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Keeping your car's paint in excellent condition takes money and time, but it makes a big difference in the overall quality and presence of your car. Several detailing supplies have hit the marketplace over the past several years that claim to keep the paint of your car in good condition, and some are saying to be the best.

I'd say for the last 10 years or so, ceramic coating has been one of the most essential technologies in all of this. We will go over ceramic coatings and when they're worth every penny. It's not a mystery that ceramic coatings have exploded in popularity in the last decade, and they guarantee to provide the best paint protection you could apply to your vehicle.

There are plenty of locations across the nation that promote it, from automotive social media content creators to local detailing shops, and everywhere in between. Almost everyone swears by this stuff. Most people are put off by the cost when they first see it. Let's start by understanding what ceramic coating actually is. A ceramic coating is also known as a nano coating and has 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.

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 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. 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.

360 Products (available at ADSO stores) have a series of products that protect painted surfaces 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? The biggest difference between a wax and a ceramic coating is its longevity. You'll need a reapplication after about three or six weeks with a good wax. 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.

I'm not going to tell you this, but it does do a great job, you've probably seen people throwing mud on their cars and it just falls off, and they just rinse it off with a hose. Many times people overhype things a little bit. Some people who promote ceramic coatings stretch the truth just a little bit because ceramic coating has become 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. 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. If something like that happens, maybe you should invest in some protective film or Clear Bra. 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.

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. Or, I mean, if you wanna just get a bottle of the stuff and do it yourself, learn the process, maybe mess it up once or twice, more power to you.

Everything costs more when it's new, and eventually that price goes down, that's just how things are. 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. And your car isn't the only thing that can be coated either. Ceramic coatings for your wheels for instance, is extremely popular. Having this done is so popular that we have started offering packages as an add-on when you're checking out. We can literally do it for you before you leave and it makes cleaning your tires so much easier.

But that's not all either, we've seen people get things like their seats and other interior parts ceramic coated, a bunch of things that they just don't wanna have to worry about scrubbing down to really get all the dirt read more off, it just makes the whole process so much easier.

So, if that is something that you find valuable, then by all means, go for it. There has been a lot of progress in ceramic coating technology, and a lot of people here have had their vehicles coated because they swear by the results. The cost of putting this on a car or part of your car that you want to protect must be worth it to you.

If your car is your second most expensive purchase, you should invest in something like a coating to keep it in good condition. Tell us how you feel about ceramic coating and if you have had it applied to any of your cars, wheels, or seats.