Armor All car shield application

[tommyd]

So, the dealership is offering the Armour All ceramic coating and interior protection for 7 years at a cost of $500. Is this really worth it. The gt is 1.5 years old with 6000 miles. No surface prep is being done. Thanks

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[wmoore26]

Big fat no without surface prep. And being they didn't say that prep is necessary for proper application
of Ceramic coating, RUN AWAY!

 

[tommyd]

Thanks, I thought that too. Especially when the price started at $900. They said $500 was there cost.

 

[DFB5.0]

Without appropriate surface prep, the product will be lucky to last 7 months, not seven years.

 

[22MAVXLT]

What they are offering is a spray on "ceramic" coating. Not a true ceramic. You can do the exact same thing for less than $20. Tell them to kick rocks. I used to detail for car dealerships back in. the day, and every single one of the products is junk. What they are really selling you is a warranty should something happen. But good luck cashing in on it.

 

[tommyd]

Yeah. When I said I was not interested they dropped the price to $400 lol. The finance guy said about half the new car buyers purchase this service.

 

[2016S550]

Guess he can file you into the half that doesn’t. lol. Definitely a hard pass.

 

[lizardrko]

Armour all doesnt even have an actual ceramic coating. Red flag #1. They only have a spray that would last a few months tops with no prep. The spray is like $20. Huge rip off from the stealership.

 

[Brian82]

If you do it yourself with out prepping iv had good luck with Griots 3 in 1 ceramic spray coating. I use it on my truck in the fall before winter and get a solid 6 months out of it. With the surface properly prepped it would last a full year. And the bottle is only 20 bucks. But yes the dealer coating is def a scam glad you said no.

 

[tommyd]

Yes, griots might be one of the best spray on ceramic coatings on the market.

 

[wmoore26]

@tommyd The prep will mainly remove fallout and level the clear coat(remove fine scratches and swirls). I'm sure if you clayed it first, did a basic polish, and then used a real ceramacoat it would look great. It will basically fill in those voids and protect the paint system. But it won't bring out the original shine without the prep.

 

[Cobra Jet]

It's a gimmick/scam - just as is any dealer tacking on $500+ for supposed carpet/upholstery protectant.

If you can't SEE IT, they didn't do it.

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