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When it comes down to all round quality and appearance of your car, maintaining the paint on it is a time-consuming and, at times, quite expensive process. Nonetheless, keeping the paint on your car is extremely important. A lot of products have hit the marketplace in recent years that claim to be the most effective and will keep your paint of your car in tip-top shape.

Then one that has really been in the forefront of all this and I would say the last ten years or so, has been ceramic coating. We are going to discuss whether ceramic coatings are worth the expense and whether they will be worth the work. The ceramic coating industry has skyrocketed in popularity over the last decade, providing the very best paint and clear coat protection available.

You can find it endorsed almost anywhere, from detailing stores to automotive content creators. People swear by it. People get turned off by the price tag the 1st time they look at it. First let's figure out what ceramic coating is. It's also known as a nano coating, and silicon dioxide, or silicon carbide, is the main ingredient.

Ceramic coatings comes in a liquid form so it may be applied to a car or truck and adhere to the surface of the vehicle.

After it hardens, the silicon dioxide and other coating characteristics form an additional protective shell that repels water and protects against UV radiation. For the longest time and I am talking about a long, long time, waxes ruled the paint protection and auto detailing industry. It used to be that when old horse carriages needed a good shine, they used animal fats. But that quickly changed, thankfully, into more cruelty-free solutions using plant-based products. As early as the 1900s, different waxes were used to detail vehicles and give them that shiny, glamorous appearance that their owners desired.

If you wanted to keep your paint looking good, repel water and add just that good little bit of layer of protection, adding a good layer of wax was your solution.

360 Products (available at ADSO stores) make a line of products created with nano-ceramic technology. This was a game changer. But like, why?

How did this new product change the game? Why is a ceramic coating so expensive compared to car wax? What are the factors that distinguish ceramic coatings from car wax? The biggest difference between a wax and a ceramic coating is its longevity. A good wax will last anywhere between like three or six weeks, before you're gonna have to do a re-application. A ceramic coating will, on the other hand, typically last for about two to five years, depending on the quality and application.

Ceramic coating also does a better job of protecting against UV rays and other natural things that can harm your paint.

In general, it works excellently, and I don't have to sit here and tell you, you've seen mud fall off cars and trucks and then they can rinse it out with a hose. In the end, though, from time to time people just like to over-hype things. It is quite common for those who promote ceramic coating to stretch the truth just a tad. The product and ceramic coating in general are subject to a few common misconceptions.

It doesn't get rid of water spots. I'm sorry, it's the truth, although it does help. Using a ceramic coating that has hydrophobic characteristics, here water and moisture droplets may flow off the surface much more easily, which is why water spots are less likely to appear. As a result of the hydrophobic properties of the ceramic coating, it allows water and droplets to run off easier, which explains why you see it in the videos. Ceramic coatings don't protect your car from rocks chips and scratches.

The solution may protect against some light scratches here and there, but I wouldn't say it is scratch-proof. If something like that happens, maybe you should invest in some protective film or Clear Bra. The cost is lower than you may expect.

Ceramic coatings were expensive when they first came out, possibly up to $1500 a pop A professional detailer can now professionally ceramic coat your vehicle for right around $700.

In most cases, when you receive a quote to have your car coated, you might have to have your car's paint corrected first. This is where the extra cost comes from. That said, if you wanna just get a bottle of the stuff and do it yourself, learn the process, maybe screw it up a few times, that's cool.

In general, when something new like ceramic coating is introduced it costs quite a bit initially, and then eventually the price will come down over time, that's how it is. It is important to note that part of the cost of ceramic coating your car is paying someone to do the application for you. It has to be worth it for you and your car.

A car's paintjob has a really nice look, so I would definitely advise you to protect it. You can ceramic coat your car for a couple hundred dollars. Your car isn't the only thing you can apply a coating to. It is extremely popular to coat your wheels with ceramic coatings. Having this done is so popular that we have started offering packages as an add-on when you're checking out. We can literally do it for you before you leave and it makes cleaning your tires so much easier.

We've also seen people get their seats and other interior parts ceramic coated, stuff that they don't want to have to worry about scrubbing off, and that makes cleaning so much easier.

So, if that is something that you find valuable, then by all means, go for it. There are a bunch of people who swear by ceramic coating. Most of them here have it done to their vehicles because they love the results. Therefore, it has to be worth it to you to put on a car or part of your car that you want to protect.

You want to protect your investment. Let us know what you think about ceramic coating and if you've ever had it done.