How would you rate supaguard?

Is it good, effective and worthwhile?

Also i use Halfords version of rainX on my current car, If i get supraguard on my car from the dealer (if i can get it cheap not paying a fortune for it) will there be some form of rainx on the windows or will i still need to apply this (as i find it very useful).

How would you rate supaguard?

Is it good, effective and worthwhile?

The interior stuff is excellent. It's £5 inc p&p from eBay (big saving over dealer eh!). I've bought a tin of supagard interior, now all i need is my new car delivered...

Exterior stuff is ideal if you don't fancy sealing & waxing & carefully washing all the time. Because you can just hose it down, sometimes you'll need a light shampoo too, and it leaves the car looking lightly waxed. In other words it makes cleaning the car easier, faster and slightly better results.

If you're into keeping your car in tip top condition manually, the supagard is a hinderance rather than a help, it prevents a lot of products bonding.

You will still need to apply rainx to your front and side windows.

There are several threads on this. I think the general concensus was that it is a good product (it's a very thick wax coating) but that it's hideously over-priced, it relies on the preparation being to a VERY high standard and that it's not as good finish-wise as waxing the car regularly yourself.

If I recall correctly, people like Baker21 will put this on for you at a fraction of the cost of a main dealer and they'll put some serious work into the preparation too. The deals I have seen are usually about £500 to have it done and I think the genuine material is about £100. Pay Baker21 (or someone like him) half what a dealer would charge to prep your car and you'll have a better long-term proposition. There is no way a dealer would glaze, seal, wax and seal (again!) your car for a straight PDI.

There is also the question of how the PDI is done on your new car. Several 'fussy' members have recently taken to having the car prepped by a specialist right out of the showroom. For some reason the dealers do not like this, even though it's costing them nothing and saving them work. I can only suspect it's because some of their pre-delivery touching-up is all too easy to spot under a halogen lamp.

Look here:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BRAND-NEW-SUPAGUARD-VEHICLE-PROTECTION-KIT_W0QQitemZ280468129585QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item414d340731

Supaguard is a good product but like we many products it has to be applied correctly and it's best long lasting application is to a well prepped surface.

There are some horrow stories over on Detailind World of how badly this type of product has been applied to paintwork purely because the dealer may make a few quid on it and get one of their 'valeting' guys to chuck it on the paintwork with no prep. I can say that this isn't the case with all dealers but just something to be aware of.

So many 'Detailer's' will offer you a 'New Car Protection' Detail, which will ensure a well prepped surface and a product that, if maintained regularly, can offer the same if not longer protection.

There is also the question of how the PDI is done on your new car. Several 'fussy' members have recently taken to having the car prepped by a specialist right out of the showroom. For some reason the dealers do not like this, even though it's costing them nothing and saving them work. I can only suspect it's because some of their pre-delivery touching-up is all too easy to spot under a halogen lamp.

Yeah it must be annoying for dealers but then I am sure that some people who work there know what a perfect paintwork finish is..............

So, off topic but have you ordered a Superb Estate, looks great from what I have seen...............

Edited 24 February, 201016 yr by Baker21

So, off topic but have you ordered a Superb Estate, looks great from what I have seen...............

It is ordered, but it looks like I won't be getting one as I'm currently starting my second extension period on my existing lease and I've got the double whammy 120K service coming up (Cambelt and DSG oilchange) so I'm most likely getting an Octavia vRS Estate at the moment. Or another (manual) Passat, both of which I can have next week. It's a shame that Skoda can't build cars fast enough at the moment and the revised build dates for my 4x4 Elegance Estate are ridiculous (June).

For half the money I can have the Octi vRS CR170 (pre-FL), or for the same money I can have a pre-registered Jag XF 3.0D, Merc C220 Estate, SAAB 9-3 TTiD 180 AERO Convertible or Audi TT Quattro S-Line 170. I don't really need the estate (I just like the practicality for the once a year I need it) so the other cars do sound rather lovely. The Passat is just not economic beyond the end of February unfortunately.

My dealer is offering supagard for free inside and out on my new storm blue yeti (to pick up Friday). This thread is making me feel a bit uneasy. What should I do?

My dealer is offering supagard for free inside and out on my new storm blue yeti (to pick up Friday). This thread is making me feel a bit uneasy. What should I do?

As above I wouldn't bother with it, you have no way of knowing if they have sprayed the carpets & seats unless you actually buy the product from ebay and do it yourself...you don't really want to spill something inside just to test it! :wonder:

The exterior protection is just a sealant which comes in a bag inside a sponge, you cut the bag and spread the product around the bodywork with the sponge. It offers nothing over and above something like Zaino, Gtechniq, Nanolex or any other sealants on the market with regards to protection, durability or finish.

If you want to start off your new car experience with it looking 100% you're better off letting Simon (Baker21) work some magic on it with some proper prep.

For the record the paperwork/warranty supplied with it isn't worth the paper it's written on if you read the small print....I AG Lifeshine'd a car 3mths ago and it's come back in with a blue drivers seat..the cause - dye transfer from jeans...the seat is supposed to be cream by the way!

AG surprise surprise won't cover dye transfer under its guarantee so the car is getting 2 new seat covers at £1500 a piece.

Thanks guys for the heads up; a very informative and useful thread on the topic.

As above I wouldn't bother with it, you have no way of knowing if they have sprayed the carpets & seats unless you actually buy the product from ebay and do it yourself...you don't really want to spill something inside just to test it!

The exterior protection is just a sealant which comes in a bag inside a sponge, you cut the bag and spread the product around the bodywork with the sponge. It offers nothing over and above something like Zaino, Gtechniq, Nanolex or any other sealants on the market with regards to protection, durability or finish.

If you want to start off your new car experience with it looking 100% you're better off letting Simon (Baker21) work some magic on it with some proper prep.

For the record the paperwork/warranty supplied with it isn't worth the paper it's written on if you read the small print....I AG Lifeshine'd a car 3mths ago and it's come back in with a blue drivers seat..the cause - dye transfer from jeans...the seat is supposed to be cream by the way!

AG surprise surprise won't cover dye transfer under its guarantee so the car is getting 2 new seat covers at £1500 a piece.

 

What makes you think that the dealers do not do the job fully? Why not just test with 1 drop of water? I work for a dealer and can tell you that I see these jobs getting done every day as it should be.

What makes you think that the dealers do not do the job fully? Why not just test with 1 drop of water? I work for a dealer and can tell you that I see these jobs getting done every day as it should be.

Can you describe what preparation is done at your Dealer, prior to application?

Can you describe what preparation is done at your Dealer, prior to application?

 

I cant really say for sure what prep is involved as I do not apply these to vehicles, but speaking valeters previously about supagard (as my car has been done by them)  they say that the most important part is the prep before the application.