Protectin' da paint.

[Big Col]

H'ok. The new motor will be getting collected shortly and I've asked the dealer to do hee haw to it as I'll do it mesel. I had been intending to apply the supagard coating that I have, however, thought I might as well ask you gee...eh...knowledgeable people if I should opt for summat else?

[Gismo]

Ooh, let's see, hmm, yep, got it, gritty sponge and fairy liquid and defo the one bucket method
My work here is done, another satisfied customer

[stoney]

^^^^^ Pmsl

Sorry no help :) Ian king is your best man to ask

[AndyP & Lenore]

Supaguard... Nooooooooo!!!!

Give the paintwork a good cleanse, then a couple of coats of good quality wax.

I guess the more astute detailers may have more detailed advice but, please, no supaguard.

I used to swear by the stuff, but with the support of the MINI community I've seen the error of my ways. I'm a new man.

[Tam1314]

What is so wrong with Supaguard that everyone hates it so much.
I am just really getting into cleaning my car, it's the first car I have had that I have been interested in enough to bother about in a detailing way.

Just I think that my car will have Supaguard applied. So if its that bad, is it easy to remove.

[Big Col]

Where is Mr. King hiding then?

[AndyP & Lenore]

What is so wrong with Supaguard that everyone hates it so much.
I am just really getting into cleaning my car, it's the first car I have had that I have been interested in enough to bother about in a detailing way.

Just I think that my car will have Supaguard applied. So if its that bad, is it easy to remove.

Tam, if you've done anything other than use Supaguard's shampoo, and done anything other than their monthly conserver treatment - it's gone already. If you've waxed it or polished it or even used a waxy shampoo, it's very likely gone already. Supaguard is simply a polymer based coating - microns thick - and to be honest, even after a year or so of simply washing the car - I can't see it still being on the car's paintwork.

[Gismo]

My lease car is "protected" with supaguard, because i can be penalised for returning it with defective paint after the 3 year term you can insure against it, which i did, their treatment is supaguard gone by now in the rain, certainly not by washing and no come back on me.................watch this space

[stoney]

Right a bit more time now

I would foam the car then wash the car with some G101 autosmart or similar it's a de greaser
Then iron ex or similar
Foam ,wash and dry
Then polish
Foam and dry
Wax couple coats

Hope this helps :)

[N16SHP]

Everyone has their own methods that work for them, I don't have a foam wash so already I am beaten by Stoney

For our Countryman:

Like you I asked them not to touch it. Washed it, then stripped all the wax etc with APC. Washed it again and dried it. Clayed it, then washed it and dried. Then put on Megs show glaze No 7 as recommended by Mr King (great stuff) then covered with two coats of Collinite 476. Washed it twice since we got it and had it up and down to Glasgow and Perth twice and the beading is absolutely incredible still! I washed it for the 3rd time yesterday and got some great comments (for a change) from the neighbours.