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It's tricky to keep your car's paint in great shape and it can get expensive to do so, however it's a worthwhile investment when it comes to the overall look and appearance of your own car. Many products have hit the market in recent decades that claim to be the most effective and will keep the paint of your car in tip-top shape.

In recent years, ceramic coating has truly grown in popularity. We will discuss ceramic coatings and if they are worth the money. It's not a secret that ceramic coatings have skyrocketed in popularity during the last decade, and they guarantee to offer some of the best paint protection you can apply to your car or truck.

There are a lot of locations across the country that market it, from automotive social media content creators to local detailing suppliers, and everywhere in between. Most detailers swear by it. Lots of people are put off because of the price tag when they first see it. Here's an easy breakdown of what ceramic coating is all about. The key ingredient of a ceramic coating is silicon dioxide or silicon carbide.

The fact that it comes in a liquid form allows it to be applied to a vehicle and adhere to the vehicle's finish like no other product on the market.

After it hardens, the silicon dioxide and other coating characteristics form an additional protective shell that repels water and protects against UV radiation. The paint protection and auto detailing industry was dominated by waxes for a long, long time. 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. 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?

What made this product so revolutionary? How did car wax differ from ceramic coatings and why did it cost so much? The biggest difference between wax and ceramic coatings is their longevity. 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.

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

It works fine, you've seen the videos of people throwing mud on their own car or truck and it just falls off and they can just rinse it off. However, sometimes people just like to over-hype it just a little bit. And what I mean by that is that, because ceramic coating has become so popular, some detailers and people who promote ceramic coating like to stretch the truth just a tad. Meaning there are some common misconceptions about the product and ceramic coating.

First and foremost, it does not eliminate water spots. Unfortunately, that's the truth, although 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 the videos. In the videos you'll see that the ceramic coating is extremely hydrophobic, so the water sticks to the surface of the coating, not the surface itself, so it runs off much, much more easily, hence reducing the likelihood of water spots. Ceramic coatings don't protect your car from rocks chips and scratches.

In spite of its ability to protect against light scratches, I wouldn't think it is an all-in-one scratch proof solution. Think about getting some protective film or a Clear Bra for something like that. The cost is lower than you may expect.

When ceramic coatings first came out, it cost nearly $1500 to have them done. You can now have your car professionally ceramic coated by a professional detailer for around $700.

In most cases, when you receive a quote to have your car coated, you might have to have your car's paint corrected first. This is where the extra cost comes from. Then you can do it yourself, learn the process, maybe mess it up once or twice.

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 it for you. You and your car need to think it's worth it.

If you own a nice paint job on your car, you should protect it. Spend a few hundred dollars on a ceramic coating for your car. It is possible to coat more than just your car. The ceramic coating of wheels, for instance, has become 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.

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.

If you think that's something worth it to you, then go for it. 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. The cost of putting this on a car or part of your car that you want to protect must be worth it to you.

You want to protect your investment. So please tell us what you think about ceramic coating and whether here it is something you've done to your car, wheels, or seats.