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When it comes down to overall quality and appearance of your car, maintaining the paint on it is a time-consuming and, at times, pricey procedure. Nevertheless, maintaining the paint on your car is very important. Several products have hit the market over the past several decades that claim to help keep the paint of your car in excellent condition, and some are saying to be the greatest.

I'd say for the past 10 years or so, ceramic coating has been one of the most essential technologies in all this. We will talk about ceramic coatings and if they're worth the money. It's not a mystery that ceramic coatings have skyrocketed in popularity within the last 10 years, and they promise to offer the best paint protection you could apply to your car.

There are a number of locations across the country that market it, from automotive social media content creators to neighborhood detailing stores, and everywhere in between. Almost everyone swears by this stuff. Most people are put off by the price when they first see it. Let's begin by understanding what ceramic coating actually is. Ceramic coatings are often called nano coatings, and so they contain silicon dioxide or silicon carbide.

This product comes in a liquid form so it can be applied to a vehicle and fully protect finish 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 dominated the paint protection and automotive detailing industry. What started out as using fats from animals in the late 1800s and early 1900s to give those old horse carriages a good spit shine, quickly and thankfully evolved into some 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) have a series of products that protect painted surfaces with nano-ceramic technology. This was a game changer. But like, why?

What made this product so revolutionary? 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. Ceramic coating on the other hand will typically last anywhere from two to five years depending on the application and the quality of the product.

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. However, sometimes people just like to over-hype it just a little bit. And what I mean by that is that, because ceramic coating has become so popular, some detailers and people who promote ceramic coating like to stretch the truth just a tad. The reason is there are some common misconceptions about the product and about ceramic coating.

It does not eliminate or prevent water spots. I'm sorry, it's the truth, although it does help. Its hydrophobic characteristics allow water and water droplets to flow off the surface more easily, as seen in the videos, reducing the amount of possible water spots. 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. A protective film or Clear Bra would be an appropriate choice for something like that. The third thing is that it's really not that expensive.

Ceramic coatings were quite expensive when they first appeared, reaching upwards of $1500 Having said that, now you can have your vehicle professionally ceramic coated for only under $700 by a good detailer.

Many times, if you intend to have your car coated, you first need to have the paint of your car corrected (remove light scratches), which is where a lot of the extra cost comes from. If you don't mind getting a bottle of the stuff and trying it yourself, learning the process, maybe messing it up once or twice, go for it.

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. Let's face it, it has to be worth it for you and your car.

The paint on your car should absolutely be protected if it has a really nice paint job. Spend a few hundred dollars on a ceramic coating for your car. It is possible to coat more than just your car. It is extremely popular to coat your wheels with ceramic coatings. As a result, we've begun offering it as an add-on option when you check out. This way, we can coat your tires before you head out of the door. ( you will see how much easier it is to clean them afterwards)

In addition, we've seen people get things like their seats and other interior parts ceramic coated, a bunch of things they don't want to worry about scrubbing down to get all the dirt off, and it makes the process so much easier.

If you think that's something worth it to you, then go for it. Ceramic coating technology has helped lots of people; many website of the people here have it applied to their vehicles because they swear by it. You've got to think about it from all sides, and it's gotta be worth it for you to be protecting your car or part of your car with it.

This is an investment, so it is best to protect it. So please tell us what you think about ceramic coating and whether it is something you've done to your car, wheels, or seats.