Nissan 370Z Forum - View Single Post - What does everyone use?? Ming paint protection or X pack or just zaino (please help)

meven300 · 10-09-2009, 08:41 PM

Hi, I've also recently been looking into pain protection. I phoned around about 30 dealers yesterday and found the guy who applied the X-Pack, they can do it for about $300 (interior, leather, paint etc) without warranty (1500 - 2000 with warranty). Although i'm still very wary of what they use and how good it would actually be. Considering the labor work involved, it must only cost about 25$ -$60 for all the sealants.

From what i've gathered from forums, the best do-it yourself stuff (sealant) is:

Infinity Glare products (6-12months) (200+) for the pack
nanoplex products (8-12months +, 18,000k) (200+) for the pack

some people talk about Paint Protection Direct - The ultimate paint protection and car polish for your car (Glassepex) who supposedly do a good job as well, although i couldn't find any reference to them other than on the internet. have they even got an ABN...

A lot of Americans are now using www.nanolex-international.com if they seal their cars, although from what i can tell, all the nano sealants are all the same and probably come from the same supplier in Germany.

I did come across a few waxes (although i didn't write them down) that last 6-8 months. However, they take a lot more work to apply then DIY sealant. Therefore it would be probably better to buy a sealant that does not dissolve then put wax on top (assuming the wax wont erode the sealant)

Notes:

* I also phoned around some car insurance and manufactures and they all said they cant recommend any protection as there is not industry standard for it in AUS anyway.

* some sealants require the drivers to wax/condition their car at least once a month (mainly Teflon based)

* I had my old ford focus paint protected (supposedly life warranty), the sealant started coming off about 2 1/2 years later.

10-09-2009, 08:41 PM	#73 (permalink)
meven300 Base Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Australia Posts: 2 Drives: 2010 VW Golf 103 TDI Rep Power: 16	Protection Stuff Hi, I've also recently been looking into pain protection. I phoned around about 30 dealers yesterday and found the guy who applied the X-Pack, they can do it for about $300 (interior, leather, paint etc) without warranty (1500 - 2000 with warranty). Although i'm still very wary of what they use and how good it would actually be. Considering the labor work involved, it must only cost about 25$ -$60 for all the sealants. From what i've gathered from forums, the best do-it yourself stuff (sealant) is: Infinity Glare products (6-12months) (200+) for the pack nanoplex products (8-12months +, 18,000k) (200+) for the pack some people talk about Paint Protection Direct - The ultimate paint protection and car polish for your car (Glassepex) who supposedly do a good job as well, although i couldn't find any reference to them other than on the internet. have they even got an ABN... A lot of Americans are now using www.nanolex-international.com if they seal their cars, although from what i can tell, all the nano sealants are all the same and probably come from the same supplier in Germany. I did come across a few waxes (although i didn't write them down) that last 6-8 months. However, they take a lot more work to apply then DIY sealant. Therefore it would be probably better to buy a sealant that does not dissolve then put wax on top (assuming the wax wont erode the sealant) Notes: * I also phoned around some car insurance and manufactures and they all said they cant recommend any protection as there is not industry standard for it in AUS anyway. * some sealants require the drivers to wax/condition their car at least once a month (mainly Teflon based) * I had my old ford focus paint protected (supposedly life warranty), the sealant started coming off about 2 1/2 years later.