What is glass coating?
Quick answer: Glass coating is a nano coating specially formulated for glass that bonds to the surface to create a clear, hydrophobic layer, helping rain bead and run off, improving visibility and making the glass easier to clean.
The term 'glass coating' is another invention of the marketeers to describe ceramic coating, and when these products first broke into the mainstream, some companies marketed them as glass coating.
It isn't actually a bad descriptor of what ceramic coating is, because it is like coating your car in glass. However, ceramic coatings are only a few molecules thick and this term tends to give the impression that you are getting something which could be measured in millimetres, like a thick sheet of thick glass.
Like other early marketing buzzwords, such as 'nano-coating', 'glass coating' has largely fallen by the wayside.
Written by Danny Argent. Last updated 25/11/2025 15:31