Has infiniti told anybody else this- that with what they do to their vehicles, there's no need to wax it, and if you do, it'll remove their protection they put on?

i don't know if they're gona give me this line with the coupe, but they gave my dad that line when he bought the I30.

Does anybody know wtf this 'special protection' is?

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Gimmick to make more money. No such thing.

Merlin.

 

Sounds like the "teflon coating" they can apply. I don't think it does anything for the shine, but it's supposed to protect against acidic particles (bird droppings) from eating through the paint. Sounds like hockus pockus to me, but since they offered it at a discounted price and it has a 5 year warranty, I went with the deal. I basically see it as a warranty on the paint. I'm taking my sedan in for it's 15k check up this week, I will ask if waxing is harmful for the teflon.

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'03 Emerald Mist
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yeah, i got that protectant too.. i decided to add it cuz it wasn't that expensive for one, and the fact that you get the protectant added and a detail done to your car every 6 months until the warranty is up.. 2 details a year for 5 years didn't sound too bad to me.. detailing can run $50-100 depending on the level of detail you get. i thought it was a nice way to pamper my car for less.. plus it adds incentive for me to go and get the detail since i paid for it.

i don't know what happens if you wax on top of the coating..

'03 G35 Sedan: ivory/aero body/sport/sunroof
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What's "not that expensive," exactly? I ask, because A) that teflon stuff comes in a bottle for $15, and B) even DuPont states that they have no data showing that teflon actually helps protect car paint.

2003.5 G35 Sedan Desert Platinum/Graphite Premium/Sport/Aero/Nav/Winter

 

Sounds like a snow job to me. Maybe they bought some Klasse or Black Magic in bulk then sold the package for a few hundreds. Nice profit and cunning marketing since you asked.

Merlin.

 

geez - if waxing will remove it, how good can it be ?

and yes, in the old days it was called snake oil

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My dealer tried to sell us similar product also. They told me that it'll protect the paint for several years. (don't think so)

Of couse, i decided to turn it down.

Love my G.

 

It may be like the Ming treating which is a paint sealant...and our dealer here pushed the paint warrenty up past the basic warrenty for getting it....also if you got it pushed the rust proofing to lifetime.

Red/Canadian

 

I agree that it sounds like a marketing ploy, but I figured that if it came with a warranty, it was worth the price of admission, kind of like insurance. Even if it's bogus, I have the warranty. That was of course before I found this site and all the helpful detailing tips. If I knew how much I would enjoy taking care of my baby, I would have thought twice.

Also, for complete interior and exterior treatment, it was $500. If you think I got suckered, please keep it to yourself. [img]/w3timages/icons/smile.gif[/img]

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'03 Emerald Mist
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Here's my take on it. Years ago, I was a car detailer at a couple of different dealerships in Southern Cal.

One place I worked, El Cajon Mitsubishi, sold this stuff they called "Diamite". It was a dealer add on. They charged the customers $500 for this "teflon paint sealant".

As a detailer, I was asked to 'treat' a number of cars with it.

Basically, it was a mini bottle of stuff that looked, felt, and smelled like "Nu Finish". The claim on the bottle was that it was good for five years (yeah right)!

Turns out that my mom bought a car from there after I had moved on. An '86 Cordia demo, that coincidentally, I had put the Diamite on.

Typically, the little bottle would do like two cars. The parts guys gave us a bottle for every car. A typical application used about half a bottle, so all the detailers had bottles of the stuff laying around.

What a joke. $500 for a 45 minute wax job. We always got a laugh when orders came in for Diamite.

Long story short, the Cordia stayed in our family till '96. The paint still looked pretty good. But I think it had more to do with me waxing it twice a year than anything else.

I bought my Integra new in '96 and opted not to get that with the car. Waxing twice a year has kept it looking pretty good, and I haven't kept it in a garage.

That $500 treatment might cost the dealer $20 - $30 including the labor to apply it.

 

Wow, if that's basically what Infiniti is doing now, that's a major hosing. I'm glad I read this thread, cause my G is on the way, and I'll know now if they offer that to me when it gets here.

2003 G35 Coupe
Black, Willow, 6spd, Aero, Prem
On the way...due in April

 

I'm not trying to slam Infiniti or anything. I think all dealerships offer a 'service' like that. With the market being so competitive they have to have a money maker of some sort.

Just my 2¢

 

i have a friend who runs a detailing shop - he does mercedes pre-delivery work . . .
doesnt use anything different on those cars than customers off the street . .the difference is what Mbenz charges . ..



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1997 Olds Aurora
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