Paint Protection

[DanED30GTI]

Close to putting a deposit down on a used white mk7 GTD and one of the optional extras the stealers tried to sell me was Gard-X paint protection. Price was roughly 350 from what I remember. Can anyone recommend this? Or are there better and cheaper alternatives out there?

[ChrisGT]

Christ no, save the money and get your car to a proper detailer who can prep the paint properly and then apply some protection that will last.

Chris

[DFish]

Other dealers might offer the Williams coatings as an alternative..... don't waste your money on that one either. Get it done properly by people who do this for a living.

Fish

[DanED30GTI]

That's what I was thinking tbh. Sure the price of a good detail would be similar to the VW price and the level of quality would likely be world's apart.

[ChrisGT]

That's what I was thinking tbh. Sure the price of a good detail would be similar to the VW price and the level of quality would likely be world's apart.

Yeah, exactly. Might as well get a decent job done for the money. Something like a protection detail or minor enhancement will be a similar price and give you much better results and some proper protection. Lots of detailers listed on detailing world etc so should be easy to find a reputable place near you.

Chris

[JamieKirk95]

Avoid it

Where abouts are you based?

[DanED30GTI]

Never even thought to check on detailing world  haha.

I'm based in Durham but I'm willing to travel anywhere in the north to the Midlands if it's highly recommended 

[JamieKirk95]

Never even thought to check on detailing world  haha.

Thats the best option