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Keeping your car's paint in excellent condition takes money and time, but it makes a huge difference in the overall quality and appearance of your vehicle. Lately, several products have showed up that you can buy that claim to be the best and that will protect the paint on your car.

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 will go over ceramic coatings and if they are worth the money. Over the past few years, ceramic coatings have grown in popularity, providing the very best paint protection on the market.

You can find it promoted almost everywhere, from detailing stores to automotive content creators. There are plenty of people that swear by this stuff. Lots of people get a little turned off when they get a good look at the cost for the first time. Let me first talk about what ceramic coating is. Silica dioxide or silicon carbide are the main ingredients in ceramic coatings, also called nanocoatings.

It will come in liquid form which allows it to be applied to a car or truck and adhere to the finish.

Once it's hardened, the Silicon dioxide properties and other properties of the coating form an extra protective shell, I guess you could call it, that repels the water and provide some protection from the sun's UV rays and all that good stuff. Waxes have long been the industry standard for paint protection and car cleaning. 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.

Using nano-ceramic technology, 360 Products (found at ADSO stores) has a series of products that help protect your vehicle's painted surface. This was a game changer. But like, why?

How did this new product change the game? What were the key differences between car wax and ceramic coatings, and why did ceramic coatings cost so much? Ceramic coatings offer much longer lifespan than wax coatings. A good wax will last you like three to six weeks before you have to reapply it. 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.

People have shown that they can just rinse off their vehicles after pouring mud on them, and this has been demonstrated time and time again, so I'm not going to tell you how great it is. However, sometimes people just like to over-hype it just a little bit. It is my understanding that some detailers and people who promote ceramic coating tend to stretch the truth just a bit because it is so popular. The reason is there are some common misconceptions about the product and about ceramic coating.

In the first place, it does not eliminate water spots. Unfortunately, it is the truth, even though it does help. 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 more info the videos. Thanks to the hydrophobic properties of the ceramic coating, water and water droplets easily run off the surface, which is why it appears on the videos, which lowers the chance of water spots appearing. Ceramic coatings don't protect against rock chips or 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. Finally, it's not costly as you might think.

Ceramic coatings were pricey when they first came out, possibly up to $1500 a pop But now you can have your car professionally ceramic coated by the inventors of the stuff itself, for right 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. 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.

Everything costs more when it's new, and eventually that price goes down, that's just how things are. Getting your car ceramic coated however involves paying someone to apply the coating. It has to be worth it for you and your car.

If your car has a nice paint job, 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. 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.

And if that's something that's worth it to you, then by all means, there you go. A lot of people here have ceramic coating done to their cars because they swear by it. The cost of putting this on a car or part of your car that you want to protect must be worth it to you.

In the event that your car is your second biggest purchase, you may want to consider something like a coating to help maintain its value. Tell us how you feel about ceramic coating and if you have had it applied to any of your cars, wheels, or seats.