Remove Protective Coating?

[TinnitusJosh]

When I bought my car the dealer said they had applied some sort of coating (maybe ceramic?) to the whole car. I have my doubts as to the extent to which this was actually done, but there we are... It looks like there is something there as the water still beads reasonably well.

However, I would like to remove whatever (if anything) is on there so that I can start afresh and know exactly what i am dealing with. I don't want to clay bar / polish the car if it has some sort of coat on it that i don't 100% understand.

At the time of the sale the dealer said it would come off with a 'mop'. I'm pretty dense, and can't see exactly what he means by this - does he mean a buffer / polisher?

Any other tips for making sure everything is off

 

[Dec]

Nano coatings are also found on recent smart phone screens.
Not sure how you remove though.

Dec

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[stephenmercedes]

At the time of the sale the dealer said it would come off with a 'mop'. I'm pretty dense, and can't see exactly what he means by this - does he mean a buffer / polisher?

Any other tips for making sure everything is off

MOP = Machine Operated Polish

 

[Toobad]

I would say it is unlikely your Dealer has supplied applied a ceramic coating, especially if it was done as a freebie. There is a lot of preparation and expertise required to correctly apply a genuine SiO2 coating. It is more likely he has done the Mercedes Stargard treatment which is nothing more than an acrylic polymer applied to both the exterior and interior of the car. If this has been done properly an additional after-care pack is left in the car. You may have just been given an exterior wipedown with surplus product as a deal sweetener. The pukka Stargard paint protection is normally charged at circa £400 if specified during the ordering process although its main purpose is to act as a deal closer and is often thrown in for free since the actual cost of the product is around £30. Assuming no paint correction is required, the coating will come right off with the hand application of a paint cleanser like Dodo Juice Lime Prime after which you may want to apply a black-orientated wax/sealant hybrid such as Dodo Juice Black Widow.
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[rf065]

It is more likely he has done the Mercedes Stargard treatment which is nothing more than an acrylic polymer applied to both the exterior and interior of the car.

I've seen some dealers only do the roof/bonnet/bootlid, i.e. the flat surfaces that you'll notice water running off of, and forget the rest of the car.

Russ

 

[TinnitusJosh]

Assuming no paint correction is required, the coating will come right off with the hand application of a paint cleanser like Dodo Juice Lime Prime after which you may want to apply a black-orientated wax/sealant hybrid such as Dodo Juice Black Widow.

Thanks, I'll try the Dodo Juice. It wasn't a MB dealer, to be clear. The seller said they would apply the Williams F1 ceramic thing but i said i would rather have the money off, so he agreed to apply 'something else'. I've no idea what (if anything) that 'something else was, hence why I want to clean it all off and start again

 

[BfgSLKMan]

Sounds like a wash with fairy liquid, clay bar, DA polish and degrease to me then followed by adding your choice of coating (Gtechniq of course....)

 

[Jimmas]

Paint Cleanser, Panel Wipe, Sealant, Wax.