Armor Shield IX DIY Kit

This was my first time using a Ceramic Coating product and a friend of mine recommended Armor Shield. I was impressed with how simple it was to put on and after letting it sit for about two weeks I took it out for a wash. It came out great! I wish I had time to do multiple coats but I did not end up having the time. In a couple of years I'll coat it again with the same product but 2-3 coats total. The company supports their product extremely well and my numerous emails to them were answered quickly and with detail. Their team is very personable and informative!

I used this on three cars, and I would recommend it on the following conditions: 1) you have a garage, 2) you have two or more cars and can let one sit for 48 hours, 3) you have new paint that doesn't require correction, or you have the tools, time, and know how to do a proper paint correction...If you did not say yes to all three of these, then a good wax might be better for you. I did not do the full the paint correction method. That being said I did my 2017 Shelby GT350 with 15,000 miles, and was extremely pleased with the result. I Then I did my 2007 Mustang (120,000 mile original paint, been clayed a couple times) and wasn't expecting perfection but came out 8/10 so I was happy. Last I did my daily 2016 4runner (50,000 miles, black, clayed it once when new) and I was a little disappointed with the result (wax would have been better); not necessarily Armor Shied IX problem, but I should have done a paint correction first. So I give it 3.5 stars....for "glossing over" how much "DIY" prep is really needed to get the claimed results, and it being rather expensive. I'll use it again, but mostly because I bought 4 bottles of this stuff, and 1 bottle almost did all 3 vehicles.