Long-term Ceramic Coating: Worth The Effort, Price

Gemini Sparkle

Key Takeaways:

  • Initial tests of professionally applied ceramic coatings on aircraft focused primarily on their long-term durability.
  • A follow-up assessment, including touch-ups on a test aircraft, confirmed that the high original investment in ceramic coating was satisfactory due to its lasting performance.
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When sister publication Aviation Consumer tried professionally applied ceramic coatings on several test bed aircraft a couple of years ago, the big question wasn’t if the coating provides a brilliant, slick finish, but instead would it stand the test of time? To see how it held up, we brought one of the aircraft back to an aircraft detailer for touch-ups and flew away more than satisfied with the original high investment.

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