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Trying to keep your trucks and cars paint in outstanding condition takes money and time, but it makes a huge difference in the overall quality and appearance of your car or truck. Lately, several products have appeared in the marketplace that claim to be the best which will protect the paint on your vehicle.

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 will be worth the expense and whether they would be worth the time and effort. During the last few years, ceramic coatings have grown in popularity, providing the very best paint protection offered.

You can find it promoted almost anywhere, from detailing stores to car content creators. People swear by it. A lot of people get a little turned off when they get a good look at the cost for the first time. Let's start with understanding what ceramic coating actually is. It's often called a nano coating, and silicon dioxide, or silicon carbide, is the main ingredient.

The fact that it comes in a liquid form allows it to be applied to a car or truck and adhere to the vehicle's finish like no other product on the market.

Once solidified, the Silicon dioxide and other characteristics of the coating combine to produce an additional protective layer that repels water and provides some protection from the sun's UV rays and other harmful rays. For the longest time and I mean a long, long time, waxes ruled the paint protection and car detailing industry. From using animal fats in the late 1800s and early 1900s to spruce up those old horse carriages, the industry experimented with plant-based alternatives that quickly became more widely accepted. Different waxes were used for detailing cars in the 1900s to ensure they had that nice glamorous shine 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) have a series of products that protect painted surfaces with nano-ceramic technology. This was a game changer. But like, why?

Why was this new product such a game changer? How did car wax differ from ceramic coatings and why did it cost so much? Ceramic coatings are distinguished from wax coatings by their longer lifetime. You'll need a reapplication after about three or six weeks with a good wax. For ceramics, the lifespan is usually two to five years depending on the quality of the product and the application.

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

It works fine, you've seen the videos of people throwing mud on their car and it just slides off and they can just rinse it off. 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. Meaning there are some common misconceptions about the product and ceramic coating.

It does not eliminate or prevent water spots. I'm sorry, it's the truth, although it does help. Because of the hydrophobic properties of the ceramic coating, water and water droplets will run off the surface much faster, that is why you see it so clearly in the videos, so that water spots are reduced. 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 against rock chips or scratches.

While it might prevent light scratches here and there, I wouldn't consider it more than a 60-70% scratch proof solution. A protective film or Clear Bra would be an appropriate choice for something like that. And third of all, it's really not as expensive as you might think.

It was pretty expensive when ceramic coating first came out, costing upwards of $1500 You can now have your car professionally ceramic coated by a professional detailer for around $700.

If you're getting a quote to have your car coated, you might have to get the paint corrected first, which adds to the cost. Then you can do it yourself, learn the process, maybe mess it up once or twice.

Whenever a new technology like ceramic coating launches on the market, it will likely be quite expensive at first and then over time, the price will reduce, that's just how it works. The cost of ceramic coating your car is primarily covering the application process and having someone else do it for website you. Ultimately, it has to be worth it for you and your vehicle.

If you own a nice paint job on your car, you should protect it. Spend a couple hundred dollars, go get your car ceramic coated. And your car isn't the only thing that can be coated either. One of the most popular types of wheel coatings today is ceramic coatings. It's so popular that we've started offering Whip Our Wheel And Tire packages as an add-on when you're checking out, we can literally ceramic coat them for you before they head out the door and honestly it makes cleaning them so much easier.

But that's not all either, we've seen people get things like their seats and other interior parts ceramic coated, a bunch of things that they just don't wanna have to worry about scrubbing down to really get all the dirt off, it just makes the whole process so much easier.

So, if that is something that you find valuable, then by all means, go for it. Ceramic coating technology has helped lots of people; many of the people here have it applied to their vehicles because they swear by it. The protection you are putting on your car or part of your car needs to be worth it for you.

This is an investment, so it is best to protect it. Tell us how you feel about ceramic coating and if you have had it applied to any of your cars, wheels, or seats.