I have no experience of this system but anything offered by the dealer as an extra (detailing, GAP, tyre and wheel insurance etc) needs to be looked at carefully.
Check the dealer's prices against prices for the same things elsewhere.
My personal view is things like ceramic coatings and detailing is better done by an independent expert who may well be cheaper rather than the people at the dealership who PDI the cars etc.
But, I'd rather pay extra for it to be done properly by a recommended expert than slung on in the car wash round the back of the showroom.

 

I had the Williams ceramic coating done by a professional detailer. In this and in onther threads, I can only confirm and repeat : it has to be done professionally! I specifically asked my dealer to NOT touch (clean) the car, and I 'm happy I did.

Try this : walk in the beautifully lit showroom of your dealer and look carefully from different angles at the bonnets. Chances are you will see (a lot of) scratches. If that is the case, then do as i did. Walk away and forbid them to touch your paint.

 

Or, you could get yourself a life and stop all this "oh my god, they're gonna **** me" bullshit.

Barrie

 

I had mine ceramic coated as part of my deal. Came out fine and is still beading well after the winter. No swirls, but that is just my experience of course.

 

I have this on mine, had it heavily discounted, it's holding up nicely. Though it doesn't really bead, but rather sheets water. I regularly wax anyway so it's just a nice little defence against me being a numpty if something's not perfectly clean before touching the paint

 

Or, you could get yourself a life and stop all this "oh my god, they're gonna fuck me" bullshit.

Barrie

Maybe you're not smart enough to have worked out the point of a forum. It's a place to share experiences of things and ask for information and advice. Or did you just join the forum to make idiotic comments?

 

If you're considering any form of paint protection then please get it done professionally. An independent will likely be cheaper and the finish incomparable.

If a dealer can clean and apply protection in such a short space of time (as they do) it's simply not being done properly.

A proper wash should take considerable time and I, like others here who value the look and condition of the car, can testify that no dealership nor £10 'Hand car-wash' do a good enough or 'safe' enough job.

Paint swirls look dreadful. But each to their own I suppose. (I'm quite happy to spend an entire day, once or twice a year, polishing my car and applying correct protection).

It's also worth bearing in mind the huge margin they take on these upsells. Why? Because the job is done poorly in order to maximise profit.

 

Thanks for all sensible replies. I think I will find a local detailer to apply a protective coating.

 

Thinking that I may have missed an opportunity here, I decided to research the "Ceramic coating" Sadly, I cannot see that it is worth the money. That is just my opinion. I am sticking to Autoglym polish finished off with polymer sealants. I wash my car regularly and then rinse with Demon Shine and water just beads off all year round. I was lucky with the Demon Shine, as Morrisons garage forecourt were flogging it off a year or so back at £2 for 5 ltrs and I got the last 2. I apply that with an old attachment from a similar product via a bottle and hose so just the right amount is applied. 1 litre gives me about 8 washes. I am not saying that the ceramic stuff is no good but it is quite expensive with spurious guarantees from 2-3 years to the life of the vehicle.

 

I recently bought a MY19 black jaguar XE and it came with the Williams Racing Ceramic paint protection free of charge. For those of you who are saying you would prefer to have the protection paint applied by an independent company, i can confirm that my jaguar has the williams paint protection stamp of approval on the windscreen, implying that the paint was applied by Williams and not Jaguar. I am on my 3rd Jaguar XE and i can honestly say that the paint protection does make a difference, it has that extra shine to it each time i have it washed. My previous 2 jags did not have this protection, although i only had them for a year each i think the the williams ceramic protection does help. It says it comes with a life time warranty but i wonder if there is anything that would damage this protection, are local car washes with high powered hoses safe and the chemicals they use?

 

Somebody tell me what "lifetime warranty" means?

The cynic in me says that when it fails, they just say "well it's past its lifetime" because they never define "lifetime" which makes it worthless.

 

Try this : walk in the beautifully lit showroom of your dealer and look carefully from different angles at the bonnets. Chances are you will see (a lot of) scratches. If that is the case, then do as i did. Walk away and forbid them to touch your paint.

But can they be seen in the real world?

 

More tricky where it is a used car. I'm sure they sell ceramic coatings on cars which already have a ceramic coating. I mean, how would they know ? My understanding is that any old ceramic coating would have to be chemically removed before a new one was applied. Presumably a big job. PX my old Jag which had a ceramic coating (I had the invoice). What's the betting the new owner of that gets offered a ceramic coating..

I paid for a coating on my used XE as part of deal at Jag dealer. The car had some light scratches on the bonnet "they'll be sorted by the deep polish before the coating is applied". When I collected the car the same scratches were still present. I still have no idea whether a coating was applied. If it was I suspect half heartedly. Will find an indi detailer next time.

 

I had this coating applied by a dealer although a previous car and Nissan. It was covered in swirls so would never have any coating applied by a dealer. I had my XES detailed and it was brilliant and is still beading

 

I am getting mine done tomorrow - Wednesday, by an independent expert. I will report back on my findings, but I generally agree with the comments here that it is better to be done by an independent specialist. Whilst it is expensive - I think the extra protection with winter coming up will be worth it.

 

Stay away from anything the dealer offers you. Get the car. Clay it, polish it, (optional glaze, then sealent) wax it.

That will give you all the protectionand shine you could ever wish for.

 

I had mine done at a specialist. They used a coating called Gyeon Durabead. It's spectacularly smooth and glossy and the water beads perfectly.