Removing Simoniz Glass Coat in 10 seconds - 2015 Range Rover - Paint Correction - Attention to Detailing Peoria

[zmcgovern45]

Just wanted to share a brief tutorial on how we removed Simoniz Glasscoat from this 2015 Range Rover.



... that's all there is to it!







A little humor to start your day... Simoniz Glasscoat isn't known for being a great product around here. I have never used it, but it is pushed hard at dealerships in our area where customers will pay $700-$1200 (from what I have been told) for application of this product to their paint. After speaking with a couple guys who were "certified Simoniz installers", their process simply consists of wiping the coating onto a car when a customer pays for that service... one that was likely already waxed upon arrival to the dealership. So there is no decontamination, no polishing, no solvent wipe... none of that stuff. Just 30 minutes of work to wipe the coating on in most cases.


When I was doing the initial cleaning on the vehicle, I noticed something pretty cool. I removed the license plate cover before washing, and during the pressure rinse, it was easy to see the area that had been covered by the license plate & mounting bracket repelled water like crazy, but the areas immediately around it showed no signs of beading or sheeting. Perhaps Simoniz would hold up much better on the entire car if the vehicle was properly prepped before application. Keep in mind this car is just 1 year old.




In the end, the vehicle needed a multi-step paint correction to restore the paint. We used Griot's Garage BOSS Fast Correcting Cream on a Correcting Pad followed by Essence on a Yellow Rupes Pad. Great results!




The vehicle was then covered with GTechniq Crystal Serum Light for added protection and gloss (watch in HD).

[04accord]

nice work, would be interesting to see how one of the popular consumer paint coatings would hold up if there was no special prep beforehand.

[Setec Astronomy]

I didn't watch the video, but I'm not sure I'm understanding--are you saying that the area behind the plate wasn't coated? Or wasn't waxed before it was coated? Are you saying the coating was still there and it came off the rest of the car?

[zmcgovern45]

nice work, would be interesting to see how one of the popular consumer paint coatings would hold up if there was no special prep beforehand.

I've done some testing applying a few consumer coatings directly on top of a polished panel (using M205 for polish, then wiping very well with a clean towel, but no IPA step), and in every case the surface was still very hydrophobic after 1 year. Then I sold the car, so testing was stopped.

I didn't watch the video, but I'm not sure I'm understanding--are you saying that the area behind the plate wasn't coated? Or wasn't waxed before it was coated? Are you saying the coating was still there and it came off the rest of the car?

I have no idea of knowing what was done behind the plate. It would be my assumption that it had a coating applied based on the hydrophobic behavior. Lack of beading on the rest of the vehicle is not a true indication of coating failure, but we would expect any quality coating to still exhibit some hydrophobic activity after this short period of time. If the vehicle was waxed prior to coating application, it is certainly possible the coating never properly bonded and is in fact gone. If it was not waxed, then the hydrophobic properties were just very short lived, which is not impressive given the price paid for these services.

[Marc08EX]

Great job as always Zach!

[Eric@CherryOnTop]

Good write up Zach. My wife bought a brand new Mazda CX-5 in January and it had the Simoniz coating on it. If they didn't sell her that particular car it was going to be a showroom demo, so she didn't pay for the coating (they charge 700 for it), but the first time I washed it I noticed how little beading and sheeting there was. Maybe time for a new layer of protection and consider the coating a wash.


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[FUNX650]

I've never seen any vehicles that had
been Waxed at the OEMs' factory...
prior to being delivered to Dealerships.

But...then again:
Stranger things have happened.


Bob

[zmcgovern45]

Great job as always Zach!

Thanks!

Good write up Zach. My wife bought a brand new Mazda CX-5 in January and it had the Simoniz coating on it. If they didn't sell her that particular car it was going to be a showroom demo, so she didn't pay for the coating (they charge 700 for it), but the first time I washed it I noticed how little beading and sheeting there was. Maybe time for a new layer of protection and consider the coating a wash.


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Yep, unfortunately I haven't found a dealership who takes the time to do it the right way... this coating may be nice, but without proper care and install, I doubt it will ever live up to what they claim it "should" do.

I've never seen any vehicles that had
been Waxed at the OEMs' factory...
prior to being delivered to Dealerships.

But...then again:
Stranger things have happened.


Bob

My wording wasn't too clear, but I didn't say it was waxed at the factory... I was told by the dealership detailer that the cars were waxed upon arriving to the dealership as part of the new car prep, and if it was later decided that Simoniz would be installed, it was done over the existing wax.

[WillSports3]

When I bought my new car, they called it the Simoniz paint protection instead of a glass coating. Not sure if it's the same thing you're talking about here but the dealership talked about it lasting for a full year with each treatment and super protection, etc etc etc. Wanted an extra 1300 (Canadian) or so for it. I looked at that and just said no thanks.. for 1300 I can get a new car prep with cquartz finest or modesta on it. I didn't think they'd advertise it as a glass coating.

[Setec Astronomy]

My wording wasn't too clear, but I didn't say it was waxed at the factory... I was told by the dealership detailer that the cars were waxed upon arriving to the dealership as part of the new car prep, and if it was later decided that Simoniz would be installed, it was done over the existing wax.

Optimum is selling a pro coating that is intended to protect cars on the dealer lot...I wonder how that is going for them.

"Optimum Paint Guard is a ceramic paint coating designed to protect car dealer inventory by reducing wash induced marring from lot washers, and preventing damage from bird lime acid etching and other corrosive substances...Optimum Paint Guard is applied to the vehicle's paint work as the new stock is received and prepared for display."