Ok so i pick up the new car on tues, the garage are desperately trying to get me to buy all sorts of insurance.... The only thing that seems to have some value is the Supaguard protection inside and out... But for the money i am thinking a decent detailer with some high quality product dodojuice wax or something similar would be just as good, if not better.. Any advice/experience much appreciated
My brother is a spray painter and panel beater and he thought it was rubbish and way over priced, he applyed some to my pb172 and to be honest I didn't really like it either, imo for the money you pay there is way better products out there
Don't bother, just a money making racket, that's why their trying to sell it to you , we had it for free on the wife's new BMW , load of shite
Don't do it, supaguard isn't that bad a product but they don't get anywhere near the proper time to apply it. If you want a good alternative gyeon,gtechniq or modesta are awesome coatings which will last and gtechniq coatings inside are perfect.
cheers guys, i thought as much... i thought i saw a tear in the salesmans eye when i said i wanted nothing.. £399 they wanted for that, probably all of 30mins work. i will check out the gtechniq coating...
cheers guys, i thought as much... i thought i saw a tear in the salesmans eye when i said i wanted nothing.. £399 they wanted for that, probably all of 30mins work. i will check out the gtechniq coating... Liquidf1, was i checking out your detailing pics? I would like a chat and a quote if poss, i am also Kent, and want my black RS looking like a mirror! your work looks outstanding
If you're paying for it then definitely not. If it's free, no harm letting them apply it. When I was buying my 133 they offer me some (Supaguard equivalent) Glasscoat protection for free (no doubt in the price somewhere!) which I declined as I wanted to detail my car myself. Well my girfriend at the time (also buying a 133 at the same time) had it applied to her car for free where they just threw the stuff in the boot of my car should I want to do it myself. This is what they put in the boot of my car... I had a good read of the instructions to see what you needed to do to apply this stuff, which is basically a chemical sealant. Put simply the prep work required was more than I would imagine (in my opinion) a valeter in a dealership would have time to do. It advised that the paint was completely de-greased, decontaminated, any imperfections corrected and applied in a cool area, out of sunlight and preferably indoors. Things that if we're honest aren't an option for a valeter who gets through X number of cars a day. I'm not saying that the product couldn't last that long, but it's only guaranteed to last that long if you apply it according to some very strict instructions. A friend of mine is a detailer and sells detailing gear, there is a product that when applied can last up to 2 years but again has to be applied according to strict guidelines. So back to the 133 with this Glasscoat applied. When first picked up it looked great, nice and shiny and felt 'just waxed'. When rained on or washed it was beading as good as any wax/sealant I've used. The car was washed with Dodo Juice Born to be Mild only and dried with microfibre towels. After 3-4 months the beading started to die down more and more until it was non-existent. To me this would indicate that the protection no longer exists so I then polished the car and protected it with Collinite 845 which was beading for longer than this Glasscoat product did. So in my opinion, could Supaguard/Glasscoat/Superseal and all these other wonder sealants last years? Possibly, if the person applying it is 100% meticulous and performs each step by the book. In reality, I don't see these products lasting this long and if you're offered one for £300-400 you're money is better spent on £50 worth of detailing gear which will last you far longer.
As above its not the product they use but more there lack or prep and not applying the coatings properly. A good detailer could remove the marks which are present even on new cars before laying down a proper ceramic style coating. Id offer myself but your a tad to far away! Dave
