[RedBarchetta]

Ken, a lot has been said here regarding ceramic vs. polished stainless steel vs. chrome. When considering cost, ease of maintenance and safety (i.e. HOT), the ceramic coating typically wins the battle. Cleans up easy, polishes easy and cools down considerably faster than the other two. You can't put your car cover back on the car after a 45-60 minute cool down with the stainless or chrome, otherwise you'll burn/melt the cover. Also, both stainless and chrome may blue after some use, and some are not always successful in polishing out these blemishes.

Some folks are hard stuck on chrome and that is fine, too. But I've learned that the ceramic coat is every bit durable and maintains a really nice shine when polished with various off-the-shelf metal polishes.

-Dean