Paint Protection/Care

[Daedalus0101101]

So just curious as to what other people are doing to protect the paint/surface of the vehicle they have. Out of the three most popular options ( that I have heard of), between PPF, Wax, and Ceramic I am curious if the value is there for the option. I am starting to see some slight scratches, swirls in my paint and while I know that I myself can never get it perfect again ( inexperience) I would like to keep it looking as good as long as possible. I live in a mid-rise apartment complex so my options are to take it and have it hand washed. While hand washing is better than automatic machines, I know that they are a business and looking to turn around on as many cars as possible with minor to no issues. That being said, I know that they wouldn't hand wash a car as I would because they don't own it.

Out of the three, I am considering doing some minor scratch/swirl removal, polish the car and then possibly ceramic coat it, but if regular wax/polishing keeps the scratches and swirls away then its not a bad trade off and costs less.