The coating on your car may be protecting far less than the label promises.

Ceramic coatings promise a deep gloss and years of protection, but applied or maintained the wrong way they can etch, haze or even strip your clear coat. Instead of a slick, self-cleaning finish, a ...

Giving your car a nice wash by hand is always a satisfying experience, and going to a car wash can put your paint at risk. At home, we've got soap, we've got water, and we can apply some wax to keep ...

Ceramic coating is a liquid polymer often described as a “shield” or “armor” for your car’s paint; in that way, it’s much like traditional wax. But a ceramic coating is supposed to be better at ...

What determines the stabillity of thin ceramic coatings, which are often used to increase the stability of turbines or extremely stressed tools? New experiments show: Surprisingly, these coatings do ...