Decided to group these 3 together as they were all for the same customer and all had the same treatment.
Gtechniq is a relatively new, long life sealant with its roots in the marine market but they found it also works very well and looks great on cars too
Like all long life sealants, they are not a magic bomb proof coating. The car still requires a careful, regular wash regime if you want to keep it looking its best. But we have seen independent tests showing how, if left with bird mess and other dirt and contamination on the car for several weeks at a time, Gtechniq still protects your paint, glass and none painted plastic trim better than other long life sealants.
When applied to well prepared paint, it doesn't look too bad either
All 3 of these cars now live outdoors and will be checked at 2 month intervals and results posted up here to show how the Gtechniq system protects for longer.
First up was the Seat Leon.
Usual wash process but then the paint was cleansed with Gtechniq P1 via a DA polisher and a 3m Polishing pad. As well as perfectly preparing the paint for the C1 sealant, the P1 polish enhances the paint and removes light swirl marks. This vital step is often missed when dealers apply their long life sealants.
C1 was applied to the paint. C1 is a rather expensive product (£75 for 50ml) and can only be applied by a Gtechniq detailer due to its fast curing time and how, if left un buffed it sets hard and requires machine polishing to remove again.
C4 was applied to the unpainted plastics. Although C4 has excellent restorative properties... it also protects new plastics to stop them fading in the first place
Image showing how it restores faded trim.
C5 was applied to the outer faces of the wheels.
G1 was applied to the front screen (3 coats) and 1 coat to the side glass. The 3 coats on the front glass should last up to 30,000 miles.
Due to a very hectic day there were no photos of the process I'm afraid.
Here are the finished photos though.
The the Porsche 996 GT3 had the same treatment.
The wheels were actually removed and cleaned but after a discussion with the customer we did not apply C5 to the inner barrels at this time as they required a refurb.
A few finished photos.
Finally the Mini Cooper D needed a bit of paint correction before we could apply the Gtechniq coating.
Nasty fallout on the bonnet needed some claying / heavy cut polishing to remove.
Before washing..
Paint correction was a mixture of 3m fast cut plus and menzerna 3.02 and then refined with Gtechniq P1.
Before
After
50/50 shot
And some finished shots after the Gtechniq treatment.
Thanks for looking
Gtechniq is a relatively new, long life sealant with its roots in the marine market but they found it also works very well and looks great on cars too
Like all long life sealants, they are not a magic bomb proof coating. The car still requires a careful, regular wash regime if you want to keep it looking its best. But we have seen independent tests showing how, if left with bird mess and other dirt and contamination on the car for several weeks at a time, Gtechniq still protects your paint, glass and none painted plastic trim better than other long life sealants.
When applied to well prepared paint, it doesn't look too bad either
All 3 of these cars now live outdoors and will be checked at 2 month intervals and results posted up here to show how the Gtechniq system protects for longer.
First up was the Seat Leon.
Usual wash process but then the paint was cleansed with Gtechniq P1 via a DA polisher and a 3m Polishing pad. As well as perfectly preparing the paint for the C1 sealant, the P1 polish enhances the paint and removes light swirl marks. This vital step is often missed when dealers apply their long life sealants.
C1 was applied to the paint. C1 is a rather expensive product (£75 for 50ml) and can only be applied by a Gtechniq detailer due to its fast curing time and how, if left un buffed it sets hard and requires machine polishing to remove again.
C4 was applied to the unpainted plastics. Although C4 has excellent restorative properties... it also protects new plastics to stop them fading in the first place
Image showing how it restores faded trim.
C5 was applied to the outer faces of the wheels.
G1 was applied to the front screen (3 coats) and 1 coat to the side glass. The 3 coats on the front glass should last up to 30,000 miles.
Due to a very hectic day there were no photos of the process I'm afraid.
Here are the finished photos though.
The the Porsche 996 GT3 had the same treatment.
The wheels were actually removed and cleaned but after a discussion with the customer we did not apply C5 to the inner barrels at this time as they required a refurb.
A few finished photos.
Finally the Mini Cooper D needed a bit of paint correction before we could apply the Gtechniq coating.
Nasty fallout on the bonnet needed some claying / heavy cut polishing to remove.
Before washing..
Paint correction was a mixture of 3m fast cut plus and menzerna 3.02 and then refined with Gtechniq P1.
Before
After
50/50 shot
And some finished shots after the Gtechniq treatment.
Thanks for looking
