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When it comes to overall quality and appearance, maintaining your trucks, car paint in great condition will take effort and money. Many detailing supplies have hit the marketplace over the past few decades that claim to keep the paint of your car in excellent condition, and some are saying to be the greatest.

Then one that has really been in the forefront of all this and I would say the last 10 years or so, has been ceramic coating. We are going to talk about whether ceramic coatings are worth the cost and whether they would be worth the work. The ceramic coating industry has skyrocketed in popularity over the last few years, offering the very best paint and clear coat protection available.

You will find it promoted almost anywhere, from detailing shops to car content creators. There are plenty of people that swear 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 me first explain what ceramic coating is. A ceramic coating is generally known as a nano coating and contains the key ingredient silicon dioxide, or in most cases, silicon carbide.

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

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 auto 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. 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.

The 360 Products line of products (found within ADSO stores) uses nano-ceramic technology to help protect the painted surfaces of your car against scratches and other damage. Due to this, everything changed. 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? The biggest difference between a wax and a ceramic coating is its longevity. You'll need a reapplication after about three or 6 weeks with a good wax. 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.

A ceramic coating also protects your paint from UV rays and natural things.

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. 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.

It does not eliminate or prevent here water spots. I'm sorry, it's the truth, although it does help. Using a ceramic coating that has hydrophobic characteristics, water and moisture droplets may flow off the surface much more easily, which is why water spots are less likely to appear. 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. Ceramic coatings don't protect your car from rocks chips and scratches.

Even though it may protect against light scratches here and there, I wouldn't really rely on it too much. Always combine it with some common sense. For something like that, you're gonna wanna look at investing in some protective film or Clear Bra or something like that. The cost is lower than you may expect.

Ceramic coatings were quite expensive when they first appeared, reaching upwards of $1500 You can now have your car professionally ceramic coated by a professional detailer for around $700.

A lot of times when you're going to get a quote for having your car coated, you might need to have your car paint corrected first which is where a lot of that extra cost comes in. 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.

Just like everything, when something new like ceramic coating hits the market it's likely to cost quite a bit and then over time that price will eventually come down, that's just how it goes. Getting your car ceramic coated is a lot of work, so you'll have to pay someone to do it for you. Ultimately, it has to be worth it for you and your vehicle.

If your car has a nice paint job, you should protect it. You can ceramic coat your car for a couple hundred dollars. Your car isn't the only thing you can apply a coating to. 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. 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. So please tell us what you think about ceramic coating and whether it is something you've done to your car, wheels, or seats.