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[ambar]

Has anyone tried the Super Polysteel Platinum Protection? It is a paint and interior protection product/plan. We have already paid for it, but just want to set our expectation.

Thanks,
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[SW03ES]

Sold by the dealer?

Can you get your money back?

Those dealer protection packages are a total ripoff...

[jcrome04]

I second that.


The dealer's.. "SIMONIZE never wax your car for 6 years" stuff is crap. it's all a gimmick.

[Sophos]

Don't take it hard, though. I ended up with Cilajet from the dealer. It does look nice, but there is little to justify the very high price. I've been compiling a list of the vendors of these paint sealer products that dealers sell:

http://www.cilajet.com/

http://www.royalshield.com/

http://www.colourshield.com/

http://www.5starshine.com/

http://tropic-shield.com/

http://xzilon.com/

And here's a detailer that sells multiple different paint sealants and has a paint sealant FAQ:

http://www.clean-ima...alant/index.htm

http://www.clean-ima...ealant-faq.html

Though the skeptics among us will choose to read it as an advertisement rather than fact.

I think the most real info is probably in the patent mentioned on the 5starshine.com site:

http://www.patentsto...ts/5081171.html

And some information on PTFE, the main chemical most of these sealants claim to use:

http://en.wikipedia....afluoroethylene

[Sophos]

Oddly, it seems that rights to the patent 5,081,171 were purchased in 1993 by Enercy Conservation International.

http://www.secinfo.com/dUU93.9k.htm

That SEC 10-Q form identifies "Vision Marketing Group" as a former name of "Energy Conservation International". Well, if you like conspiracy theories, VMG LLC is a company that trains and supports the finance departments of car dealerships ... the guys that sell you paint sealant treatments...

http://www.vmg-llc.com/products.html

And here is a statement about the patent by 5 Star Shine:

http://www.autopia.o...ne-answers.html

[Chemnerd]

And here is a statement about the patent by 5 Star Shine:
http://www.autopia.o...ne-answers.html

So they reformulated back in 92... interesting. I would add one more Teflon paint treatment to the mix:

Glipstone

Had it put on my LX470 and it looks great after a year. Hoping it will hold up like the claims say.

[LEX-SV]

Yes, the Mercedes dealership was pushing something that supposedly was same as stuff "applied to protect jet aircraft finish"....