Paint Protection by MB, worth it?

Bobb

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In your opinions, I should have picked up a new car from MB dealer which they consequently f....d up, so haven't got it yet, however I was considering the paint protection for£300, is it worth it??
Any one had it?
Anyone wished they'd had it.
Or is paint protection film any better?, again anyone got it? How much did it cost?
 

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I had it done on my previous MB and it did help keep the paintwork clean.

BUT I didn't pay for it, it was done FOC after a little negotiating!
 

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i would save the £300 and give it to a good detailer to protection finish it!
 

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I had it on my last car.... Sadly it cost me £300. Car was Tellurite Silver and it didn't half stay clean right through the winter.... Think I washed it maybe twice a year.... Dirty water just runs right off it... I loved it...
 

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But once you have done that you lose the joy of washing it every few days and counting the new stone chips :shock:
 

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I have one of those I think superguard kits waiting for me to try in my garage.
You wonder why they don't do it as a matter of course, £300 sounds a lot to
me perhaps £150 might swing it.
 

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But once you have done that you lose the joy of washing it every few days and counting the new stone chips :shock:

All of my stone chips seem to be earlier than when I got it.... :p I haven't noticed any ..and this one gets washed quite a lot!!
 

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All of my stone chips seem to be earlier than when I got it.... :p I haven't noticed any ..and this one gets washed quite a lot!!

I did touch a few in, but in general I seldom drove very close to the car in front
 

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I have asked the question before (but didn't get a clear answer).

What is done to the paint after parting with £300? Is something mixed in the laquer in the factory, is a top coat of special 'polish' applied, is the car subject of a magic spell?

As above, if it is a coating that is applied, surely it can either be done by a detailler/ bodyshop or by oneself.
 

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It's just a sealer coat applied to thoroughly cleaned paintwork.

I believe one can buy the self same product for ~£50 on ebay. It does take a degree of preparation and care in application though or the finish can be marred
 

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Just get yourself over to detailing world and all the secrets will be revealed :)
 

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as explained to me ..the normal paint/laquer on your car has a profile like this :

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so all those little \/ grab dirt etc... what this stuff does is to make it like this

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(I should have been an artist I know) so all the dirt etc just sldies off....
 
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