Water slides right off.

Ceramic coating is a hard, slick layer bonded to the paint. Dirt and water slide off, washes go faster and the gloss holds.

Bare paintleft half

No coating. Water sits flat and the towel smears it.

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Ceramic coatedright half

XPEL Fusion Plus. Water beads up and rolls off in one pass.

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Swipe across both halves, then compare what is left behind.

What it stops.

Cut-away, layers not to scale.

Grime that sticks
Road film, mag chloride spray and dust have less to grab on to.
Dull, faded paint
The coating takes the weather so the clear coat keeps its gloss.
Long wash days
Rinse, soap, rinse. Dirt lets go instead of needing to be scrubbed.

Ceramic goes on bare paint or on top of PPF. Film the front end, coat the whole truck, and every panel washes the same.

Layers at the front fender

Ceramic coating on top of XPEL PPF. The film takes the rock chips; the coating keeps the film slick and quick to wash.

Pick a spot on the truck to see its layers. Not to scale.

The coating carries an 8-year warranty.

Inside the 8: real water beading on XPEL Fusion Plus Premium V2, from our September 2026 post.

XPEL Fusion Plus Premium V2 bonds to paint, plastic and film, so it goes on bare paint or straight over your PPF.

Paint correction first: Two stages of polishing before the coating goes on, so it seals in gloss instead of swirl marks.
A coating for each surface: Fusion Plus Glass on the windshield and windows, a ceramic coat on the wheel faces, and Fusion Plus Satin for satin and matte finishes, including XPEL Stealth film.
Faded black trim: Plastic restoration dye brings it back, done alongside the coating.

Paint is where most people start. Glass, wheel faces and black trim each get a coating of their own.

Surfaces Paint Glass Wheel faces Black trim

Paint: XPEL Fusion Plus, after two stages of paint correction. 8-year warranty.
Glass: Fusion Plus Glass on the windshield and windows, so rain runs off at speed.
Wheel faces: A ceramic coat on the faces, so brake dust and road grime wash off.
Black trim: Faded plastic gets a restoration dye, done alongside the coating.

Satin or matte paint, and XPEL Stealth film, get Fusion Plus Satin. The coating also goes straight over PPF.

Picked: Paint.