White car - special protective paint?

deisediva

If you have a while car did you pay extra to get special coating on it?
Cannot think of the name but know its about 300/350 extra .
Is it worth paying this extra ?

MuppetCheck

If it's the dealer don't pay it, there is no specific need to do it on a white car.

If you wanted a polish coating you would be better off spending the money on a detailer who will inevitably be more competent at the application and use better quality products.

deisediva

Thanks can you tell me if you know anything about it like what does it do stop scratches/tar marks etc ?
Any idea how much it would be for it to be done by a detailer ?

MuppetCheck

I got mine coated in G-techniq and it's supposedly an additional coating - it can't really comment on if it stops them or not but my paint is pretty blemish free after a year. Tar spots depend on the roads, a good coat of wax might make them easier to remove but they still stick.

A detailer will be about the same price roughly, it depends on the quality of the products. Whereabouts are you located?

vectra

deisediva wrote: »

Thanks can you tell me if you know anything about it like what does it do stop scratches/tar marks etc ?
Any idea how much it would be for it to be done by a detailer ?

There are ceramic coatings available.
On white?
it is up to you but do you want to avoid swirls etc?
If so then you will have to use a proper wash method. ( 2 bucket )
snow foam etc.
Probably use special shampoo and top ups.

I am not familiar with these but if you contact Brian at http://www.spiritdetailing.com

He would be one of the best if not the best in the country to run you through and use whatever product he would recommend

I had a white car and I only ever washed it properly and use various waxes on it.
It looked as good as it did the day I got it when I sold it at 2 years old.

I will most likely buy white again next time as it is a great color to avoid hide swirls.

For me it will be a snow foam
Detar @ De Ironize
Rinse
Clay
Rinse
2 coats of Soft99 Fusso 24 hours apart.
One week later I will apply 2 coats of Soft99 King of Gloss.
That will keep it looking good enough for me and I am a pain in the butt with my cars.

Curran

As said, there is no "special coating" for white - there are products that might look better on white, but nothing special for white.
I assume that you are purchasing a new car and that the dealer is offering to apply some sort of life time protection to the paintwork...there is no such thing as life time protection - the best products on the market are good for about 2 years, provided the car is washed with specific products (eg: the correct shampoo by the manufacturer of the coating), using other products will mean the coating wont perform as well as it should.

Some of the leading coatings offer extra resistance to swirling and light scratching, but there is nothing that will give total protection against it. Using the correct wash techniques and good products will ensure that your paintwork stays fresh for many years, with or without a coating....hence why 'Vectra' has said that he will be using just waxes to enhance the paintwork and also protect it. He'll have to apply that every 3 months or so, but well worth doing.
Also, there is nothing out there that can protect against tar deposits - a protective coating will mean tar is a little less likely to bond, but it wont prevent it; perhaps 80% of the tar that might have been there otherwise.

I'd personally question the coating that the dealer is offering to apply, there's a good chance it wont be one of the worlds leading coatings, and there's a better chance that it wont be applied by someone as competent as a Detailer. Your money is better spent on a getting a Detailer to prep the surface correctly, and apply a leading coating correctly, and spending a few quid on the products necessary to maintain that finish for the years ahead.
As these type of products are ultra durable, you want the right person applying it, as the only way to fix any blemishes when applied, is to machine polish it off.

At minimum, whatever you decide to go with; you should buy yourself a good quality wash mitt, drying towel and shampoo, along with 2 buckets and use the Two Bucket Method to wash your car and a microfiber drying towel after the wash....if you were to do that alone, your car should look very well.

deisediva

Thanks just saw another post asking about it too its same product supagard so will give it a miss.