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Looking after your car's paint is a time consuming and sometimes pretty pricey process, however it can make a huge difference regarding its overall appearance and quality. Many products have hit the market in recent years that claim to be the most effective and can keep your paint of your vehicle in tip-top shape.

Then one that has really been in the forefront of all of this and I would say the last 10 years or so, has been ceramic coating. We will go over whether ceramic coatings are worth the cost and whether they would be worth the work. Over the last ten years, ceramic coatings have gained enormous popularity, offering some of the best paint protection on the market.

There are usually offers for it, from your neighborhood detailing shop to car social media content creators, to pretty much everywhere else. Almost everyone swears by this stuff. A lot of people get a little turned off once they get a good look at the cost for the first time. Let's start with 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 protect surface of the vehicle.

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 always been the industry standard for paint protection and car or truck cleaning. Using animal fats and animal oils to clean horses' carriages in the 1800s and 1900s soon evolved into using plant-based products. Throughout the 1900s different waxes were used to detail vehicles and bring that nice glamorous shine that their owners sought after.

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.

ADSO (Auto Detail Supplies Outlet) stores carry 360 Products (developed with nano-ceramic technology), which helps protect painted surfaces. Due to this, everything changed in a big way. But like, why?

How did this new product change the game? How did car wax differ from ceramic coatings and why did it cost so much? The biggest key differentiator between a wax and a ceramic coating is the longevity of the application. 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.

Furthermore, ceramic coatings protect against UV rays and other natural things.

It works fine, you've seen the videos of people throwing mud on their own car and it just slides off and they can just rinse it off. However, sometimes people have a tendency to overhype things. 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 product and ceramic coating in general are subject to a few common misconceptions.

It does not completely eliminate water spots. Unfortunately, that's the truth, although it does help. Since the ceramic coating has water-repelling properties, the water and water droplets run off much, much easier than a regular paint, which is why you see it in the videos. That reduces the possibility of water spots. 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. Number two, a ceramic coating will not prevent rock chips and scratches.

While it might prevent light scratches here and there, I wouldn't consider it more than a 60-70% scratch proof solution. If you are looking for something like that, then probably you should consider having a protective film or a clear bra installed. Finally, it isn't as expensive as it seems.

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.

In many cases, when you get a quote for having your car coated, you'll need the paint of the car corrected first(paint correction). That's where a lot of the extra cost comes from. You could also just get yourself a bottle from the information and do-it-yourself, find out the process, maybe chaos it a few times.

Ceramic coating is likely to be quite expensive when it first hits the market, but it will eventually come down in price over time, that is just how it works. The cost of ceramic coating your car is primarily covering the application process and having someone else do here it for you. In the end, you have to decide if it is worth it for you and your vehicle.

A nice paintjob on your car is something you ought to protect. Invest a couple hundred dollars in getting your car ceramic coated. The coating process is not restricted to just your car. It is extremely popular to have ceramic coatings on your wheels. 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.

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.

It's up to you if it's something worth it to you. Honestly, the technology of ceramic coating has helped a ton of people and I know a ton of people here have it done to their vehicle because they just absolutely swear by it. So, in all sense, it's gotta be worth it to you, it's gotta be worth it to be putting on a car or part of your car that you want to protect.

Since your car will be your second biggest purchase, it's a good idea to invest in something like a coating to keep the value high. So please tell us what you think about ceramic coating and whether it is something you've done to your car, wheels, or seats.