Stainless steel appliances have long been favored for their sleek appearance and durability. However, maintaining their look can be challenging, especially with larger families. Issues like fingerprints, streaks, scratches, stains, and more add up over time without proper maintenance.
Luckily a technology that has been around for decades is now made for safe indoor use in your home! Ceramic coatings not only enhance the look of stainless steel but offer benefits for various kitchen and home appliances, from fridges and countertops to dishwashers and more.
The kitchen is one of the most frequently used and essential rooms in your home to keep clean. When maintaining the stainless steel surfaces in the kitchen, people often use stainless steel wipes or cleaners. These time-consuming methods may work well in the short term but, require constant usage and offer little protection or durability.
A better long-term option with an easy application will be the use of a home ceramic coating. This adds a large variety of benefits to your surfaces and heavily cuts down on your cleaning times. Let's take a look into some of the benefits that your stainless steel surface will see after applying a ceramic coating
What is a ceramic coating?
A ceramic coating is a liquid polymer typically applied to the exterior of a vehicle or other surfaces. It chemically bonds with the surface upon application, forming a durable protective layer. This layer acts as a protective barrier against contaminants, UV rays, and minor scratches, enhancing the surface's gloss and making it easier to clean.
Long-Term Protection & Durability
When a home-safe ceramic coating is applied to your stainless steel and cured fully, it will immediately improve the durability and longevity of the surface. Lifeproof Home Ceramic coating spray, which is safe for indoor use can last and protect stainless steel anywhere from 2-6 months on stainless steel sinks to up to 12 months on stainless steel fridges and other appliances. This protective layer adds durability to the surface protecting it from minor scratches, stains, streaks, and more. Additionally, these protective coatings will not chip, crack, flake, or discolor.
Effortless Maintenance & Shine
A ceramic-coated surface makes for very easy cleaning! This is due to its hydrophobic properties that repel fingerprints, water, oil, and other substances from the surfaces.
The ceramic coatings invisible layer adds the ability to prevent stains from reaching the actual surface, preserving what is underneath. A simple wipe with a dry or damp high-quality microfiber towel in many cases is all it takes to keep your appliances looking great.
Another perk along with the effortless maintenance of the ceramic-coated surfaces is the beautiful shine! A properly coated surface can transform an older fridge that may seem to have lost its luster to come back to life with just one single application. This same shine will be seen across a variety of stainless steel appliances and surfaces including black stainless steel.
Less time spent on cleaning and maintaining means more time for other important things!
Heat Resistance
While cooking stainless steel appliances stoves, toaster ovens, and outdoor grills are exposed to high heat levels. The additional layer of defense a ceramic coating offers also is heat resistance.
This means the coating will not be removed off the surfaces with high heat, like the outside of a grill, toaster oven, or stovetop grates and surface. A home-safe ceramic coating can also even be applied to the glass cooktop!
Surface Versatility other than stainless steel
Home ceramic coatings aren’t just limited to stainless steel appliances, they can be applied to a wide range of kitchens, baths, and other home surfaces.
While this blog is about the benefits of a ceramic coating on stainless steel, the versatility is worth mentioning as nearly everyone has these other surfaces or appliances in their home. When one bottle of a home ceramic coating covers 1,000 square feet you will have plenty left over from coating your stainless steel.
Countertops are a great option for ceramic coating. Surface types like marble, quartz, metal, and more will be protected and offer all the same great benefits as stainless steel surfaces with varying longevity.
Sinks are another great option when it comes to other surfaces to coating. Whether they are stainless steel, copper, porcelain, marble, or more it will have the same benefits as mentioned above. You will find with sinks that longevity is typically 2-6 months due to the use that a sink sees every day.
Shower glass, windows, mirrors, and more are another great option for coating. Coating these surfaces help with issues like water spotting and soap scum buildup. The hydrophobic surface repels what and liquids from the glass and makes for very easy clean up.
Non-stainless steel appliances are fair game when it comes to ceramic coatings. Your fridge, microwave, toasters, dishwasher, and more can enjoy the shine and benefits. See the full list of coatable surfaces and get the most out of your ceramic coating.
From refrigerators and stovetops to sinks and dishwashers, virtually any stainless steel appliance and non-stainless steel surfaces can benefit from ceramic coating. This versatility allows you to create a beautiful shine and consistent look throughout your kitchen while benefiting from the protection, durability, and easy cleaning that a home ceramic coating provides.
The number of benefits that a home ceramic coating offers not only improves the surface look and protection but, ultimately saves time and money. This DIY application is simple and quick to achieve great results with only 4 steps. You can forget the harsh cleaners and elbow grease and enjoy more time saving money and enjoy your free time!
