I'm now facing this choice too. My big problem is living in a street lined with very tall trees, trees that b*****d pigeons just love to sit in after they've had breakfast. At certain times of the year I end up at the hand car wash up to 4 times a week! So, would the dealer or the detailer guarantee their treatment against the ravages of bird s**t?
To be honest, my outgoing car has been shat on '000's of times in the almost 10 years I've had it, and apart from 1 small mark, all the others fade away within a week. Embarrassingly, I've never had the car polished by anyone and have always used hand car washes......life's to short for car washing.
That said, the photo's I've seen on here of cars that have been detailed, are making me think of doing the same. Although, street parking and kerbs are probably a bigger issue to think about
I had mine done by the dealer (west London Audi) as part of a deal. I'm not happy with them at all. They didn't bother to clean the car properly before applying the stuff.
Yes, I use autoglym wetwax from amazon Amazon product to protect my car and I use it everytime I wash, plus it comes with two microfibre clothes. Halfords sell them as well.
The detailer told me it was ‘cQuartz’ didn’t say if it was finest or anything. He runs a mobile detailer business (heard nothing but good things) and charging £200 to wash and apply. How about you? I was torn between that or just buying the £50 autoglym kit and keeping it clean myself
I understand that. I know it won’t protect against all scratches although it is meant to protect against light scratches......it doesn’t!
