Inchcape's paint protection product??

[Recce]

Would like to hear peoples opinion of the paint protection system that's used by Inchcape.
It's the same sort of price as the autoglym lifeshine, at £299.

Thanks in advance.

[adamj]

I don't have it, but I would probably say its a waste of money.

Going by the standard of the valeters at the Inchcape dealer I use who would most probably apply the product avoid at all cost!!! (dirty sponge used all over the bodywork, partly washed car a using a blade to dry it.....)

You can buy the Autoglym kits on ebay for about £15.

I reckon just keeping up with waxing it yourself would be the best option. Or pay a professional detailer to do the protection job - they will know what they are doing!!!

[lewis]

Would like to hear peoples opinion of the paint protection system that's used by Inchcape.
It's the same sort of price as the autoglym lifeshine, at £299.

Thanks in advance.

I have it on my car and I think it is well worth it ! This is the second VW that has been protected - the previous was a black Golf - whithout the protection the paint-work would have been ruined.

NB. The garage charge approx £300.00 BUT they pay £80.00 (trade secret) with both of my cars (after some hassle) I was charged £80.00...which I think was/is a bargain.

[tonytroc]

Very interesting! Any trade applications around South Lakes , N. Lancs?

[autoperfection]

Hi Recce,

We've probably missed the boat on this one as you've probably already made a decision by now regarding the paint protection scheme - but just in case you haven't, here's our two pence worth!

From our experience (and we've had a lot with paint protection schemes!) they're not worth the money. We couldn't agree more with Adamj... the chances are that the protection will be applied by a valeter who will more than likely have a thousand and one other things to do on that day and who's aim will be to get it done as quickly as possible without taking too much time to ensure the job is done properly.

The best way to protect the paint is to start out with a very good car care regime from day one. Our advice to you, and anyone else with a new car on the way, is to tell the dealership not to touch it. Too often we've been out to correct paintwork on new cars as a result of poor valeting at the dealerships.

When you take delivery of the car, give it a thorough two-stage wash if possible (snow-foam followed by a hand wash with a pH neutral shampoo such as Lusso Auto Bathe). Clay the car to remove any contaminants such as tree sap and road film (this stage not only removes contaminants, but also gives a real clarity to the paintwork). You shouldn't need anything too aggressive so something like our Ultra-fine Orange Clay would be perfect. Pre-wax cleanse the paintwork to give it a real deep clean with a product such as Lusso Revitalizing Creme or Dodo Juice Lime Prime Lite (this stage also prepares the paintwork so that the wax bonds during the next stage), then get at least two coast of a good quality carnauba wax on - our all time favourite wax is Lusso Oro.

This is what we would do for a new car prep, and this is what we recommend to anyone who wants to care for their cars themselves - it's by far much cheaper than a paint protection scheme and also provides much, much better results.

Hope this helps

Taryn and Jim