What is a clear coat?

At ocdetailer.com it’s important for our customers to know that a clear coat is, essentially, a layer of clear paint applied on top of a basecoat, which contains the pigment for color.

Base coats have no reflection or color depth. The clear coat is applied to the top of the base coat to add the shine, color depth and reflection. Clear coat is paint, therefore it requires consistent polishing and waxing efforts to help protect it from the environment.

Some single-step products combine the cut of a polish with the shine and protection of a wax. They work great when speed is important, but aren’t as effective overall as a two-step polish/wax process.

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