GR86 GR Paint Inspection - !Important!

Bluemanc100 said:
“It would be £450 to decontaminate, single stage machine polish and apply the appropriate exterior/interior protections.

That would be 2 coats of sealant to the bodywork, front/rear glass sealed, wheel faces coated with sealant and I usually throw in interior protections with any package of this type (so a leather sealant/mat sealant etc).”
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From the perspective of a detailer, the most labour intenstive work will be the paint prep. Seems like a waste to do all that work only for it to be coated with a sealant that will wear off in a few weeks/months.

You'd be better off paying an extra £100 for ceramic coating. It takes very little extra time if you've got the right conditions to apply it.

If the above includes ceramic coating, then it is a good deal.

Don't bother paying extra for any spray-on interior or wheel sealants. They'll be gone in an instant, you'll never see the value back and can do them yourself easily.
 
Bluemanc100 said:
I thought I’d read that the tar remover was the right product for removing adhesive remnants from the white film that the car has fitted when it’s in transit.. To be honest I’d probably have let the dealer clean the car before I collected it but reading the forum put me off a little

I’ll check out detailers near me but hadn’t planned to go down the PPF and Ceramic route..
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The tar remover is an excellent product when used right, but it's not meant to be used as a general wash across the whole car.

It will do a great job in removing any adhesive/glue from the paint, but as I said in my previous post, you don't usually want it to come into contact with any plastics on your car (although Autoglym advertise theirs to be safe on plastics), it will stink like hell and it isn't very to remove the residual smell afterwards.

Here's the instructions video for applying the Autoglym tar remover that may help:

 
beorg said:
From the perspective of a detailer, the most labour intenstive work will be the paint prep. Seems like a waste to do all that work only for it to be coated with a sealant that will wear off in a few weeks/months.

You'd be better off paying an extra £100 for ceramic coating. It takes very little extra time if you've got the right conditions to apply it.

If the above includes ceramic coating, then it is a good deal.

Don't bother paying extra for any spray-on interior or wheel sealants. They'll be gone in an instant, you'll never see the value back and can do them yourself easily.
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Contacted them and it’s £750 for the ceramic treatment to be added.. Too much for me as I’m retired and have the time to keep on top of the car… That’s the aim anyway .. I have the money but really can’t justify the expense when I can buy an Autoglym treatment or a ceramic treatment for £40-£100

The only thing I don’t have is a garage to apply the treatment out of the sunlight but my car isn’t getting here until October at present and I can always beg a space from friends or family to do the work

I’ll watch some YouTube videos re products and their application.. Should be interesting
 
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I’m sure it’s not my eyesight but when I open the doors on my red car the inside metal looks a different shade of red. Is that normal ?
 
cc3 said:
I’m sure it’s not my eyesight but when I open the doors on my red car the inside metal looks a different shade of red. Is that normal ?
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Same on mine and also on my Kia. I assume it's just a way that they skimp on saving money on an area that doesn't need a proper paint finish as it is never seen.
 
The paint inside the door shuts and under the bonnet is noticeably thinner - my car’s bodywork averages 120-140 microns, around the engine bay is around 70-80.

This could account for the colour difference you see.
 
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