Ask the dealer to show you a new car that has been treated and compare it with one that hasn't. Can you tell the difference?

I polished and waxed mine three years ago, thought about doing it again, but haven't bothered and I very much doubt if an ex-hire car had expensive treatment.

I suggest you wait a year or so until the paint's fully hardened and then polish and wax it.

Personally I would say it's not worth it UNLESS the car's paintwork is properly prepared first. Most dealers do not know how to do this.

If you can spare 9 minutes of your life it might be worth watching the Youtube video below showing the paintwork issues that many new cars are left with after they have been 'prepared' by the dealer. I have no connection with the professional car detailer in this video but I've watched loads of his videos and understand the issues caused by dealers not preparing a new car properly. If you go to the expense of having a paint protection applied on top of a poorly prepared car you will never see the full benefits of the paintwork protection.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOhWpAH05kU&t=513s

I recently had a new car prepared by a specialist detailer and then coated with a ceramic protection and finally a water repellent. It cost me £800 for the work but the results are astounding.

One final thing - if you go to the bother and cost of getting paint protection applied be prepared to use the right techniques when washing the car. Automatic car washes simply introduce scratches to a car. I would advise against using the hand car wash empires run by Easten European chaps (nothing against them personally) for the same reason - they WILL scratch your car.

Since having my car treated I have invested in a new pressure washer and two buckets (Google the 2 bucket car wash) and various other shampoos and treatments. If you don't plan on washing your car 'properly' I would save your money because it'll be £300 down the drain.

HTH

Edited by csgmart on 15/05/2018 at 11:33