Is it worth getting ceramic coating from the dealership?

[MikeInWimbledon]

If only... never seen a new car with completely fault free paint yet. In fact on most cars you can see small patches and swirls where high points and marks have been removed with an abrasive during final inspection if you look in the right light. If not there are always areas of orange peel and inconsistent finish. Cars are just mass produced items don't forget.

Amen. Check out the condition of the next "brand new car" that an owner shows off.

 

[Mickyh7]

I worked in a car factory for 15 years, well in one of the Labs.
Almost every car coming off the final line would need some type of repair or paint correction.
These aren't Ferrari build cells, they are incredibly busy and fast factory's.
Around 40 cars an hour, off each line.
The final coat, Topcoat, is applied by robots, (because it's carcinogenic), at speed, and it's more lacquer than paint.
It's thicker, and cured at high temperature
The paint is water based, it would wash off in the rain! All repair and correction is done to the clear topcoat, not the colour.

 

[Spider10]

When was the last time you saw a new car off the production line in this condition

 

[Mickyh7]

A long time ago, I've been retired for 10 years!

 

[Mickyh7]

I do remember a guy getting sacked, and on his way out, he hung a chain up over a girder in the paint oven.
The freshly painted car shells went in to this pitch black oven, bit like a ghost train layout, for hours.
I think around 50 shells with paint damage down to the metal, bonnet, roof and hatch, took some sorting out, when it was finally noticed!
Don't know if they ever proved it!

 

[Burtonization23]

At that price many detailers will be able to have you covered with a good paint correction to give your eqs a true base.

I'm a detailing company based in London should you need an idea of what services we can offer.

www.dbdetailing.co.uk