Glasscoat

[martinvantage]

Getting the hard sell on this for the new arrival . Is it really as good as suggested or just another expensive margin opportunity.
Would appreciate thoughts from those who know
Thanks

[lambo_xx]

Excuse my ignorance but what is glasscoat? Is it a paint protection or something, like superguard?

[martinvantage]

I should have described it, apologies.
According to the sales pitch its a ceramic hardened glass finsih which bonds to the cars surface ( yes I am copying the emailed blurb) meaning it self cleans(??) and is resilient to liquids bird droppings etc
Paint work and alloys should be protected meaning no need to polish for 5 years.
Too good to be true? hence the question. Any detailers out there with a view?

[T33JOB]

martinvantage said:

I should have described it, apologies.
According to the sales pitch its a ceramic hardened glass finsih which bonds to the cars surface ( yes I am copying the emailed blurb) meaning it self cleans(??) and is resilient to liquids bird droppings etc
Paint work and alloys should be protected meaning no need to polish for 5 years.
Too good to be true? hence the question. Any detailers out there with a view?

Dont go for it - At all, unless its done by a pro detailer, but the chances are you can get a better service privately for cheaper..

ps, you have a pm (may have headed to junk mail)

[paddy328]

As above really. Dealers are not known for their prep.

I have known outthe box ferrari's and astons need some proper machine polishing to remove the sanding marks/swirls etc. The last thing you would want is a poorly prepped car that you can't do anything about without removing the protection you have just paid for.

Francis

[RevHappy]

Avoid, utter waste of money, dealers shouldn't be allowed even near a bucket, it will be one not two!

[kenyon]

I had this done on my newly purchased BMW in 2009 and waste of time.

[Harsh]

If it was that good, it would be standard on the cars from the factory.....................and detailers would be out of business instead of having more work than ever.