Hi, Folks,

Anybody got ideas or opinions on paint protection products that dealers try to sell you ? I suspect that they are unnecessary as long as you keep the car polished yourself. I am schelduled to recieve my 1.2 SE Yeti [silver] [heated screen and spare wheel] 1st march 2012.

Hi, Folks,

Anybody got ideas or opinions on paint protection products that dealers try to sell you ? I suspect that they are unnecessary as long as you keep the car polished yourself. I am schelduled to recieve my 1.2 SE Yeti [silver] [heated screen and spare wheel] 1st march 2012.

My dealer offered me supergard treatment at a very high price. I bought all the supergard bits off ebay at a very low price and it was a lovely day when I took possession of Yeti. So on that very day I completed the treatment - inside and out and alloy wheels in a day. Including an additional coat of Collinite 476S wax on top of the exterior supergard. I am not into proper detailing techniques but just take reasonable care with washing and polishing and the treatment I gave still looks sound 7 months later and I felt was as good as the dealer would have given. You will get lots of useful advice as to doing a proper detailing job - which I admire - but cannot be bothered with.

From my experience I have reason to believe that the supergard treatment is actually quite good - I was impressed but it is very easy to apply and doesn't seem to need any special skills.

Hi, Folks,

Anybody got ideas or opinions on paint protection products that dealers try to sell you ? I suspect that they are unnecessary as long as you keep the car polished yourself. I am schelduled to recieve my 1.2 SE Yeti [silver] [heated screen and spare wheel] 1st march 2012.

Yep, too expensive and over rated. Get some decent wax, like Collinite 746s and apply after a wash and polish with something like Autoglym Super Resin polish. Job done and quids in!

Had the dealer applied autoglm on the first Yeti and the wife's Fabia; not overly impressed with the quality of the application on either occasion. With my current Monster I decided to do the paint protection myself and despite being ham-fisted when it comes to polishing, I think I did a better job.

TP

Had the dealer applied autoglm on the first Yeti and the wife's Fabia; not overly impressed with the quality of the application on either occasion. With my current Monster I decided to do the paint protection myself and despite being ham-fisted when it comes to polishing, I think I did a better job.

TP

+1

I agree Tim. I had Autoglym Lifeshine applied at new and was most definitely not impressed. They managed to get polish (or whatever it is) on the crinkle surface of the rear bumper, the door protection strips and the sills, all of which soon looked like a child had attacked it with white polish. I had a devils own job trying to get it off, but even now have not been able to do so satisfactorily.

Yes, water does bead on the carpets rather than soak in, but I cant even tell whether or not the protection product has been applied to the seats as promised, as the leather still marks if I get rain drops on it. They seats do dry eventually and the marks disappear, but I thought the water wasn't supposed to soak in in the first place.

I don't believe the paint is any better sealed than if I had applied the ordinary DIY type Autoglym Super Resin Polish myself; in fact rainwater stopped beading after only 6months or so... far sooner than previous cars I've had. Simple answer, no, I wouldn't pay for the treatment again; I'd just apply Super Resin polish myself after a year, followed by Resin Sealer a couple of weeks later (and save myself a packet!).

I had 'Supaguard' put on my Renault Megane when it was new, Kept it 12 years an it still looked ferrari red after a wash. I only ever waxed the car a couple of times and there was no fading or any other defects just a few stone chips.

So for me it seem to do the job pretty well

I have just collected my Yeti had it treated with 'GardX' but I might have wait a while to see how good it's supposed to be.

Has anybody got any experience of using clay before polishing and using collinite. Im getting my yeti on thursday and want to protect the paint as much as possible.

Shes going ski-ing in aviemore in a couple of weeks.

yipee

Edited 10 December, 201114 yr by YETI DREAMER

You'll be amazed how much cr*p you remove from a new car!

Clay it first and then polish and protect

Thanks Merlinman im going onto fleabay now to order some clay, polish and collinite. Il post up some pics when ive finished. I wonder who's got the shiniest yeti.???

Well it certainly won't be me!!

Tried clay myself but despite following the instructions, all I managed to do was put light scratches in the paint work; gave up with the stuff and not used since

TP

Thanks Merlinman im going onto fleabay now to order some clay, polish and collinite. Il post up some pics when ive finished. I wonder who's got the shiniest yeti.???

If I posted pics of mine right now it would win the prize for the filthiest. Got a thick layer of protective mud.

Hey Paco how are you.

I clayed my last yeti when it was new with meguires. Was concerned that it may damage paintwork but if applied correctly with the lubricant spray it works ok. I bought a foam lance/gun and soak the car first then rinse and wash starting at top. Then the handiest purchase i have ever made was a drying towel (threw out my old chamois leathers}.Its so absorbant it drys the whole car if used correctly. Then as i had a candy white flat paint yeti i decided against my trusty super resin and extra gloss treatment and invested in the Werkstatt system which isnt abrasive or contain a cutting agent,its a paint sealer.

I discovered a really helpful company that was 5mins down the road whilst reading a detailing forum. Polshed Bliss. Check out there website for step by step guides to maintainig your car inside and out.

After using autoglym all my life and even as e teenager helping my dad show an polish his old xk 120 jaguar i never thaught id use anything else but after reading so much positive reviews i tried werkstatt. It is much easier to remove opposed to the autoglym. Oh and dont get sucked into the autoglw dealer treatment as its just another way the salesman earn commission. Also try blackfire treatment.

Got it for the father inlaws dark blue tiguan and he loves it better than autoglym

Had Supagard applied by the dealer on my Yeti prior to collection earlier this week, application could have been better, as clearly missed areas like getting into the corners and under the roof rails. Wish I had done it myself now, would have made a better job. However thinking maybe I should use some Autoglym hard wax on Sharky to give a lasting finish.

 

Also looking at the Autoglym leather care for long term on the seats, look like these need to be done every 6 months.

Had Supagard applied by the dealer on my Yeti prior to collection earlier this week, application could have been better, as clearly missed areas like getting into the corners and under the roof rails. Wish I had done it myself now, would have made a better job. However thinking maybe I should use some Autoglym hard wax on Sharky to give a lasting finish.

 

Also looking at the Autoglym leather care for long term on the seats, look like these need to be done every 6 months.

I would never pay a dealer the ridiculous price they charge for badly applied paint sealant (I used to watch them do it when I worked in a dealership). Buy your own for a fraction of the price and do it properly after correctly preparing the paint surface.

I had the GuardX treatment applied by the dealer on mine, had it three years now and only washed it with the GuardX products supplied in the aftercare kit, it still has a very satisfying gloss shine.