TOP COAT
A normal paint warranty is for 1 year only, but for some applicators, putting a ceramic coating on top automatically negates the warranty
iShine are hopeful they can change the mindset of applicators to ‘embrace’ ceramic coatings, not only as an ideal way to generate additional revenue, but as a useful tool for keeping in regular touch with their important yacht-owning customers.
The argument is a strong one, when you consider that after a new paint job has been applied, that same customer might not need to return back to an applicator or refit yard for anywhere between 5 and 10 years, so why not have that same customer coming back for an annual coatings check- up and replenishment if needed.
CeraShield are another ceramic coating supplier facing a degree of reluctance from paint manufacturers and applicators. As a result, CeraShield are funding a major, ‘benchmark’ report from a respected test lab that MD, Andy Williams, hopes will reassure paint applicators and manufacturers that yachts treated with ceramic coatings are
fine to work on. Amongst other things the study will produce a pathway on how to deal with ceramic coatings prior to a painting programme.
Andy told us, “Part of the problem is at grassroots level, whereby a normal paint warranty is for 1 year only, but for some applicators, putting a ceramic coating on top automatically negates the warranty and a sense of stalemate and general reluctance ensues.
“Not only are we losing out from the commercial benefit, but yacht owners and crew are being denied the technological benefits and long-term savings that a protective ceramic coating treatment can provide.”
A company that places a lot of faith and trust behind an extensive product research and development protocol, is the Nanoshine Group, the Taiwanese parent company
MS YACHT SERVICES & 2MS MS Yacht Services is a family-owned company and are proud of the reputation they have built across the marine world. Formed in 2017, they have established MS Yacht Services as one of the most reputable service providers for delivering high quality yacht services and boating repairs. Three years later, they are about to repair their 250th boat. MS Protection specialises in producing high performance, innovation-led surface coating products for the marine and automotive industries. The team has developed a range of surface-protection products, under the 2MS brand, for protecting marine vessels and auto vehicles. The 2MS product range offers exceptional performance which they proudly use to protect the surfaces of vessels exposed to the most challenging climates and conditions. For more details Tel: +44 (0)1752 656 200 or visit
www.ms-protection.co.uk
behind the global Ceramic Pro brand and Kavaca brand.
Like many coatings manufacturers, Ceramic Pro’s formative years lay in industrial and automotive coatings and Ceramic Pro’s Chris Dell, told us, “Marine is a relatively new and largely untapped market that is growing exponentially as owners look to protect the value of a vessel by keeping it in ‘as new’ condition.
“Ceramic Pro’s nanoceramic coatings have been tested and verified as above 9H (on a pencil hardness scale) by world-renowned
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