What is the best for removing scratches? Car Wax or Car Glass Coating?
Want to remove scratches on the car body! What should we use?
How do you do the maintenance for your precious car?
There are quite a few people who are obsessed with washing a car regularly and detailing car wax or car coating. Your precious car which you have in your daily life. Not only when you crash and scraped your car but also there are many chances to damage surprisingly. “It is not so serious to ask a professional detailer, however, I want to deal with scratches…” Some of you might think like this. There are many types of scratch-off car wax. We will explain about the difference roughly. -Solid type
Basically it does not contain any polishing agent like compound. -Paste type
Basically it contains polishing agents. -Liquid type
Many products are based on polymer. -Seat type
The cloth has already contained wax. Car liquid compound makes scratches on the car body less noticeable by polishing to make the car body around the scratches gently. We introduced about car wax and car liquid compound mainly, but especially car wax might be difficult to choose the best one because there are beyond the number of products on the market. From now, we would like to explain about more detail. Is it true that car wax cannot effect depends on its ingredients? ■Car wax with an abrasive
It can polish the car body and remove scratches, but not for deep scratches. Scratches are removed by polishing, so these become less noticeable even though the car wax is off. This type of compound is silicon fills in scratches and it make them less noticeable. However, it just makes scratches less noticeable, doesn’t remove. So after car wax comes off, scratches become noticeable again. Car wax is not durable such as glass coating. If you leave your car long time without car washing after you apply car wax or apply it too much, these cause oxidation of car wax and it sticks to the car body. Then it is very difficult to remove it, sometimes your car might be damaged. In our conclusion, we don’t recommend to use it for removing scratches… We understand that “removing scratches = making scratches less noticeable”. “Is there any ways to remove them completely?”
You might think like this. To tell the truth, for removing scratches, polishing with compound is the most excellent. If scratches are not so deep, they can be removed because polishing tears off scratches with the car paint surface together thinly. Also compound can remove stubborn dirt which cannot be removed with normal car shampoo, such as water spots, the pitch, droppings and so on. However, please make note that polishing with compound has demerits. On the other hand, polish the same part with a sponge, Moreover, using a polisher has some problems which that a polisher is expensive and it needs a source of electrical power to use. This is just an addition, after you polished the car body with compound, it is the perfect time to apply glass coating!! By the way, glass coating is able to make superficial scratches less noticeable. From this paragraph, we described about how to remove scratches which has already been on the car body. However, there is one thing which we cannot forget… As we said above, we polish the clear coat and the paint surface. If you prevent against scratches in advance, you are caring and keeping your car beautiful, don’t you? [View details about 100% genuine-glass coating Pika Pika Rain PREMIUM] If we apply it to a car, the glass coating doesn’t form the thick glass layer with naked eyes, However, it is different from before applying glass coating, in this case, In Pika Pika Rain PREMIUM’s case, reapplying glass coating is possible to fill scratches with glass Additionally, the water repellency (the water-sliding effect) is very well, By the way, this strayed from the topic of removing scratches… From now, we would like to explain how to prepare and apply Pika Pika Rain PREMIUM step by step. First, remove the dirt which is adhered on the car body with plenty of water. (You can skip this step if you don’t care about scratches, water spots not so much.) It can solve almost all of problems like scratches, water spots and so on. First, put proper amount of compound which you shake it well on a sponge. First, put proper amount of compound which you shake it well on a sponge.
※Caution※
Please be careful not to polish too much for both cases. Remove the oil with Pika Pika Rain Oil Remover. [View details about Pika Pika Rain Oil Remover] Finally, after the preparation, let’s move to the application of glass coating! This is how to do the preparation and apply Pika Pika Rain PREMIUM. However, Pika Pika Rain PREMIUM can last three years at once you apply it!! [View details about 100% genuine-glass coating Pika Pika Rain PREMIUM] How was this article?
We introduced about many merits and demerits about glass coating, but if we’re going to do the application, it is important to think about its caring for the future. Of course it is not bad to make a car beautiful with the paste wax. We cannot help avoiding scratches on the car body in a daily life. However, if apply the glass coating after polishing with the compound, Car wax is cheaper than glass coating, but we have to apply car wax many times. You might think that paste car wax with polishing materials and gloss, but the after caring is hard and you glass coating is better. Both of them have their own good sides, it is the best you can care about your car by your own way which adjusts your preference and your life style.
The reasons are various.
For example, stepping-stones, sands, using a washing machine and so on.
Whatever any situations it is not good your precious car is caught a damages, isn’t it?
Then, we’re going to introduce which items are effective for removing scratches.●Scratch-off Car wax
It makes a car shiny by filling in the scratches.
The ingredient of polish in the wax makes scratches less noticeable.
Also the ingredient of wax makes a car shiny.
It depends on products polishing materials have or have not.
This is easier to apply than any other types which is good point.
It can wax a car with just wiping.
This is very workability, but its durability is so-so.●Car liquid compound
Please use the appropriate type of compound which depends on the depth of scratches.
If you want to remove a deep scratch, you should polish with rough compound, and then, you should polish with fine one and finish it.
Truly, there are many types of car waxes.
Moreover, if you have a mistake to choose it, the car body might be caught damage by its ingredients or might get the less effect.
Therefore, you should understand about types of car waxes and let’ choose the appropriate one!Types of scratch-off car wax
Some water spots and dirt are removed as well.
If you polish it strongly, there is possibility to make small scratches on the car body.
Therefore please do not polish with too much.
The work is not so hard because you can do polishing and waxing together,
however, it also polish not only scratches but also the car body little by little at every applications.
Please be careful when you apply it for plastic parts.
They are almost paste type and liquid type.■Car wax without with polishing materials
Usually this type is stronger hydrophobic than paste and liquid car wax with polishing materials/
We don’t recommend this if you are reluctant to polish the car body.
Also this is almost type of solid type.The durability of scratch-off car wax
Solid car wax, paste car wax and liquid car wax can long last in this order,
but we recommend to apply car wax once a month even though solid type which is the longest durability in these.Bad points of scratch-off car wax
Moreover, it looks not so good due to black and yellow stains. Especially, please be careful about gaps in a hood, this part is easy to oxidize.In the long run, how about scratch-off car wax?
It cannot remove them completely and the car body is damaged by using the car wax again and again. However, the type of fill-scratch cannot remove scratches themselves.
Therefore we think that polishing with compound is the best way for removing scratches.
We would like to describe how to polish with compound below.This is the best! How to remove scratches and make a car glossy!
Compound is a fine-grain and there are a several types such as coarse and fine.
It sounds difficult, but saying in an easier way, it is a liquid version of fine for a wood.
The work is by using a sponge or an electric machine.
(※ If scratches are deep such they reach under the car paint surface, it impossible to remove by polishing, so let’s ask professional’s work!)
For this reason, it is not too much say that the car body rest by polishing at once.
It polishes the car paint surface and the clear layer even though the compound is how fine.
This work is needed a certain level of technic, for example if we polish the same part,
you might need more repairing because the car paint surface is polished, too.
This is the one of troubles which can be happened when we use the polisher.
rarely the car paint surface becomes whitish like a thin haze due to the heat.
(It is very time-consuming if you need to polish not only partial or but also whole of a car.)
Special paintings, for example a scratch sealed and self-restoring coat, should be better to avoid unless we find the influence by polishing as much as possible.
The car paint surface cannot be undone at once you polish, if you feel fear of these demerits, asking professional car detailers can be the one way even though it is expensive.After polished the car body with compound…
Because the car body is clean – there is no scratches, the dirt and the oil – the preparation for glass coating finished already.
You can apply glass coating immediately after you wash the car with car shampoo carefully and drying the water.
Surely it can keep a car beautiful and glossy.
We recommend it highly even though it is a little bit time-consuming.
(Please don’t forget that glass coating CANNOT remove scratches completely.)Prevent against daily scratches by glass coating!
Nevertheless, if we’re going to do it, it is much better than it we can prevent against scratches, isn’t it?
Of course, if your car gets scratches, you can deal with them by filling or polishing unless the scratches are very deep.
If we polish a car every time when the car gets scratches, its car paint surface will run out.
If the car paint surface runs out, you need the expensive and time-consuming repair,
in the worst case, there is possibility to say good-bye to your precious car…
Then, for the prevention of scratches, glass coating is highly recommended.
Please consider about “100% genuine-glass coating”, not “glass-like coating”.
100% genuine-glass coating forms the glass layer on the car body.
▼Our Pika Pika Rain PREMIUM is like this.
but the car body is protected by the glass layer indeed. The glass coated car body is harder to scratch than the naked one.
Sadly, a car will be got some scratches by all means, such as driving, parking, daily washing and using a car wash machine.
the area where gets scratches is the glass layer on the car paint surface.
It means that when we polish with compound to remove scratches, first the glass layer is polished at first,
so the damage will be reduced quite a lot.
and then the scratches is made less noticeable due to the reflection of the light.
The reapplied parts the strength of glass layer become stronger, so that is killing two birds with one stone!
so we recommend it strongly because dust and droppings are removed easily and then you can cut the time for daily car washing.
Therefore, we recommend Pika Pika Rain PREMIUM for not only the prevention of scratches but also the maintenance!
The faded black plastic parts by the long-term deterioration can take back its original color by applying Pika Pika Rain PREMIUM, too.
Please don’t forget to apply this part!Perfect application with Pika Pika Rain after removing scratches!!
STEP1: Washing a car with your hands
After this, make bubbles with car shampoo and wash a car with microfiber like you stroke it softly.
Finally, please wipe off with another dry microfiber cloth or microfiber chamois completely.STEP2: Polishing with compound
Compound is also useful for removing old car wax or car coating.
Pika Pika Rain Liquid Compound has two types, Fine and Ultra-Fine. Please apply Compound Fine for scratches or swirl marks removing.
On the other hand, Compound Ultra-Fine for final mirror finish.
(Application order is Fine and Ultra-Fine.)[How to apply with a sponge]
Next, apply compound straight forward.
Please move to a next small area and repeat these steps to finish. [How to apply with a polishing machine]
Next, move a polishing machine horizontally and buff the area that needs attention.
Please move to a next small area and repeat these steps to finish.
Moreover, after polishing, please don’t forget to wash a car well and wipe off the water with Pika Pika Rain Microfiber cloth.
[View details about Pika Pika Rain Liquid Compound]STEP3: Removing the oil
This is not necessary,
but it makes car glass coating is better, so we would like you to do it even tough your car is brand new.STEP4: Applying the glass coating
At first put proper amount of Pika Pika Rain PREMIUM on a sponge (The first time is 5 or 6 drops, after that please add 2 or 3 drops) and apply to the car body with the sponge thinly.
Then immediately please wipe the area where you applied in with Microfiber Cloth.
We recommend to repeat applying the car body into small areas.
If you apply it for a spread area at one time, the liquid get dry and you cannot apply it evenly.
Some of you might feel troublesome about STEP2 and STEP3, but the durability of glass coating will be quite different from you do it or do not it!!
Car wax can last from one month to three months.
(Of course, it depends on the situation of keeping and the frequency of driving…)
Please consider about it if you think that “It is troublesome the application again and again…”Cost-effective Glass Coating!!
However, when we think about the durability of gloss, we can recommend glass coating because it forms the glass layer and it can last three years.
If we apply the car wax to them less noticeable, but after the car wax removed, scratches are remarkable, again.
you don’t have to be worried about scratches not to damage on the car paint surface directly, because they are on the glass layer of glass coating.
Therefore, the application of glass coating which is only one time should be very easy.
What is the most cost-effective way of glass coating application? How about the market price for glass coating?
Where should we apply glass coating?
What aspects do you value when you choose and buy a new car?
Many people tend to choose as a whole, from its function, price, appearance and so on.
A new car when you had loved at first site in the catalog or at the exhibition.
It would be great if we could keep the car brand new for long time, wouldn’t it?
Applying glass coating to a new car makes it beautiful for long time. Also home car wash and daily maintenance get so easy.
Usually car dealers ask “How about glass coating as an option?” when you decide to buy a new car.
However, are we only able to apply glass coating in this way?
The answer is NO.
We have three choices to apply glass coating below;
– To ask car dealers
– To ask professional car detailers
– To apply by oneself (DIY glass coating products)
In this article, we would like to introduce about each advantages, disadvantages and market prices in detail. (Sorry, we show the price in Japanese currency… please check in your country’s currency.)
Part 1. Quick and easy car dealers
You can ask dealers to apply glass coating as an option.
Some of you might think that you’re going to ask them because you already have relationship of trust with them.
From now, we would like to tell its advantage and disadvantage.
【Advantage】A car is delivered with glass coating.
This is the biggest advantage of applying glass coating by car dealers.
You can ask them to buy and apply glass coating at the same time, so your new car is delivered with glass coating completely when you get it.
You don’t need to bring your new car to the car detailers again and wait a few days until the car detailing finished.
It means that you can drive your new car right away!
“I need to save any time and effort to find car detailers and bring my car to them!”
“No matter what I want to drive my new car as soon as possible!!”
We recommend this way to you emphasize the speed.
【Disadvantage】The optional price is comparatively expensive.
On the other hand, the high-cost is the disadvantage.
If a car is large, the price for glass coating will rise to around 100,000 JPY. It cannot be helped because it saves a lot of time and effort as we said above, but it is a very serious problem if you want to save costs.
Anyway, the price depends on dealers of course. Also it varies depending on the manufacture, type, class, size, model year, color, and painting (such as pearl, metallic…etc.) of the car.
Therefore, you should better to check the price before you ask them certainly. Moreover, please be careful the person who applies is like. A dealer is not professional of car detailing, such as a car detailer. Therefore, sometimes the person who applies glass coating doesn’t have enough knowledge of glass coating. Otherwise it is worse, he is an absolute armature.
Accordingly, we recommend to check who and where applies just in case.
[The average price for glass coating by dealers]
Light automobile (Hustler, Lapin…etc.)
From 50,000 JPY
SS size (Aqua, Vitz, Roadster…etc.)
From 55,000 JPY
S size (Insight, Axela…etc.)
From 60,000 JPY
M size (Prius, Levorg, Skyline…etc.)
From 65,500 JPY
L size (Crown, CX-5, Cercior…etc.)
From 70,000 JPY
LL size (Priusα, Harrier, X-TRAIL…etc.)
From 75,000 JPY
3L size (Voxy, Serena, Odyssey…etc.)
From 80,000 JPY
4L size (Alphard, Vellfire, Hiace…etc.)
From 85,000 JPY
Part 2. Skillful and plentiful after-service car detailers
Most of you want your car keep beautiful by apart from DIY glass coating, maybe you ask to car dealers as we said in Part1. However, we think that looking for an ideal car detailer can be one of your choices if the price is too high at the dealer or if you want to apply glass coating to a used car.
Now, we would like to introduce about its advantages and disadvantages.
【Advantages】They have skillful staffs and plentiful after service.
1)Your car gets high-quality finish with their solid skill from preparation to glass coating.
-However, you need to research reviews and ask detailers directly and it is very difficult to find out the reliable car detailer.
2)Most of them have sincere guarantees such as a regular inspection.
-This point is recommended to you who hesitate to control your car condition. Some of them inform a regular inspection diligently. Moreover, their inspection is covered with not only outside but also inside and if you have one of them close to you, car maintenance will get easy.
3)3- They solve troubles which you cannot deal with them by yourself.
-They are very reliable when you are in trouble with recovering your failure of DIY glass coating, removing terrible scratch or strong water spots and using a professional machine.
【Disadvantages】It is very costly and there is possibility that they tell a lie.
1)If you ask them to apply glass coating, not easy polymer wax is so expensive.
-Of course, car detailers are cheaper than car dealers, but you feel that it is more expensive than DIY because it needs labor costs and technical fee.
2)You cannot drive your car while applying at the car detailer. Car dealers apply glass
-coating before delivery of your car, but, on the other hand, you need to leave your car even though you have been using, so, it is inconvenient. Some car detailers provide an alternative car, so you would be better to ask.
3)Most of their regular inspection is essential.
-This point might be the advantage as we said above…
Please check applying fee includes regular inspection. However, some of them ask us to pay the regular inspection fee every time. In spite of long durability of glass coating, total cost effect could be bad in the end if we have to pay every inspection.
4)They only apply polymer coating or wax as if it was glass coating.
-Most of car detailer’s original glass coating meet this case.
Especially, the easy car detailer with gas station tend to call all similar products as “glass coating”, but they are actually “glass-like-coating”. We understand it is difficult to find out real glass coating, but let’s compare and examine from gathering information as much as you can.
To be honest, there is not a big difference between professional and amateur in glass coating finish. However, preparing the surface such as polishing and buffing requires technique and makes the difference. If you are not satisfied with DIY results and seek the perfect ones, please consider about asking car detailers once.
[The average price for glass coating by detailers]
Light automobile (Hustler, Lapin…etc.)
From 50,000 JPY
SS size (Aqua, Vitz, Roadster…etc.)
From 55,000 JPY
S size (Insight, Axela…etc.)
From 60,000 JPY
M size (Prius, Levorg, Skyline…etc.)
From 65,500 JPY
L size (Crown, CX-5, Cercior…etc.)
From 70,000 JPY
LL size (Priusα, Harrier, X-TRAIL…etc.)
From 75,000 JPY
3L size (Voxy, Serena, Odyssey…etc.)
From 80,000 JPY
4L size (Alphard, Vellfire, Hiace…etc.)
From 85,000 JPY
Part 3. Overwhelming cost-effectiveness and a feeling of satisfaction after finished DIY
If you want to save costs, applying by yourself is the best! These days, quality of glass coating products on the market is getting better and better, so you can get same durability and gloss as applying by car detailers unless you don’t choose a bad product.
Then we would like to introduce about its advantage and disadvantage below.
【Advantage】Drastic cost cutting in car detailing
We might think that this is the most important point. If you ask to car dealers or car detailers, they need several ten thousands Yen at least. However, if you do it by yourself, applying fee is FREE!! Furthermore, DIY glass coating products can be applied easily and the results look like professional. There are many products which can be applied in 3 hours (or less than it).
One point advice! How to distinguish glass coating
You must have good eyes to tell the difference between a real glass coating and a glass-like-coating.
“Anyway, what is the REAL glass coating?”
Some of you might have a question like this. For us, Pika Pika Rain defines real glass coaling as liquid change to real glass after crystallized and it protects a car.
Two of examples below are not called as crystallized glass coating;
.1) You need to apply the product once or twice a year.
.2) Liquid doesn’t harden and changes to soft silicon, not glass.
Please be careful these products before you buy because they don’t last long like real glass coating.
Pika Pika Rain Glass Coating change to glass layer after crystallized and a car is protected by it, so you can use it without any worries!
【Disadvantage】You should do everything on your responsibility.
For example, if there are many scratches on the car body, you have to polish the car. Also if oily dirt still on the car body, you have to remove it, too.
If you fail to apply and glass coating is not applied unevenly, it’s just your fault. Unfortunately, you must deal with it on your responsibility.
You need be careful not to get the car wet for certain period. The method of preservation and the weather as well.
Glass coating is difficult to be removed once it’s happened, so that’s the very reason for ensuring that preparation should be perfect with reading the instruction.
You should be better to ask to the manufacture by phone or email if you have any questions. About Pika Pika Rain, please contact us below any time!!
TEL: +81-6-6245-4500 MAIL: japan@pika2rain.com
[The average price for DIY glass coating products]
From a mini car to a large-size car
Under 10,000 JPY
(One bottle of Pika Pika Rain PREMIUM can apply two mini cars if you do very well.)
Perfect preparation makes glass coating professional quality finishing!!
The preparation is the most important work before applying glass coating.
Why is this so important?
The answer is that glass coating cover car paint surface with glass layer as it is. It means that glass coating finishing is reflected by the condition of car paint surface directly.
Of course things to do will change by car’s condition. Then we would like to introduce about varieties of preparation as an extra article.
Compound
When you check your car carefully, there are many scratches and water spots which is adhered to the car body even though you care about it passionately. Unfortunately, you cannot help it.
However, Pika Pika Rain Liquid Compound can remove scratches and water spots (Ion deposit) by polishing the surface thinly and make it fine.
Oil Remover
Always the oily dirt is on car paint surface. It is not only daily dirt but also remaining car wax and coating which you applied before. Oil remover can deal with them.
Removing oily dirt makes glass coating easy to adhere to the car body. Gloss and durability of glass coating is changed by how close it bonds to painted surface, so we recommend to adopt this work as possible.
Please make note that there are two types of oil remover in the car care market. The one contains alcohol and another contains oil. Pika Pika Rain Glass Coating contains alcohol, so please choose the same type of oil remover.
Ion Deposit (Water spots) Remover
Water spots are very hard to be removed by daily washing.
Pika Pika Rain water spots remover is possible to remove them easily. It is simpler than using polishing machine, so we recommend to apply for partial water spots.
Preparation for a new car
A new car doesn’t have remarkable dirt and scratch, so we think that polishing with compound is not necessary. Glass coating lasts long by applying oil remover.
Washing with car shampoo
-Drying completely with microfiber cloth and applying oil remover
-Applying glass coating
Preparation for a secondhand car
In this case, you must do preparation. Polish with compound completely and remove scratch and dirt on the car body.
Washing with car shampoo
– Polishing with compound to remove scratches and strong water spots
(If water spots are partial, only applying water spots remover is fine.)
– Washing with car shampoo to remove compound completely
– Drying completely with microfiber cloth and applying oil remover
– Applying glass coating
If you apply in above steps, the beauty of glass coating is brought out!
Find a combination to fit your budget and lifestyle.
We introduced about car dealers, car detailers and DIY glass coating. We hope you understand each advantages, disadvantages and the market price. Please don’t forget that the market price is only a target figure, so that asking car detailers to make a quotation is the best way to check the exact price.
“I’m interested in DIY glass coating, but I don’t have enough place / confidence to apply…”
“I’m anxious about scratches on my second car, but I don’t have any equipment to polish…”
If you cannot find your best style from three ways which we introduced, how about these combinations below?
Bring a glass coating product to car dealers or car detailers
Actually, some of our customers bring Pika Pika Rain Glass Coating to their favorite car detailers and ask them to apply it. You need to discuss with them, but there is worth to try it if you have any friendly car dealers or car detailers.
Asking only preparation for glass coating to car detailers
Also our other customers ask car detailers to remove scratches, water spots and iron filings which they reluctant to do. Then they apply Pika Pika Rain by themselves.
The average price for glass coating
| Types | Car dealers | Car detailers | DIY products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light automobile (Hustler, Lapin…etc.) |
From 50,000 JPY | Under 10,000 JPY (Some products can apply two cars.) |
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| SS size (Aqua, Vitz, Roadster…etc.) |
From 55,000 JPY | Under 10,000 JPY | |
| S size (Insight, Axela…etc.) |
From 60,000 JPY | ||
| M size (Prius, Levorg, Skyline…etc.) |
From 65,500 JPY | ||
| L size (Crown, CX-5, Cercior…etc.) |
From 70,000 JPY | ||
| LL size (Priusα, Harrier, X-TRAIL…etc.) |
From 75,000 JPY | ||
| 3L size (Voxy, Serena, Odyssey…etc.) |
From 80,000 JPY | ||
| 4L size (Alphard, Vellfire, Hiace…etc.) |
From 85,000 JPY | Under 20,000 JPY （Need two bottles for a large / wide car.） |
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Everyone has own idea about which points they want to save. For example, time, price, effort…etc.
Please compare and examine your preference and compromise points until you can find the best way to apply glass coating!
