Meaningful ?.

Well say G3 glasscoat to a lot of people that Know about G3 and they'd think G3 farcela.

I did'nt have a clue what either was, probably like 90% of the public.

The op was intended to illuminate what g3 glasscoat was, what happens when you opt for the G3 glasscoating, the fact that it's expensive and the fact that no one, meaningful can say whether it'll protect a car for as long as normal polishing will, and that's if the car has been properly done, sadly as you say the dealer themselves do it, which can mean anything, when it comes to how the car finally looks and how long that wonder coating lasts.

Edited by Bigdaveg on 23/05/2012 at 20:24

I got the dealer to throw the G3 glasscoat in with my car. I wouldn't have paid for it, but a year later the water still beads well so I guess its doing something.

I had the G3 glasscoat treatment on my new Hyundai last August. I didn't particularly want it but it was part of a pricing package that the dealer put together to match the very low price quoted on drive the deal so I took it expecting to be using my own materials a few months later. 19,000 miles and 10 months later it definitely still beads water as well as when new. I use not inexpensive, good quality acrylic polishes and sealants (which is what G3 is) on my wife's Fiat and have to polish and reseal every 3 or 4 months (about 2,500 miles) to retain the same quality of beading. I have been a long standing cynic of these types of treatment having had one myself and seen others on cars that have lasted only a few months of their loony 60 month claim but the G3 has worked for me. Key to anything like this working properly is how it is applied and how long it is left to "cure" before removing by buffing off. If the dealers lackies get this wrong (surely not possible) it won't be effective.

G3 Glasscoat, as far as I'm aware is a new technology, as already mentioned a lot of people either don't know what it is, or automatically thinks it's G3 Farcela, the 5 years of protection to my knowledge has yet to be proven, in the real world anyway, but for me the key thing is how it's applied, if done well and even if it only lasts for a couple of years then I do think paying £150 is a good investment,

"Key to anything like this working properly is how it is applied and how long it is left to "cure" before removing by buffing off. If the dealers lackies get this wrong (surely not possible) it won't be effective" is what dervdave says.

And that sadly is the deciding factor; whether it's done properly and works, or is'nt and it does briefly. £150 would get a lot of very good cleaning products etc, so the question remains; £150 on what I think is a good product, but is totally in the hands of the dealerships pro's or do it yourself; which method is likely to produce the best and long lasting result ?.

If you look at G3 Glasscoats web site; http://www.g-3glasscoat.com/products they sell aftercare products, e.g waterless cleaner, given that we're in the hands of the dealers would it not be better to spend £10.99 on the cleaner, and would it not have the same effect or does the cleaner "top up" the protection ?.

Used Turtle for years then discovered Autoglym.

Used Autoglym for years then discovered Meguiars.

Been using Meguiars Gold class now for about 7 years, its superb,reasonably priced and very economical in use. Polish car twice a year and even after 6 months its still beading water. Takes less than an hour to do the car using their pad to apply and mutton cloth to polish off, no dust either.

Used Meguiars clay bar on one car that had contaminants on the paint. Worked a treat but very time consuming, strangely theraputic though.

Lifes too short to spend days cleaning your car, they all look the same once driven down a dirty lane. Last car I had looked new after 5 years using only Meguiars.

And I don't work for Meguiars, I just buy it from Halfords.

Edited by skidpan on 21/11/2012 at 13:25

You can not beat Collinite for the money.

I have a wax collection for customers to choose but yet Collinite, around this time of the year is out more than the rest.

My most expensive wax is Swissvax Crystal Rock at £800 a tub, but yet Collinite is better in winter.