BMW Paint Protection

Senna · 03-10-2016, 02:46 PM

Salesman has offered me some sort of paint protection treatment.
Is it worth having ?

TB_330i · 03-10-2016, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Senna

Salesman has offered me some sort of paint protection treatment.
Is it worth having ?

What sort? You got a name? Generally, its the add ons like this where they make high margin so as a rule of thumb, be sceptical.

Esto-Grande · 03-10-2016, 02:52 PM

In short No.

But it depends on how much it will cost you.

Generally it is a money maker for the Dealer.

You could do better yourself or pay for a Professional Detail.

Plenty of posts on here about this.

ajfoggy · 03-10-2016, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Senna

Salesman has offered me some sort of paint protection treatment.
Is it worth having ?

NO. Get it to a detailer straight after (or before) pick up.

Get some Gtechniq C1 on or if you wan't hardcore protection Crystal Secrum.

That would be my choice.

DannyT331 · 03-10-2016, 02:53 PM

Dealer chucked in Supagard for free in my deal

gr4z · 03-10-2016, 02:56 PM

I had Seal & Protect for my 330d when I bought that. He did a 'deal' but I still paid about £300 for it. Probably could of got it better and cheaper elsewhere but I was lazy and he offered to transfer for my cherished plate for free with it so I just said yeah.

For a black car I thought it made a big difference and was well worth it. I would have it again but probably from a local independent.

RichardM · 03-10-2016, 04:43 PM

The rarely prepare the paint properly first and do a poor job of applying it. Don't bother even if it's free.

Rbrown · 03-11-2016, 12:17 AM

Just ask them to give you the bag with the products in it. It is full of useful stuff (eg car wash, Polish, leather cleaner and scree wash).

But don't pay....get it thrown in for free!

Jord0301 · 03-11-2016, 12:44 AM

Detailer I've left my car with said that they pay about £50 for the kit and £20 for somebody to apply it.

He advised to stay well away from any dealer doing anything with paintwork whether cleaning or other!

TodmordenLad · 03-11-2016, 01:47 AM

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Originally Posted by RichardM

The rarely prepare the paint properly first and do a poor job of applying it. Don't bother even if it's free.

^^This
A waste of money. I had it once and would never pay for it again. They don't prepare and seal the paintwork properly. A glorified hand car wash, in other words

225 · 03-11-2016, 02:43 AM

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Originally Posted by ajfoggy

Quote:

Originally Posted by Senna

Salesman has offered me some sort of paint protection treatment.
Is it worth having ?

NO. Get it to a detailer straight after (or before) pick up.

Get some Gtechniq C1 on or if you wan't hardcore protection Crystal Secrum.

That would be my choice.

How does the c1 compare to serum light? Looks quite good stuff.

Alscoob · 03-11-2016, 03:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Senna

Salesman has offered me some sort of paint protection treatment.
Is it worth having ?

Personally No, would never have this.

Firstly from experience they will not prep the car properly so it will have all sorts of swirls or even worse, buffer trails in it, they then apply a 'protection' which seals all that in.

Now with respect, that's OK for the average Jo who just buys a car to get from A to B and takes it to the local car wash to get it cleaned as it will afford some degree of protection, which is better than nothing and give it a decent shine.

But if you are the sort who 'loves' their car and takes pride over it, if you are able, do it yourself or get a 'detailer' to do a protection on it. Firstly they will get rid of all the nasty swirls that the dealer has put in it when they prep'd the car and secondly they will generally use far superior products. Then it is easy for you to maintain.

Randolph13 · 03-11-2016, 03:47 AM

I had to wait a week from handover to get the car to the detailer so had the dealer put their protection on for free. The detailer showed me what a mess they had made and removed it before doing a proper job, but it did give me some protection for that week.

AP_75 · 03-11-2016, 03:56 AM

I wouldn't bother again either - I got a deal on it when buying a AUC and it wasn't prepared anything like the standard I see in pictures of professional detailers work - it had smears on the rear and the salesman was embarrassed and sent the car back for a quick fix. It does make the water bead away but better off putting the money towards a pro to do it.

JOHNBMWM5 · 03-11-2016, 04:55 AM

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Originally Posted by RichardM

The rarely prepare the paint properly first and do a poor job of applying it. Don't bother even if it's free.

So true, leave it.

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Esto-Grande First Lieutenant 86 Rep 373 Posts Drives: 435d Gran Coupe Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Cotswolds iTrader: (0)	In short No. But it depends on how much it will cost you. Generally it is a money maker for the Dealer. You could do better yourself or pay for a Professional Detail. Plenty of posts on here about this. __________________ 435d GC M Sport, Estoril Blue, M Sport Plus, Adaptive LEDs, 19" 442M Bi Colour Orbits & HUD
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gr4z Colonel 1135 Rep 2,808 Posts Drives: i4 e40 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Stamford iTrader: (0)	I had Seal & Protect for my 330d when I bought that. He did a 'deal' but I still paid about £300 for it. Probably could of got it better and cheaper elsewhere but I was lazy and he offered to transfer for my cherished plate for free with it so I just said yeah. For a black car I thought it made a big difference and was well worth it. I would have it again but probably from a local independent. __________________ Current: G26 i4 M Sport Pro, Tech Pk, Sunroof Previous: 2016 440i MPPSK, 2014 330d Saloon F30, 2013 Audi S4 Avant, 2011 Mercedes C350
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RichardM Colonel 133 Rep 2,046 Posts Drives: G21 M340i LCI Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Essex UK iTrader: (2)	The rarely prepare the paint properly first and do a poor job of applying it. Don't bother even if it's free. __________________ 2023 G21 M340i LCI Previous - 2020 G21 330d M-Sport, F31 335d M-Sport, F31 330d M-Sport
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Jord0301 Private 53 Rep 66 Posts Drives: 335d Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Leeds iTrader: (0) Garage List [0.00]	Detailer I've left my car with said that they pay about £50 for the kit and £20 for somebody to apply it. He advised to stay well away from any dealer doing anything with paintwork whether cleaning or other!
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Randolph13 Second Lieutenant 54 Rep 228 Posts Drives: F30 340i M Sport Shadow Join Date: May 2015 Location: North Dorset iTrader: (0)	I had to wait a week from handover to get the car to the detailer so had the dealer put their protection on for free. The detailer showed me what a mess they had made and removed it before doing a proper job, but it did give me some protection for that week.
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AP_75 First Lieutenant 49 Rep 301 Posts Drives: M340i Touring Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: London iTrader: (0)	I wouldn't bother again either - I got a deal on it when buying a AUC and it wasn't prepared anything like the standard I see in pictures of professional detailers work - it had smears on the rear and the salesman was embarrassed and sent the car back for a quick fix. It does make the water bead away but better off putting the money towards a pro to do it.
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