Teflon covering for bodywork (?)

[JP_Albin]

Hi,

Has anyone heard anything about a treatment for your car called TST (Teflon based)... it is supposed to "fill in" the pores on the paint, and give the car a permanent gleaming coating, that repels insects and other road stuff... Costs about £400- ish, 3 yr guarantee...

It is offered by

www.dentmagician.co.uk

... this is not a "plug", but i saw a letter in 911&PW magazine which advocated this service...

Any views/thoughts?

 

[daro911]

ORIGINAL: jp albin

Hi,

Has anyone heard anything about a treatment for your car called TST (Teflon basedcoating, that repels insects and other road stuff... Costs about £400- ish, 3 yr guarantee...

this is not a "plug", but i saw a letter in 911&PW magazine which advocated this service...

Any views/thoughts?

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Yes loads and all very negative [] We had 4 cars treated at a Trade Price of around £200.00 each vehicle.

After about 2 months the cars looked like they had been treated with your normal car polish that lasts between 4-8 weeks depending on weather at the time.

2 Cars were dark and 2 were silver.

I owned one of the silver cars a Jeep Cherokee and can say that the just polished now feel and water repellent abilities lasted about 8 weeks.

By the time the car was 6 months old I was back to using my regular polish Blue Coral or Auto Glym. The only thing I can say in its defence was polishing the car at first was really easy but 18 months down the road even that started to fade. Then the Jeep was stolen and never recovered so there ends my personal experience.

The 2 dark cars are about 2 years into the treatment and both look like you would expect black cars to look and feel like [].

One of these 2 cars has had many panels repainted now and you can't tell the difference between treated and non treated panels. Basically the entire car looks lifeless and feels crap as neglected solid black cars do.

The other a metalic black 325 is now polished as normal because the TST doesn't do what is says on the bottle [8D]

I am a car polishing anorack with long history of concours shows etc and can honestly say I am so pleased I never wasted money on having my Porsche treated and I certainly couldn't recommend this treatment to anyone at any price!

Hand Polished by me with Blue Coral in under 30 minutes every 8 weeks or so

 

[Mark_Bennett]

Far be it for me to defend a Teflon coating, but I thought you were not supposed to polish them?

Surely polishing (which is an abrasive process) would remove a little of the teflon each time?

Stick to Polish rarely - Wax often, and your paintwork should last a long time.

 

[daro911]

ORIGINAL: Mark Bennett

Far be it for me to defend a Teflon coating, but I thought you were not supposed to polish them?

Stick to Polish rarely - Wax often, and your paintwork should last a long time.

Mark .. follow the new plot .. Teflon Coating IF ONLY! it did what it claims to do then I agree with you no need to ever wax again. But it doesn't and I mislead you maybe by saying polish instead of wax Blue Coral is a non abrasive non silicone car wax not polish. Sorry for any confusion there [&:]

But bottom line is the solid black never polished VW looks like absolute sh*t and the 325 was looking so sad and shabby at about 12 months / 12000 miles mark that the owner had to start WAXING the car again.

 

[Mark_Bennett]

Teflon Coating IF ONLY! it did what it claims to do then I agree with you no need to ever wax again. But it doesn't

Are you saying it doesn't stick?

 

[daro911]

ORIGINAL: Mark Bennett

Teflon Coating IF ONLY! it did what it claims to do then I agree with you no need to ever wax again. But it doesn't

Are you saying it doesn't stick?

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Well not like sh*t to a blanket for sure

 

[Guest]

Mark

You may have a point re: Blue Coral, it would depend which product you use as to whether you are using a wax or a polish. From their website:-

Blue Coral® Carnauba Cleaner Wax (Liquid & Paste)

Removes swirl marks and oxidation
Contains polishing agents and Carnauba Wax
Formulated to clean, polish and protect
Restores original shine
Designed for all automotive paint finishes

and

Blue Coral® Self WaxTM No Buff Car Wax

Shines and protects in one easy step
Contains micronized waxes for "wet-look" shine
Keeps shine, protection and durability locked in


The first definitely sounds like a polish - "contains polsihing agents....". The second is a liquid containing a synthetic wax and would therefore provide the benefits of waxing.

Both products are liquids and are therefore limited in wax content and would require regular 'top ups' .

 

[James Shunt]

I've seen this Repair Magic service somewhere and bookmarked it

http://www.fleetsolutions.co.uk/mobile car body repair.htm

but I've no idea if it's any good. I think it was a mobile service that comes to you and costs roughly £90 to do all the chips on a typical car. I am considering going for it as my 993 has plenty of stone chips in the bonnet so if anyone else has any recommendations...

Thanks

James

 

[JP_Albin]

Thanks guys,

I guess there is no substitute for elbow grease....!

 

[Shane Hodges]

Thought I'd respond, what having a black car and hating the thought of it ever "looking lifeless and feeling crap as neglected solid black cars do" !!

Unfortunatley I also can't see there is any short cut to elbow grease. Anything that fills / removes swirl marks (there were a stack on my car when I purchased it and the showroom gloss had worn off) and then waxes (not polishes) should give a superb finish.

I'm a zymol user - the stuff was expensive, but the given the rate of use of wax, I think it will last for the next 20 years .....

 

[Poon]

I also have a balck non metalic 993, full of swirls etc. I use Zymol (concours, destiny and Titanium) it really is good stuff, but I am now wanting to remove the swirls and the odd small scratch. I was thinking of 3m swirl mark remover and a DA polisher, anyone have any other suggetions?