$500 spread out over 7 years is roughly $72. I can buy a lot of car washes for $72 a year
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Wow, nine years after this subject thread was dead, behold another snake oilā¦er, Simonizā¦salesman pops up from a car dealer showroom to extol buying a glass wax warranty!
Will wonders never cease?
Around here, no, they wontš
I believe old threads pop up because someone googled the subject. My dealer offers mop and glo but not to me. They apply it to all new vehicles. If you pay, you get the warranty, if not you get the initial coat.
This is just another aftermarket warranty. The fine print often requires annual inspections, and booster shots. A neighboring office had a firm selling these products. The expected to pay less then 20% in claims.
Well itās too late now after almost ten years. Yes the manufacturers have had a problem with the new paints and adhesion but gee when you can spray a car and color sand and machine polish four hours later, thatās pretty tough paint.
The other thing I worry about is putting stuff on the paint that is incompatible with paint repair. If that stuff is a glass coating, how could you do a re-finish for repair work without removing it all? I just stick with normal stuff and forget the space aged coatings.
Apparently this old thread was revived by a Spam posting that has been removed .
@cdaquila - This entire thread is Spam why not close it ?
Hi. I disagree that the whole thread is spam. I also disagree that all thread revivals are bad.
Itās not a wax!
Many responders here clearly have no clue of the product. Also, if the car ever needed to be repainted, then the product must be sanded off; However, a proper preparation for repainting must include sanding, anyway!
Blending paint in to existing paint would have to be sanded, but usually the whole panel would be sanded and repainted. Either way, always inform your body shop that the coating exists.
Applying a good quality natural wax or man-made sealant will not harm the coating and can only enhance it.
Waxes are natural and sealants are man-made equivalents.
Many man-made sealants include natural waxes, Carnauba being the hardest in form of protecting, when compared to other waxes.
From the show āModern Marvelsā
Yeah I dunno. I only use the Meguireās products and most are listed as body shop safe. According to the film though Simoniz product has silicon which reacts to the oxygen and I try to avoid any silicon. True fish eye eliminator has silicone but I try to avoid it. You canāt sand and spray a whole panel though. You have to blend in to an adjacent panel and feather the spray. Adhesion promoter is often used on the adjacent panel with no more sanding than can be buffed out again. But I havenāt done any refinishing for a few years now.
Simoniz I guess is generic now like Xerox and Kleenex. At any rate what I do as said before, clay bar, machine polish (product depends), Machine synthetic polish, and finally hand wax. Works for me. I used to glaze and then wax but the synthetic makes that redundant.
Body shop safe
You are the first to speak of āSilicone and Body shop safe,ā but none of the other responders that I addressed, ever mentioned that, when downing Simoniz Glass Coat, so I will address your concerns about silicone.
Silicone and body shop safe is like the distortion and misconception of animal testing of products, which now has products not tested on rats, but humans, because products are no longer tested on animals, except for the human, which is an animal.
Silicone use in body shop environments only has to do with application of those products open to the air, painting should be taking place inside a spray booth where fresh air is pumped in and filtered and exhaust air is filtered. Proper paint prep and procedures should always be taken to prevent fish-eye, which by the way, is also caused from other issues other than just silicone.
One would not do body repair in the area as one paints the vehicle, thatās shoddy workmanship. Prepsol is usually applied in the spray booth to clean the surface and help stop fish-eye and remove other contaminates, just before painting.
Quote below as evidence from Meguiarās ā¦
[Feb 9th, 2012, 07:59 AM
[Michael Stoops]
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Re: Which Products Have Silicone???
The majority of our consumer products do, but the majority of the Mirror Glaze do not contain silicones. The MG line is pro body shop line, primarily, and silicones are a big no-no in that arena. In the consumer line they actually make the products easier to work with for the most part.
And really, unless youāre actually working in a body shop or other environment where fresh paint is being sprayed, the presence of silicones is a complete non issue. Sure, thereās plenty of old nonsense on the olā interwebs about how silicone will rot your tires, crack your dash, etc but itās all just that - nonsense.
Michael Stoops
Senior Global Product & Training Specialist | Meguiarās Inc.]
End quote.
Source: https://meguiarsonline.com/forums/showthread.php?53487-Which-Products-Have-Silicone #5
Meguiarās consumer products use silicone in many of those products, only the Mirror Glaze line for professionals does not always use silicone in many of those products.
As for panels, there are door panels, which are smaller than rear quarter panels, which run into roof panels, true itās a larger surface, but can be sanded.
Also, one must wait at least thirty days before waxing a vehicle, after it has been painted, so a body shop wonāt be doing that.
Generic, only through pronunciation of the word, such as āI will Simonize my car with Simoniz wax.ā Check Websterās.
Claying, compounding all diminish the clear coat over time, and thatās the very thing we are trying to protect, through the use of wax, sealants, or coatings such as with Simoniz Glass Coat.
What is your internet in Simoniz? Do you sell it?
No I donāt sell it.
There goes your intended rebuttal!
I am just tired of those making negative comments on the product, without even knowing the product. My only interest in Simoniz is that they make some very fine products as do other companies, and I wanted to straighten out the misinformation on what is said about the product.
Some things will never change, that is what makes this message board entertaining.
Ironically, one of the members above that dismissed this product recently asked for an easy to apply wax because they have arthritis. Waxing the car twice a year is a tradition that cannot be replaced with a modern product.
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Thatās so true! Thank you!
On the other hand, there are people whom come here wanting to be educated, so the truth should be told.
Turtle Wax Flex Wax with graphene and carnauba wax is an easy product to apply, even for people whom have arthritis, it can be sprayed on the car and rinsed off, then wiped dry. And that can be utilized over Simoniz Glass Coat, which an arthritic person can pay to have some apply, even though it is not hard to do, either.
But nothing is more cathartic than using Simoniz original Carnauba paste wax!
I donāt use the consumer line anyway but thanks for the info. Last time I used Simonize was about 1958. Thing is you use what you have developed confidence in and canāt really try every new product that comes out. Time, effort, shelf space, and $20-$40 a pop and all. I do suspect more than a consumerās interest in the brand though. Has all the earmarks of spam.
Iām sorry. I failed to see this was from ten years ago and thought it was current. It was nice to see Mr. Meehan again though. The internet is eternal.
Remember āSimonize your watches!ā?
What I find amusing is the persistence and devotion to these various automotive āmiracle in a bottlesā. Going back in the 80ās it was undercoating, then gas boosters/relead supplements, paint āglazingā, interior plastic treatments, nitrogen in tires, windshield water repellants, beam/silicone wiper blades and currently āboutiqueā motor oils and ceramic wax/sealers.
Fortunately most of this stuff does no serious damage to your car or your wallet so to quote Homer Simpson, āWhat the ****, itās just a buckā but Iām still waiting for my miracle. 
Iām always skeptical when somebody digs up an old thread to push an expensive add-on. But fine, if they like it. Me, I own my cars 10 - 15 years, have never waxed them, and have never had a paint failure. I garage them, Iām sure that helps, but spending hundreds on a paint treatment isnāt going to happen.
+1
I did wax all of my previous cars annually, but my current oneāa 2011 Outback that I got in October 2010āwas only waxed once, when it was about 1 year old.
About 10 years later, the paint still looks very good, with the exception of a couple of nicks that I had to touch-up. Between being garaged and getting the optional spray wax at the car wash, there has been no deterioration of the paint, so I think that I will probably follow the same regimen with my next car(s).
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Seems to be a ceramic coating, There are many varieties on the market. Ceramic coatings work and last for years. The kicker is that just about any car, even one right off the showroom floor is going to need at least some paint correction, and and a car thatās a few years old is going to need significant paint correction before the coating is applied. This is one of the reasons why pro-ceramic coatings are pricey. In order in ensure good results, the existing paint needs to be a flaw-free as possible.
I generally give my cars two full details a year (strip wash, clay, maybe a light polish, and then a coat of sealant (Blackfire Diamond is my go to). This is in addition to the bi-weekly maintenance washes. Thatās good enough for me. With that said, if I had a high end restoration or exotic that I wanted to keep in near-show quality constantly, Iād definitely do ceramic coating.