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When it comes to overall quality and appearance, maintaining your car's paint in excellent condition requires effort and money. In the last couple of decades, a lot of products have hit the market that claim to be the very best and that will maintain the paint of your car in excellent condition.

I'd say for the last 10 years or so, ceramic coating has become one of the more important technologies in all of this. We will go over ceramic coatings and when they're worth it. It's not a secret that ceramic coatings have increased in popularity during the last ten years, and they guarantee to offer some of the best paint protection you could apply to your vehicle.

The technology is now being promoted almost everywhere, from your neighborhood detailing shop to automotive YouTube channels, and everywhere in between. Most detailers swear by it. A lot of people get a little turned off once they get a good look at the price tag the first time. First let's figure out what ceramic coating is. Ceramic coatings are often known as nano coatings, and they contain silicon dioxide or silicon carbide.

It is available in a liquid form, allowing it to be applied to a vehicle and adhere to the vehicle's finish.

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, wax ruled the car detailing and paint protection industries. 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. A variety of waxes were used to detail automobiles and give them the beautiful, glossy sheen that their owners desired during the 1900s.

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. And this literally changed everything. But like, why?

How did this new product change the game? Is there anything that separates a car wax from a ceramic coating, and why is it so expensive? Ceramic coatings are distinguished from wax coatings by their longer lifetime. Generally, a wax will last between three and six weeks before a reapplication is necessary. Ceramic coatings, on the other hand, can last anywhere from two to five years, depending on the application and product quality.

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. There are times when people overhype things a little bit. In other words, a lot of detailers and people who are promoting ceramic coating like to slightly overstate the truth. Meaning there are some common misconceptions about the product and ceramic coating.

It doesn't get rid of water spots. Unfortunately, that's the truth, although it does help. With the hydrophobic properties that the ceramic coating has, it allows water and water droplets to run off the surface much, much easier, that's why you see it in the videos, which reduces the number of potential water spots. But if you let those drops or spots dry on the surface, you're gonna get the water spots, that's just how it goes. Number two, a ceramic coating will not prevent rock chips and scratches.

I would not consider it a scratch-proof solution, even though it may provide some protection from light scratches. If you are looking for something like that, then probably you should consider having a protective film or a clear bra installed. The third thing is that it's really not that expensive.

Ceramic coatings were quite expensive when they first appeared, reaching upwards of $1500 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. 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.

If you own a nice paint job on your car, you should protect it. If you want to make sure that your cars painyjob lasts longer, it is a good idea to go ahead and have it ceramic coated. Your car isn't the only thing you can apply a coating to. It is extremely popular to coat your wheels with ceramic coatings. There's so much demand that we've started offering packages as an add-on when you check out. We'll ceramic coat them for you before you head out the door, and it makes cleaning so much easier.

Additionally, people have ceramic coated seats and other interior parts, a bunch of things that they don't like to have to scrub down to really remove all the dirt, so it makes the whole process very easy.

It's up to here you if it's something worth it to you. 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.

You want to protect your investment. If you've had ceramic coating applied to your car, or wheels, or seats, please let us know how you liked it.