Coating doesn’t allow to get after 12 hours application.
Therefore, please choose the sunny days for application and the next day.
To postpone the application is one of good ways such as a rainy season.

Apply the solution thinly and evenly!

“Is the solution enough for a whole car such a small bottle?”

We usually get inquiries from customers above.
However, you don’t have to be worried about it.
Pika Pika Rain Ceramic Coating spreads very well, so many amount doesn’t.

We understand you tend to use the solution too much, but it is completely different.
Please make sure that applying and wiping thinly!
Also we have a movie how to apply, it could be better you watch it and check the steps of application in advance.

“My problem doesn’t come under above cases!”
“I don’ find solutions even I study much!”

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask us with an email!

Does the body color make a difference in the effect of ceramic coating?

Is there any colors compatible with ceramic coating?

Many people might be particular not only the shape and performance but also color when you buy a car.

Standard color, such as black, white or silver?
Vivid and eye-catching metallic red or blue?
Unique solid or two-tone color?

Some people might chose the practical color not to get dirt or scratches noticeable, on the other hand, other people might chose the favorite color which will make they cheerful when they will drive…
We understand that the color is one of the enjoyments when you choose your car.
Therefore many people want to apply their precious cars after they got it.

In our case, we have inquiries from customers who are thinking about application like below.

“Does Pika Pika Rain Glass Coating match with a black car?”
“Does it any worth for applying to a white car?”
“What is your recommend for my solid-color car?”

The most popular color for ceramic coating application is dork colors such as black.
Because these colors are easy to find the ceramic coating performance.
Ceramic coating makes the car body deeper, more glossy and beautiful.

Then, does not match ceramic coating with light color cars?
The answer is NO.

In this article, we would like to introduce good points of ceramic coating for each colors car.

Advantages for applying ceramic coating to dark color cars

You might understand that dark colors are popular for ceramic coating application.
However, frankly, there are some problems.

・Scratches and dirt are remarkable
・Need diligent daily car care more than others

A dark color car is easy to find the gloss, but, also it is easy to find scratches and dirt.

When you use a car wash machine, your car will get fine scratches by brushes.
Then these looks white due to reflection, so we tend to think there are more scratches than an actual.

Therefore, we would like to recommend washing by hand.

If you drive your car every day, getting your car dirty is unavoidable.
Scratches by stepping stones and water spots by rain as well.
Water spots are white, so these are so remarkable on the dark color body.

Moreover, it depends on areas, in the season of yellow sand and pollen, your car gets whitish within a half day…
It is difficult to deal with them, so if you want to keep your car beautiful, you have to wash your car frequency.

You might notice when you read from here,
it is so difficult to keep a dark color car beautifully!

Of course, regular car wash is essential to keep your car beautiful.
Especially, a dark color car is easier to get dirty than others due to above reasons.

Then, we would like to recommend applying ceramic coating to reduce damages!

From now, we would like to introduce about advantages for ceramic coating application!

Reduce water spots

If you apply ceramic coating, the glass layer repels water, so there are less water on the car body than a non-applied car.
Mud in rainy days as well.

Protect the car body from pollen and yellow sand

Pollen and yellow sand affect to the car body badly if you leave them for a long time.
If you apply ceramic coating, it can reduce the damages.

Save the time for car wash

You want to save the time for car wash even if only a little, don’t you?
Ceramic coating reduce dirt, so your daily car wash get much easier!
Also wiping gets easy due to the nice water repellency.

Gain the gloss

The main reason why people chose a dark color car looks gorgeous.
Ceramic coating makes your car more gorgeous with like a brand new car.

As we mentioned above, dark color cars are hard to maintain,
but it can perform own beauty and a sense of extravagances.
Let’s apply ceramic coating and keep your precious car more beautiful easily.

Advantages for applying ceramic coating to white and solid color cars

Advantages for applying ceramic coating to white cars

“Keeping a white car beautiful is hard…”

For you, ceramic coating is highly recommended!
Ceramic coating makes car wash much easier as dirt can be removed easily.

Regarding as rain stains, pollen, yellow sand and so on,
Applied ceramic coating car is easier to remove them than unapplied one.

Especially, a bug shell is one of the most serious problems to remove for a white car.
If you leave them for a long time, the car body will damage due to their acid.
Changing the color is remarkable on the white car body, and more than anything else, bug shells are remarkable.
However, if you apply ceramic coating, bug shells which can be removed by washing.

Advantages for applying ceramic coating to solid color cars

A solid car is a single color which isn’t glitter is easier to find ceramic coating foggy results.
However, you don’t have to be worried too much, you can do it well when you apply it carefully.
Actually, there are many our customers apply ceramic coating.

When you apply ceramic coating to a solid color car, applying it when the car is brand new or the paint surface is in a good condition is recommended.
Ceramic coating application to a brand new solid car is effective to prevent scratches.

Of course, a car which has already got damages by can get unnoticeable.
(If the scratches are not so serious.)

Ceramic coating is all-round for any colors of cars

The effectiveness of ceramic coating are;

– Reduce dirt
– Reduce scratches
– Gloss
– Nice water repellency
– Protection for the car body with the glass layer

All of these are effective for every colors.
Therefore, you don’t have to worry no matter what color car you have.
We really recommend to apply ceramic coating to protect your precious car!!

“Regular car washing is essential for any types of cars”
We mentioned about advantages for applying ceramic coating to dark color, light color and solid color cars above.

Ceramic coating can reduce damages and dirt on the paint surface.
However, only ceramic coating is not perfect.

For example, you leave your car for long time after ceramic coating application.
Then dirt (also water spots if you park outside) increase cumulatively on the glass layer.
Naturally, the dirt noticeable and the anti-dirt power gets down.

Then, what should we do?

The answer is regular car washing.
Of course, it is a common thing regardless of the body colors.

“What? If I need to wash my car regularly, ceramic coating is meaningless, isn’t it?”

Some of you might think above.
Regular car wash is essential, but ceramic coating application has the significance definitely!

Ceramic coating can save the time and effort for car wash!

If the dirt is not so serious, it can be removed by only washing with water.
Bird droppings are as well.
It is a very good news for you who used to wash your car with car shampoo well, isn’t it?

Tips for car wash

You might understand the importance of car wash.

Next, we would like to explain about tips for car wash.
It is “wiping”.

Please do it as a finishing.

If you forget wiping after car wash, the water remained on the car body will change to stubborn water spots.
Almost of all water spots cannot be removed by washing, so you need to polish with compound.
(Using a polisher is recommended for the wide area.)
Polishing is a hard work, so you should better to wipe water completely.

Moreover, we recommend to use a microfiber cloth for wiping.
(Please make sure that you cannot reuse the microfiber cloth which you used for ceramic coating application!)

“Wipe the water gently with a microfiber cloth after car wash”
Don’t forget this word!

Let’s keep the gloss and water repellency of ceramic coating for a long time by daily car care!

Cherish your precious car more by ceramic coating

We would like to talk about ceramic coating to ride cherish your precious car.

First is the looking.
We believe that some of you who have applied car ceramic coating agree with this.
The car body between before and after ceramic coating application is totally different.
It has beautiful gloss, so when you compare with unapplied car, you should smile with the difference.

Ceramic coating doesn’t have a glossy like car wax, but the glass layer is clear,
so we can recommend it to you who want to enjoy its original color.
(However, please make sure that it will make a mat color, too.)

For a dark color car or a solid color car which has attractive vivid colors, fading the color is one of the biggest problems.
However, any paint surfaces cannot deal with deterioration.
Especially, a car which are parking outside tends to fade its color rapidly due to the sunlight.

Ceramic coating can make deterioration slowly a little.
Because the main reason is ultra violet, but ceramic coating has a short wavelength, so there is possibility to reflect by the thin layer such a ceramic coating.
Then it leads to car paint protection.

Our conclusion: Applying ceramic coating is not meaningless for every cars!

How was it?
Even same term of ceramic coating, advantages depend on body colors.

To reduce scratches for a dark color car.
To save the time for car wash and reduce fading the color for a bright color car.

We believe that you understand applying ceramic coating is not for every cars.

Some of you cannot try an expensive coating such as dealers or detailers, DIY coating can save the money.

Moreover, Pika Pika Rain Ceramic Car Coating can be applied to any types of cars such as light, dark or solid colors!
(Please make note that only for the car which has a clear coat.)

We’re happy that you confirm this article when you’re thinking about ceramic coating application.

How long does the car glass coating take for hardening?

Car glass coting needs time for hardening.

One of the features of car glass coating (which means the solution changes to glass) is long durability, not like car wax or simplified coating.
It cannot be removed by raining or daily car wash, so it can protect your precious car for a long time.

However, on the other hand, it takes longer time for hardening than other coating.
Then, why does it need a time for hardening?

This time, we would like to explain about the reason, hardening time, and cautions while hardening!

The reason why car ceramic coating needs time for hardening?

・Comparison of glass coating and other coating or wax

Let’s compare 100% real glass coating and others in hardening.

【Wax & polymer】

They cover the car body after drying.
Almost all of them dry within from 30 minutes to 1 hours completely.
However, it doesn’t adhere to the car paint surface, just put on the car body, so it is not durable.
It can be removed by car washing and raining.

【Glass coating】

At one the solution expose to the air, hardening is starting gradually.
Regard as the components, please see the below.

It takes 12 hours to the surface harden.

After it harden fully, it adheres to the car paint surface, so we cannot make a revision.
Therefore, we need to use a polisher if we want to remove the glass layer.
The strong glass layer perform the long durability.

How does the glass coating produced?

One of the biggest Pika Pika Rain Glass Coating’s selling points are hardening, but many people might not know how the solution in the bottle produce to the glass.

Then, in this section, we would like to explain the theory with an example of Pika Pika Rain Glass Coating.

The main components after applying are glass and alcohol.
At this time, it isn’t 100% glass, because there are alcohol and other things as impurities.
However, when the solution expose to the air, the hydrolytic happens.
We’re afraid to say that details are company secret, but after hydrolytic, alcohol + α volatilized and the remained com are “100% glass layer”.
Long hardening time is related to this theory.

Moreover, after that, the car paint surface and glass layer will adhere gradually for 2 weeks.
At once they adhere, it won’t be removed by washing and deterioration.
It can protect the car body with the durable glass layer.

“Why don’t you apply 100% glass solution? Why do you take a difficult containing?”
Some people might think like above, but 100% glass is very same glass like a windshield.

Please imagine… it is impossible to apply the glass, isn’t it?
That’s why application with the solution which has high glass leve; is difficult.

The difference between surface hardening and full hardening

We’ve already explained above, the glass coating needs a long time to cure fully.

For example, in case of Pika Pika Rain Glass Coating,
After 12 hours application for their surface hardening and 2 weeks for full hardening.

Please see these difference below.

About surface hardening

It means that the glass coating solution which applied to the car body is on the way of hardening the glass coating solution.
Also it is very sensitive in this period.

In case of Pika Pika Rain Glass Coating, first the glass coating solution reacts chemically with the water in the air, and it harden gradually.

It doesn’t harden from the inside of the solution, harden from the surface which exposed to the air slowly.

About full hardening

It means that the glass coating is finished as the solution harder fully and adhere to the paint surface.
From application to finished hardening takes for about 2 weeks.
After full hardening, you can do washing and caring as usual.

Nano Pika Pika Rain application and the second layer application are available after full hardening.

We heard that some detailers keep customers’ car for a few weeks and wait for full hardening.

If you don’t want to keep your car anymore after you got it, please take this opportunity to try DIY glass coating application!
Pika Pika Rain Glass Coating doesn’t have to keep your car to detailers as you can drive after surface hardening (after 12hours application).

Cautions while under hardening

Next, we would like to introduce cautions after you applied the glass coating.

Cautions for surface hardening
The glass coating stars surface hardening after 2 hours application, and it will finish within 12 hours.
In this period, please make sure
“not to get wet”, “not to drive” and “not to use a cover”.

Do not allow your car get wet for 12 hours after application!

It also include rain, night and morning dew.
Also please do not wash your car in this period.

However, we understand that all people don’t keep their car in a garage, and it rains suddenly while application.
Then, what should we do in these cases?

If your car gets wet, please move your car to other place which has a roof.
After that please wipe the water with a microfiber cloth gently.

Avoid driving

If you drive your car after application, the glass layer will be removed by stepping stones,
or there is possibility to gets dirty due to dust.

Therefore, please avoid driving if it’s essential such as suddenly raining or keeping the car in the different place.

Avoid using a cover

If you use a cover before the glass coating harden completely, there is possibility to remove the glass coating when you take on and take of the cover.

However, sometimes we have inquiries from our customers,
“I want to use a cover because I don’t deal with raining immediately!”

As we have already mentioned, we don’t recommend to use a cover.
Because, if you leave your car after raining for a long time, the glass layer become foggy and you need to polish with a compound if it it’s serious.
Please decide yourself in view of above risks.

How deal with foggy areas while surface hardening?

First, please wipe the area with a microfiber cloth.
Even though it cannot be removed, please apply left glass coating solution to the foggy area with a sponge and spread it with another microfiber cloth.

Cautions while full hardening

When the surface hardening finished (12 hours), after 2 weeks is a period of full hardening.
Regard as cautions in this period,
“do not leave the water for a long time”.

Do not leave the water for a long time

It is not so strict such as the surface hardening, but, the water which you left for a long time causes water spots.
Therefore, if it starts to rain, please wipe the water on the car body with a microfiber cloth softly.

You can car wash your car in this period.
However, please make note that washing with hand, not using a car wash machine.

How deal with foggy areas while full hardening?

Hardening has already started, so you should polish with a compound if you remove foggy areas. Then you wash your car the area and apply again with a left solution.

If you’re planning reapplication, you should better wait until the area harden fully and reapply whole a car.

After full hardening

Now, we would like to explain about glass coating results on the car body in detail.

Point 1. Gloss

First of all, you can find beautiful gloss particular to glass coating!

Your precious car gets amazing gloss like a brand new car!
Of course, a brand new car get deeper and more beautiful.

You become attached to your precious car more if it is glossy, and daily driving could be more fun.
We often heard from our customers who tend to indulge in a sense of their superiorities when your car is shiner than other cars in a car park.

Point 2. Water repellency

Before application, usually the water remains on the car body and it causes water spots, and it also wiping is time-consuming.

However, you don’t have same trouble at once your car body was applied by Pika Pika Rain Glass Coating!
Its water repellency is outstanding!
The water is sliding, so wiping get easier that before application!

Point 3. Anti-dirt power

Pika Pika Rain Glass Coating has nice anti-dirt power, too!
As we said above, the water sliding, so there are less risks for water spots.

Also the car body gets dirty by mud in rainy days.
However, you don’t worried about it anymore!
Dirt can be removed easily due to the glass coating.
Only washing with the water is fine for light dirt! It decrease effort for wiping.

It can be measures for pollen or yellow sand, too!

Do you know that they are harmful to your precious car?
It’s very hard to remove them at once they adhere to the car body.
They affect the car paint surface badly.

However, Pika Pika Rain Glass Coating can protect from they, so you don’t have to be worried about the damage to the car paint surface.

We also mentioned about pollen and yellow sand detail below;
【https://pikarain.asia/blog/blog/this-is-the-thorough-countermeasures-three-ways-to-protect-your-car-from-pollen-and-yellow-sand/】

Do you understand the good points of glass coating?
It needs 2 weeks until the glass layer harden fully, but durability is 3 years!

Finally

After all, car glass coating take a long time for hardening!
However, the durable is much better than other car wax or coating.
(We don’t know any other more durable coating…)

“I worried about raining while hardening…”
“I don’t want to take a time for application!”

If you think like above, we would like to recommend simplified coating or car wax, but if you don’t want applying again and again, or want to keep your precious car in beautiful condition, we would like real glass coating.

Please follow right application ways and have a nice car life!

Regard as a microfiber cloth

You might know that how to apply Pika Pika Rain Ceramic Coating as below;

1. Car washing
2. Wiping and drying completely
3. Applying Pika Pika Rain to every small parts & wipe it quickly
4. Go to the next areas

Then, please make note that there are 2 times for wiping the car body in above steps.

Is there anyone who has already used a microfiber cloth which is in the Pika Pika Rain Coating box for car washing before you read the instruction on the box?

“Am I able to use the wet microfiber for application again?”
Also is there anyone who you think like this when you start to applying.

Please be careful.
You should better to use different microfiber cloth for car washing and applying.

Therefore, you should better to prepare another microfiber cloth for drying or buying same Pika Pika Rain Microfiber Cloth.

We’re very happy that if you try to apply after careful preparation and make whole your car beautifully.

Is it possible to apply Pika Pika Rain PREMIUM on other Pika Pika Rain series?

Today we would like talk about the inquiry for Pika Pika Rain PREMIUM Ceramic Coating,

“Is it possible to apply Pika Pika Rain PREMIUM Ceramic Coating on other Pika Pika Rain Coating series?”

The answer is YES!

Same as other our coating, Pika Pika Rain PREMIUM Ceramic Coating can apply on other Pika Pika Rain Coating sereies.
(However, please make note that it is OK after full cure.)

At this time, please wash your car with car shampoo and dry completely.
(Please deal with appropriate preparation before applying.)

Please feel the “premium” water-sliding!

How long does the ceramic coating need for fully cured?

We have above inquiry from our customers many times.

Our Pika Pika Rain Ceramic Coating needs 2 weeks for hardening completely.
Therefore, please don’t wash your car with car shampoo or wash by force during this period.

“Am I not able to wash my car after 2 weeks definitely?”
Then some of you might think like this.

The surface of glass layer can cure with 12 hours, so washing with a microfiber is OK.
However, please do not use car shampoo at this time.
We think that leaving your car is more serious, so please wash it gently when it get dirty.

We would like to recommend avoiding a car wash machine which has hard brushes even though after the glass layer cured fully.
Then please wash your car by hand as much as you can.

Protect your car from scratches! Solutions and precautions!

How do I protect my precious car from scratches?

The one of big problems standing in the way of keeping cars beautiful is…

Ssratches.

“My car got scratches while I’m driving car!”
Some of you happens by your mistake like above.
For these scratches, you can prevent some of them by your cautions.

However, actually almost all of scratches on the car body which is impossible to prevent completely.
For example, scratches which are got in driving, taking off, due to weather and animals… it is impossible to control all of them even though you are be careful.

However, you don’t drive your car not to get scratches, do you?

Then, how do we deal with them?
This time we would like to introduce about the reasons, solutions and precautions for each.

Don’t underestimate scratches! If you leave them…

We said just “scratches” when we explained, but there are many types.
In this section, we would like to explain about its differences and each fears.

■Clawing

These are lines like cat’s nail marks.
There are possibility to get these when some hard materials like a coin or key hit the car body.
Around a doorknob are many small scratches because drivers take out and put in the key.
If the scratches are not so serious, you can deal with them by some easy ways such polishing and applying car coating (to hide them).

■Scrapping

These are for wide area.
Have you ever seen a white car which has black grazes slightly on the corner?
The car gets these when the car scraped the wall or obstacles (electric light poles, crash barriers, vegetation …etc.) or crash two cars.
These can be recovered by polishing, too.

■Sands / stepping-stones

It cannot help making scratches when you drive by sands and stepping-stones.
Regard as sands, these could be scratches during car wash.
Regard as steeping-stones, these could damage the car paint surface when these hit to the car body.
For the parts which get whitish by stepping-stones, please recover with a touch pen yourself or ask professionals for serious ones.

■Dents

The battered car body by the huge impact.
Sometimes these can be recovered when you pat from the other side, but if the dents are serious, there is possibility to exchange all parts.
However, sometimes the paint surface comes off even the dents are not serious and in this case, repainting is also necessary.

■Damages

These are more serious and wider than dents.
Of course it looks bad and you should better to deal with it as soon as possible for safety and maintenance.

■Rust

If you leave the water on scratches or iron fillings, it becomes rust.
Not only brown rust adhere to the car paint surfaces, but also it is eaten by rust if you leave for a long time.
Before rusting, it is possible to recover with chemical products such as an iron fillings remover or a rust remover.
(However, please make sure that it depends on the situation, so you might need puttying or repainting.)

A polishing machine can solve many types of scratches!

If you try to remove scratches which cannot be removed by washing by force, the car body will damage.

Of course there are removers in the market, but it is troublesome if you use different products for different types of dirt.

Someone who wants to make whole of the car body beautiful quickly, we would like to recommend polishing which is using compound and a polishing machine.

Some car waxes in the market content compound, so these can be one way to remove slight scratches, but it depends on the color, so if you own different colors cars, it should be costly.

Moreover, almost all of car wax is only for polishing by hands, if the dirt is expanding, the work must be so hard and applying only car wax is not so durable.

Therefore, you need to reapply the car wax regularly, so polishing the car body with compound is faster for removing scratches.

Then when you polish the car body with compound, we would like to recommend using a polishing machine than polishing by hands.

If the scratches are partial and removable by polishing with compound a little, polishing by hands would be fine, but if you polish the same parts for a long time by force, there is a high risk such polished too much or color irregularity due to friction.

If you use a polishing machine, you can polish evenly and can finish the work much faster than polishing by hands.

However, you have to be careful when you use a polisher, too.
First if you don’t have enough experiences of using a polishing machine, you should better to use a “double-action” type.

In fact, a polishing machine which is used by professionals is a “single-action” type which has stronger power.
But it is difficult to handle, so there is possibility to polish the car body too much. Therefore, we wouldn’t like to recommend it for beginners.

A “double-action” type can move up and down, left and right. It is difficult to get scratches and the friction heat can be cut down.

You can get a polishing machine at a home centers, so please consider about it when you apply compound.

Let’s reduce the damage to the car body by ceramic coating!

Let’s protect your precious car from damages by applying ceramic coating.

There are many good points of ceramic coating.
It can last the beautiful condition at once you apply you don’t have to apply it many times like car wax.
Moreover, the water repellency will get better, so it will be difficult to adhere water spots after raining. Also washing dirt off and drying will get easier, too.

In this section, we would like to explain how to apply Pika Pika Rain Ceramic Coating.

1. Washing

The first step is basic car washing.
Please splash the water to the car and wash adhered dirt and dust off.
Then please wash it with car shampoo.
At this time, please wash with a soft microfiber cloth not to damage to the car body.

2. Preparation

Next, let’s check the car condition!
If you start applying even though scratches and dirt remain on the car body, they will be coated all together, so please do preparation and clean your car.
If there are any scratches and water spots, you can skip this step.

As we said above, compound is an ideal tool for scratches.
Please polish scratches and water spots and make the car body beautiful.

3. Removing oil

Pleaser remove the oil on the car body with Pika Pika Rain Oil Remover.
It is not necessary, but we would like to recommend to do this, because Pika Pika Rain Oil Remover makes fixing much better even though a brand new car.

4. Applying ceramic coating

Finally, you can start to apply ceramic coating after above steps.
Please put a few drops of Pika Pika Rain Ceramic Coating liquid (only for the beginning, about 6 drops) on a sponge and spread it thinly.
After you applied, wiped the liquid with a microfiber cloth.
If you don’t wipe well can be reason of foggy finishing, so please check the results well during wiping.

Also please repeat this step in every small parts.
If apply it widely at one time, the liquid dry before wiping and it is easy to be fogy finishing, so you have to be careful.

Above is how to apply Pika Pika Rain Ceramic Coating.

However, there is one thing which you should be careful.
Please make sure that you don’t have to wash your car anymore even though you applied ceramic coating.
If you leave your car without car washing, dirt on the glass layer cannot be removed. Also if you leave it after raining, the water which remain on the car body could be water spots…

Therefore please don’t forget that car washing is necessary even though you applied ceramic coating.

Moreover, please don’t misunderstand that your car won’t get scratches anymore.
It cannot help getting scratches to the ceramic coating if you drive your car in your daily life. (Of course, the car body can be protected by the ceramic coating.)

The performance will get lower than when you applied it when your car got scratches.
Please apply the ceramic coating with your understanding about it!

Got scratches on the ceramic coating! What should we do?
Ceramic coating has a hard layer, but it cannot help getting scratches.
First, trying not to get them is important, but we would like to introduce solutions when your car gets them!

Be careful at the following situations

■Cautions for car washing

Please wash rough dirt with a plenty of water.
If you wash a car with a microfiber cloth or a sponge which has rough dirt on the car body, the rough dirt is drug and it causes scratches.

Also please use a soft cloth as much as possible. A microfiber cloth is the best.

Finally, please wash your car by hands as much as you can.
If you wash it with a mop or a car wash machine it got slight scratches due to stepping-stones.
If you have to use a car wash machine at any cost, a high pressure car wash machine is fine.

■Cautions for applying ceramic coating

Please don’t apply the ceramic coating by force.
Ceramic coating is different from car wax, so it is better to imagine that making another layer on the car body.
Applying it by force causes scratches.
You don’t have to apply Pika Pika Rain Ceramic Coating by force in the all steps.

If the ceramic coating get scratches…

■For slight scratches

For slight scratches, reapplication of ceramic coating is recommended.
Ceramic coating doesn’t have an effect of removing scratches, but the liquid is filled up in unevenness parts, so it can make the scratches less noticeable.

■For deep scratches

For scratches which reach to the clear layer, it is difficult to hide by ceramic coating.
In this case, removing scratches is the only way.
However, if you polish with compound, the ceramic coating is polished together.
You should better to reapply it to the parts which you polished.
By the way, if scratches are very deep such reach to the car paint surface cannot be removed by polishing with compound.

Let’s prevent scratches by daily maintenance!

How was this blog?

We explained a lot, but we must ask you to make sure “there is no way to prevent scratches completely”.
However, please remember that the damage from scratches can be reduced by some good tips, too.

We totally understand you want not to damage your precious car and want to do everything for it as much you can.

We would like to advice for you as below;

Checking your precious car condition every car wash,
(Of course Pika Pika Rain Ceramic Coating has many any good effects!)
and when it gets scratches, please recover them.

Please don’t be too much nervous, just think “A car gets scratches in the end”.
Then please find own style for car maintenance and let’s deal with scratches

Mr. S.K / Hokkaido Japan TOYOTA ISIS 2004model

☆Video about before application
– Polishing, removing the oil and applying Nano Pika Pika Rain Type-K

☆Video about after 3 hours application
I was fascinated by the gloss. Testing the water repellency.

【Tools】
Pika Pika Rain Oil Remover & Nano Pika Pika Rain Type-K

【About working】
I sprayed the solution to the attached microfiber cloth and wiped with it.
The solution was white but it almost looks e water, so in my feeling was wiping the water rather than applying the solution.
I didn’t have to wipe strongly.
If I put on the solution too much, there is possibility to make foggy finishing,
so I tried to wipe thinly and evenly.

However, frankly, I noticed after I read the instruction later,
Nano Pika Pika Rain can be used to the wet car body and spray to the wet microfiber cloth…!

【While application】
The gloss was getting deeper and deeper.
There were some fine scratches, but Nano Pika Pika Rain made them unnoticeable.

【After application】
I finished the work with about 30 minutes for my minivan.
Application was so easy. The gloss was as nice as my expectation.
I realized “the water-sliding effect” when I splashed the water to the car body.

【My review】
It was much easier that other products which I used to try other products.
There are nothing to be hasty if the bad smell to your hands or clothes.

I cannot believe that this car has been exposed outside for 10 years!

From the next time, I’m looking forward to trying the following things;
– Applying it after Pika Pika Rain PREMIUM Ceramic application.
– Applying it to the wet car body.

By the way, Pika Pika Rain Oil Remover contains alcohol, so it smells such a hospital,
but it volatilizes, so I feel that it is almost odorless.
It is completely different from other oil remover products.

Mr. S.A / Kanagawa Japan NISSAN PRIMERA 2000model

Photo no.1
Car washing

Photo no.2
After drying

Photo no.3
Starting application

Photo no.4
Finish application

Photo no.5 & 6
After application, it looks shiner.

Photo no.7 & 8
The water repellency (the next day of reapplication it had rain.)

First I wondered that the solution could be enough with such a small bottle?
However, I washed my car with Pika Pika Rain Car Shampoo, removed dirt with clay,
washed it again, and then, I applied Hyper Pika Pika Rain Ceramic Coating.

Surprisingly, half of the bottle remained.
For the first time, I applied it in May, and after that, I was keeping it in the fridge for 3 weeks.
Then I washed and reapplied it again.

After 24 hours reapplication, it had rain suddenly, so I took photos about the water repellency.
It wasn’t “Super hydrophobic”, but it repelled well.

I’m satisfied with it.
After that, I applied Nano Pika Pika Rain for 3 times, but the water repellency is still working.

Mr. T.M / Saitama Japan TOYOTA IPSUM 1997model

I bought Pika Pika Rain PREMIUM Ceramic Coating because it has many good reviews on radio and the Internet.
Before I used to other hydrophilic coating product, but there were stubborn water spots on the hood.

I removed water spots as preparation before application under a burning sky in summer.
I just repeated applying the solution to the small areas and wiped it.
The time for preparation was about 1 hour, and for application was about 1 hour, too.

I was surprised the gloss and shine like a mirror after application.
The water repellency is also excellent.

I’m happy to buy it.
From now on, I expect the durability.

Mr. K.N / Yamanashi Japan HONDA ODESSEY 1996model

【Before application】

【After application】

I applied Super Pika Pika Rain Ceramic Coating today.
My car was 1996 model, so the car surfaces were in bad condition.
Therefore, the day before of application, I polished whole of the car.

Application was very easy and I could apply it with a little amount.
(One of the sponges came off the soft side due to the rough car surface…)

Also wiping was easy without foggy finishing and it made the gloss came back.
As you can see the results of gloss in photos such as the surrounding science was reflected on the car body.

Now, the car body will be no problems until the car will be 20 years old.

Mr. I.H / Kumamoto Japan MAZDA RX-7 1994model

I was thinking about something good ways because the gloss got foggy due to volcanic ash.
Before I used to try the professional coating and other DIY coating products, but almost all I was not satisfied with results, such as the cost or durability.
At that time, I found Super Pika Pika Rain Ceramic Coating which has many good reviews on the Internet, and then I tried it for the first time.

I washed my car with the original shampoo which was contained the usual car shampoo and the dish soap which I expected removing the oil.
Also the instruction says that I should try not to remain any water, so I wiped and blew the water off carefully.

I applied the solution with the attached sponge.
The solution spread very well, so a little amount is enough for a whole car.
(Not to put on the solution too much!)

I think that tips of application were repeating the works (applying for every small areas, wiping the solution and checking results).

The photos show after application. It has nice results as many reviews.
There were a few rainy days, but I could check the dirt decrease before application.
From now on, I hope that this effect will keep for 3 years.

Mr. K.T / Chiba Japan MAZDA SAVANNA RX7 1978model

【Before application】



【After application】

I used to ask the professional coating every time I bought cars.
Always it costed over 60,000, sometimes they asked me 20,000 additionally because my car was a foreign car.
However, sadly, almost the results were not so good.

One day, I knew about Pika Pika Rain Ceramic Coating on the Internet.
First I had the different impression from it as the shading glass bottle.

After I applied it, I thought that preparation was important.
I washed my car carefully and removed iron fillings with clay.
If there were some scratches on the car body, polishing is necessary.
Moreover, I should be careful about the weather and climate.
Applying in the cloudy and not hot day is good because if the car body gets hot such as 40℃, the solution doesn’t spread well.

After application, I dried the car completely.
At the present, I think that it looks nice.
I was satisfied with the hydrophobic and shine.

I applied it to an old car and I think that Pika Pika Rain Ceramic Coating is appropriate coating for an old car, too.

Mr. Y.Y / Shizuoka Japan SUZUKI SORIO HYBRID 2017model

I applied Pika Pika Rain Window Pika Pika Rain with Pika Pika Rain PREMIUM Ceramic Coating after 1 week buying my brand new car.
The video shows the difference between before and after application.

Application was so easy.
My car was brand new, so I washed it, and then, just applying Window Pika Pika Rain.
I didn’t have to apply strongly.
However, it preformed such a nice hydrophobic, so I was very surprised.

When I was driving on the high way, the water was sliding even I didn’t use the wiper.
On the local road, I don’t have to use it if rain is not heavy.
Therefore, the field of vision in the rainy night is so good.

Other product which I used before got foggy and it made me uncomfortable, but now, I have no complaint about Window Pika Pika Rain.

6 months have passed since I applied, but it looks still working.
I’m looking forward to checking how long it will last.

I’m going to apply Window Pika Pika Rain again.

Mr. M.O / Wakayama Japan BMW MINI 2017model

【Before application】


【After application】

4 months has passed since I applied Pika Pika Rain PREMIUM Ceramic Coating.

It has a nice gloss before Nano Pika Pika Rain Type-K application,
so it may be difficult to find the difference by photos.

However, the biggest difference is the feel of the car body surface.

Nano Pika Pika Rain Type-K makes the car body feel smooth.
It means that the water repellency improves remarkably.
Therefore, dirt can be removed more easily, so I expect that car wash will get easier.

Of course, the appearance improves, too.
The science is reflected on the roof like a mirror.

Pika Pika Rain PREMIUM Ceramic Coating is enough, but I would like to recommend Nano Pika Pika Rain Type-K for you who wants to improve the effect of Pika Pika Rain PREMIUM Ceramic Coating.

Mr. N.O / Shizuoka Japan DAIHATSU TANTO CUSTOM 2013model

I applied Nano Pika Pika Rain Type-K on the same day I got.
Sadly, I noticed that I forgot to take photos before application, so I would like to show you some photos which shows about 2 months ago.

7 years ago, I asked the professional coating which was said that 3 years durability when I bought this car,
but the car body was getting foggy from the next year and the water repellency was worse than I expected.
Then I tried many products but all of them were not so good.
Finally, I decided to buy Nano Pika Pika Rain Type-K has many good reviews.
The shop shipped so speedy and they were polite.

When I started applying, I was surprised.
Just one time application made the car body got much deeper.
Also the water repellency was excellent.

I need to wipe the solution for finishing, but application is so easy.
I can drive my car as soon as I apply it and there are any foggy finishing.

The water respells on wheels as I applied Nano Pika Pika Rain Type-K to them,
and I think that the dirt will decrease from now on.

Therefore, I’m looking forward to checking how long it will last.
For a while, I will keep using Pika Pika Rain product.

If I will get nice results, I would like to use for another NBOX.

Mr. T / Kanagawa Japan FERRARI F430 2007model

※The movie shows that after 24 hours application.

I bought Nano Pika Pika Rain Tyep-K for the first time.
I used it after 2 weeks Pika Pika Pika Rain PREMIUM Ceramic Coating application.

First washed my car with Pika Pika Rain Car Shampoo and Microfiber Cloth.
Then I wiped with Pika Pika Rain Microfiber Chamois.

The instruction says that applying to the wet car body is fine,
but in my case, I applied it after wiped the water completely.

I sprayed Nano Pika Pika Rain Type-K 3 times on the wet microfiber cloth.
I also heard that using the solution too much is not so good, so I applied it to one fourth of the hood, and wiped the area with a dry microfiber cloth completely.
Then I repeated it for every small areas.

I was more relax than when I applied Pika Pika Rain PREMIUM Ceramic Coating
because Nano Pika Pika Rain can be recovered if I made a mistake.

Someone who doesn’t have any experience of DIY coating or doesn’t have confidence,
only applying Nano Pika Pika Rain Type-K would be OK.

After application, the red car body got much deeper.
There was nothing to say about the gloss.

As you can watch the video, the water is swelling due to surface tension.
It respells well on the wheels, too.
However, I was impressed by under the hood.
I thought that the material returns to the live, so it is so glossy and the water is sliding as their catch phrase, “This is the water-sliding effect”.

I’m going to use it to keep the glass layer of Pika Pika Rain PREMIUM Ceramic Coating!