Armor Shield IX DIY Ceramic Coating Kit

Easy to apply. Came in a nice package. It gives me the confidence that my car is protected.

Makes the paint on your car stand out. Protects and shines. Easy to apply and fool proof.

I bought my first lot of Armor Shiled IX in May 2021. I applied it to my car and the results were great. The results are still great after more than 18 months. The water still beads on the roof and bonnet after all this time. Any car wax I used before would not bead after only 3 months. So I got more for my second car, my campervan, my mother's car, my mother in law's car, for a friend,... I just bought more for Christmas presents (part of the present being my application of it). Yes you do need to apply it properly for it to work (I suspect that those who did not are the ones who gave a low rating for this product). The clay-down and the cleaning before hand are just as important as the application, but it really does do exactly as it says, when you apply it as it says (which I did). I also have a powder-coated drawer system at work that was getting damaged by alcohol. I put it on that and no more damage since. I found that the first coat used over a bottle and the second used the remainder of the second bottle - i.e. the first coat is very thirsty. I have put it on the glass around our shower, also with excellent results (makes the shower very easy to clean). The campervan took 2 bottles for the first coat. This appears to be the best DIY ceramic coating on the market. I highly recommend it to everyone with a painted surface or glass surface that needs coating. It is one of the best online purchases I have ever made.

Have used several ceramic coatings in my time as an auto detailer. Armor shield has definitely been the best bang for the buck!

For years, I have been protecting the paint on our vehicles by applying waxes, sealants, and ceramic sprays myself. The only problem with that is that none of them last very long. I've found that at most you can only get about a year's worth of top protection from any of these kinds of products. I had been wanting to try applying a ceramic coating to our vehicles to get some longer lasting top notch protection, but I was a bit intimidated because I'm really just an amateur detailer and I'd never done anything this extensive before. However, I heard several people speak about how user friendly this particular ceramic coating is and I watched a few youtube tutorials on it. So I gave this product a shot and I'm glad I did! I found that it was very easy to apply and remove and I'd say that anyone who's had past experience doing waxes or sealants will be just fine with this ceramic coating. While I'm sure that it won't last quite as long as the 5 plus years of protection that you can get from other higher end ceramic coatings, I am hoping that it will hold up longer than the other paint protection products I've used in the past, but only time will tell there. I will say, that if you plan to apply this product correctly, set aside a big chunk of time to do so. It took me a good 4 plus hours per vehicle to do the full recommended step by step process of a strip wash, clay baring, applying an iron removal spray, polishing out a few significant scratches, doing an ipa wipe down, and applying the coating. Finally, I'll say that the store tends to overestimate the amount of product you need. It told me that in order to do one full coat on just paint of our vehicles that I'd need to buy 2 bottles per vehicle. Thankfully I didn't buy into that and I'd say that any normal size vehicle could be coated with just one bottle, just remember when applying that a little bit of product goes a long way.