Supagard? Or no Supagard?

My neighbour bought an Audi RS5 and was talked into this type of protection and charged upwards of £400, within 4 months it looked as if there was no protection on it. waste of time :thumbsdown:
 
2alpsade said:
Avoid Supagard like the plague. I've had it twice now, once on my new RX-8 (waste of time and money (car and treatment :x )), and more recently FOC by a BMW dealer following a cock-up (long story not worth repeating) and I regretted it ever being put on the car. It fades unevenly (it is, effectively a load of fillers and waxes) and if you have a small scuff you wish to poilsh or you spot a patch of blurry/smeary paint (seemingly a result of this crap) you need to remove all the Supagard (not easy) on the area prior to treating it as other polishes (read Autoglym and similar) will not work on it.

I chemically removed this crap from my Alpina and then used a clay bar prior to using the Werkstat Acrylic system on both my Black cars. Stunning and very easy to apply, but costs around £60 from Polished Bliss, so not cheap. Gives a wet-look finish on black :D

So, in short, decline, and diy. Much better result and more cost-effective.
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Each to their own, I have many detailing products in my garage, Autoglym, Autosmart, Maguires, MER and supaguard, I have never experienced any problems with any of them, some products I prefer from one manufacturer, tyre dressing from Autoglym over Maguires for example and others from another :)
 
When we bought our zed, the salesman said "it wll protect from bird lime that has been on the car for days at a time"
To which my better half replied "It wont be on for hours let alone days!"-she knows me so well :oops:
Salesman gave up :)
 
Darren Slone said:
Each to their own, I have many detailing products in my garage, Autoglym, Autosmart, Maguires, MER and supaguard, I have never experienced any problems with any of them, some products I prefer from one manufacturer, tyre dressing from Autoglym over Maguires for example and others from another :)
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Indeed. I too have AG, Meguiars, Mer, Zymol, Renovo, Turtle wax, BMW-ownbrand, Werkstat, and Supagard. The Supagard kit never gets used now - it was left in the car post treatment and I found it generally useless, except the bird lime remover which does actually work!. Generally, other products are better than they supply IMO.
 
We were offered the Autoglym Protection when we recently chopped in my wife's car along with extended warranty and gap Insurance for not an inconsiderable amount of wedge.

We quickly said no to all three. Clearly the Sales Jockey was not going to hit his "add on extras" target as he made a phone call to his "line manager" and then offered all three at "cost price" (roughly half the original asking price. We thought about it for a nano second and said no thanks. Clutching at straws he then said that we really needed to think about having the paint treatment at least because the car has red paint (actually it is pomegranete) and is therefore suceptible to damage. We said no for the third time and he finally gave up.

We foolishly paid for Jewultra Diamondbrite on my Wife's previous car. Very expensive and the top up materials were not cheap either. Paint work beaded up when wet but always felt rough compared to a properly polished car.

We vowed never to get sucked in by the sales talk ever again.

Buy proper materials not gimmicks and DIY or go to professional valeters every time.
 
Apparently that's how they make their money, particularly on a new car, my friend worked at Motorpoint for a while, when the car sales guy had sold the car he presented the customer to my friend who's job it was to upsell, key insurance, paint treatment, gap insurance etc
 
Darren Slone said:
Apparently that's how they make their money, particularly on a new car, my friend worked at Motorpoint for a while, when the car sales guy had sold the car he presented the customer to my friend who's job it was to upsell, key insurance, paint treatment, gap insurance etc
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from personal experience I cant fault the gap!!
 
Waste of time ! I got mine free when i got my 335d from sytner cardiff , glad i never paid for it ! Well directly.put my black 335 in to local valet shop £ 80 machine polish last march never polished it again this year.could wash it with warm water itself & still looks great ! Save your cash !
 
Rip off? Definitely. Spend the money on a clear bra and a lifetime supply of Zaino or Klasse.
 
had this for free...and the car looks alright....

have detailed cars in the past, will see how long this supaguard lasts!
 
If you like cleaning, polishing and waxing your car the Superguard is a waste of time, as you will take it straight off. If your happy just washing then it does help to keep your car cleaner.
 
Waste of time ! I got it free, so I toke it but I wouldn't pay for it. Still have the fancy bag full off stuff if you want it ! Spend the money on some good polish & wax or even a detailing specialist :thumbsup:
 
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