Sealy Posted May 12, 2007 Report Share Posted May 12, 2007 I'm picking up my new Diamond Black Ed30 next month and I'm looking to dish out for a paint protection treatment. I've had Supaguard in the past and wasn't that impressed... Carl at thinkcar.org gives a good right up of Permaguard. Anyone got any experience of any others? Cheers in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRobin Posted May 12, 2007 Report Share Posted May 12, 2007 I would have thought that they were all fairly similar. I've got the one they use on boats - A-Glaze. After 10 months it's still holding up but I'm not over bothered about how glossy my car is. I've never polished or 'detailed' my car but only washed and dried it properly by hand and with the right gear. Check out the Cleaning forum for more info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxfordlad Posted May 12, 2007 Report Share Posted May 12, 2007 Buy diamond brite from ebay if you want the same results and DIY.. will cost you 20 quid MAX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessed_badger Posted May 13, 2007 Report Share Posted May 13, 2007 I've a mate who runs the North Manchester permaguard franchise and he did a black mx5 for me a year ago. As it was from new didn't really get the instant wow factor as it was spotless anyway, but it looks brilliant for weeks on end - repels the rain very well! It also saves a huge amount of time cleaning and comes up spotless with little effort - as it say's on the box - just rinse with water and then dry (like the review on thinkcar i also use the local motorway for this followed by a quick chamois to remove the last drips!). Just changed to a silver GTI (wish I'd got grey though!!!) and had this done too - looks good for longer and needs as little looking after as you can manage to get it looking showroom shiney again - think both cost me about £150 each for full exterior treatment! Too tight for the interior! And before you ask I'm not on commission from permaguard but would heartily reccommend getting it done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fresco1 Posted May 13, 2007 Report Share Posted May 13, 2007 If you read through a fair bit of the Cleaning thread, you will learn all you need to know about sealants etc. I have Lifeshine and Diamondbrite on my GTI, plus various levels of hand-applied polish. First big shock I had on the cleaning forum was the technical difference between polish and wax! But armed with info, for the future I would definitely head for Diamondbrite (which I've had before, and it is good, and I'd rate above Lifeshine) and finish off with various AG products and top with Collinite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyGTi Posted May 13, 2007 Report Share Posted May 13, 2007 If you like washing and cleaning your car I'd do it yourelf with a kit from E-bay. You can get both Diamondbrite and Supaguard kits cheaply. Alternatively find yourself a good local car detailer and get them to do it. There are some awesome car detailers on detailingworld.co.uk who would do a great job for you. They could advise on suitable products depending on your needs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazza_g Posted May 13, 2007 Report Share Posted May 13, 2007 I had my Boxster done by Permagard, can't reccomend them highly enough - the car looked fantastic and even over a year on just needed a quick wash and dry to look like I'd spent ages on it and it cost half what my VW dealer charged me for the distictly average 'supagard' coating on my R32. More info and my review - here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul_GTI Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 Hi Everyone - this is my first post, but a regular vistior. I took my car to the manchester permaguard a couple of weeks ago and they did a fantastic job on my black GTI ( i was getting to breaking point as swirl marks were driving me nuts) they even loaned me a car overnight. As a result my car looks better than when i bought it and 90% of all marks have dissapeared The guys Jamie and Graham where great they talked me through the whole process and didnt mind me arriving early to collect my car to hang around and watch the final process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRobin Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 Welcome to Tyresmoke, Paul . You already know from 'lurking' as a regular visitor how useful TSN is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekin_88 Posted May 24, 2007 Report Share Posted May 24, 2007 Ig you have got cash to spend then have a look at his web page 5 grand car wash very interesting hope you enjoy this section Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pany Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 I have just got the lifeshine kit of ebay. Does anyone know if you need to remove the cheapo wax that the dealer usually applies, with something like megs nxt before you use this stuff? It isn't particularly clear from the instructions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekin_88 Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 Not too sure, you might have to go through the forums in the cleaning section or wait for an reply, sorry. good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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