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[Help] Best paint protection/treatment for new car?



Justice

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Jun 21, 2012
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Waste of time if you park at supermarkets. Some kid will kick the door of Mummy’s 4x4 open and dent your car within a week :smile:

Being serious a PPF coating is probably the best idea. Whatever you do don’t let the dealer you buy from do it. They’ll almost certainly skimp on it. If you must have it done bite the bullet and get a car valeting company to do it. It will cost but it’ll be done properly and you have a comeback
A kid did this to my car in Waitrose a plump mother in her 4x4 refused to say anything to the little shit, no wonder kids have no respect for anything or anyone these days. My workhorse estate is battered to **** although that’s not really the point teach your kids some manners ffs.
 




rogersix

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Jan 18, 2014
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I'm taking delivery of a new car in Dec and want to protect/treat the paint job before ruining it by, err, driving it around.

I'm totally ignorant about this topic, so would welcome some views/advice please.

TIA

don't prang it, the paint is the protection
 






Triggaaar

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Oct 24, 2005
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Goldstone
A little bump to this thread:

Can anyone recommend any car detailers in the Brighton area (for professional ceramic coating)?
 






jackanada

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Jul 19, 2011
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Never worried about what my vehicles look like but I'd recommend Lanoguard if you've got an old vehicle being eaten away by the rust faeries.
 


Goldstone1976

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Apr 30, 2013
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Since the thread has been bounced, a quick update. I went to a highly regarded local detailer who machine polished the whole car and then put a PPF over it all. He had the car for 3 days. It looked amazing when it came out and still does 20 months and 26k miles later.
 
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Triggaaar

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Since the thread has been bounced, a quick update. I went to a highly regarded local detailer

I guess that's nowhere near Brighton. What's the name of the detailer?

PS - must have cost a fortune - what car?
 


Goldstone1976

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I guess that's nowhere near Brighton. What's the name of the detailer?

PS - must have cost a fortune - what car?

Between Rickmansworth and Watford. A long way from Brighton, but I can get you 10% off.

Yep, a small fortune - Model 3 Tesla. Quite like the car (would prefer the Y, but it hadn’t been launched when I got the 3); can’t stand Musk - a true CJTC. Now looking to swap it out - but need the range. Don’t like the Polestar; don’t like the pricing of a Beemer or a Merc.
 


Triggaaar

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Between Rickmansworth and Watford. A long way from Brighton, but I can get you 10% off.

Yep, a small fortune - Model 3 Tesla.

Thanks. A Tesla would be nice, but I'm having to go fossil fuel to fight Just Stop Oil.
 




Icy Gull

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Jul 5, 2003
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Thanks. A Tesla would be nice, but I'm having to go fossil fuel to fight Just Stop Oil.
Use the two bucket car wash procedure and snow foam and do it regularly. Remove bugs on the front and bird shit as soon as you notice it and you will not need to spend a fortune on a ceramic coating. If you are a lazy bastard and seldom clean your car then go down the ceramic coating route

This very easy to apply car polish is bloody brilliant btw, water beads off for ages so it doesn't need applying that often. Really is just a 10 minute job to polish a clean car.

 


zefarelly

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Use the two bucket car wash procedure and snow foam and do it regularly. Remove bugs on the front and bird shit as soon as you notice it and you will not need to spend a fortune on a ceramic coating. If you are a lazy bastard and seldom clean your car then go down the ceramic coating route

This very easy to apply car polish is bloody brilliant btw, water beads off for ages so it doesn't need applying that often. Really is just a 10 minute job to polish a clean car.

Thats twice as long as my car polishing attention span 🙄
 


Icy Gull

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Thats twice as long as my car polishing attention span 🙄
Mechanics don’t give a shit about the bodywork in my experience, just the mechanics of the car, so no surprise :smile:

The guy who has serviced my Alfas (RIP) for years always drove Alfas that looked like shite but were mechanically perfect.
 




zefarelly

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Mechanics don’t give a shit about the bodywork in my experience, just the mechanics of the car, so no surprise :smile:

The guy who has serviced my Alfas (RIP) for years always drove Alfas that looked like shite but were mechanically perfect.
I agree, The guy who runs the rolling road has a scruffy fleet or perfect running things.

I keep my race car clean and shiny, particularly the engine bay And underside.
 

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Icy Gull

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Jul 5, 2003
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I agree, The guy who runs the rolling road has a scruffy fleet or perfect running things.

I keep my race car clean and shiny, particularly the engine bay And underside.
Great number plate!
 








Triggaaar

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Oct 24, 2005
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Goldstone
Use the two bucket car wash procedure and snow foam

I do.


and do it regularly.

I don't.


If you are a lazy bastard and seldom clean your car then go down the ceramic coating route

Can we not just call me busy?


This very easy to apply car polish is bloody brilliant btw, water beads off for ages so it doesn't need applying that often. Really is just a 10 minute job to polish a clean car.

Thanks. How long is ages?

PS - if I were to get it professionally done, do you know anyone you'd recommend?
 


Knocky's Nose

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May 7, 2017
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Eastbourne
Since the thread has been bounced, a quick update. I went to a highly regarded local detailer who machine polished the whole car and then put a PPF over it all. He had the car for 3 days. It looked amazing when it came out and still does 20 months and 26k miles later.
He PPF'd the whole car?! :oops:
 


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