AlfOCR

As said previously the costs vary depending on level of service and paint quality.

Mine have cost me around £800. The SVR last year cost 850, but in that I had the JLR Report and photographs.

It is currently there having a wash and brush up and partial protection until I can get it in for full detailing and GTech crystal serum light coating and paint correction.

I will send some photos once I get it back tomorrow.

Regarding wether or not it is worth it. I would say yes in a heart beat after seeing the final production and comparing it with the handover pictures.

Cheers
Nige RRS SVR 2018
RRS SVR 2017 (Rejected within 1 month due to damage)
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ok thanks for that, sounds like its something i should seriously look into…no idea who would be best choice in essex , so will need to do some digging MY18 Range Rover Sport SVR (18' - current)
Land Rover Evoque (16'-18')
Porsche 911 Turbo S Convertible (13’-16’)
Audi R8 V10 (10’-13’)
Golf R32 (06’-10’)
BWM M3 (04’-06’)
TVR Tuscan S (03’-04’)
TVR Chimera 4.5 (99’-02’)
Peugeot 206 GTI (99’-02’)
Alf Romeo 156 (92’-98’)
Ford Orion (89’-92’)
Ford Escort (’87-’89)

You could visit thos site AlfOCR,,
http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/index.php
Some good info on here for detailers

Andy Andy.
21 Ford Ranger
Gone but not forgotten
Focus RS Red Edition
2015 RRS AB Fuji.
2014 RRS SC Santorini
2016 VW Amarok
2014 RRS AB Fuji
2012 RRS Red Edition Fuji
2015 Nissan Navara
2012 RRS SE Santorini
2008 RRS White
2007 RRS Santorino

thanks fellas  MY18 Range Rover Sport SVR (18' - current)
Land Rover Evoque (16'-18')
Porsche 911 Turbo S Convertible (13’-16’)
Audi R8 V10 (10’-13’)
Golf R32 (06’-10’)
BWM M3 (04’-06’)
TVR Tuscan S (03’-04’)
TVR Chimera 4.5 (99’-02’)
Peugeot 206 GTI (99’-02’)
Alf Romeo 156 (92’-98’)
Ford Orion (89’-92’)
Ford Escort (’87-’89)

Alf my brother uses these chaps.

https://www.offsetdetailing.com SVR 2018 in Santorini Black.

great thanks will take a look at them…just 20mins down the road  MY18 Range Rover Sport SVR (18' - current)
Land Rover Evoque (16'-18')
Porsche 911 Turbo S Convertible (13’-16’)
Audi R8 V10 (10’-13’)
Golf R32 (06’-10’)
BWM M3 (04’-06’)
TVR Tuscan S (03’-04’)
TVR Chimera 4.5 (99’-02’)
Peugeot 206 GTI (99’-02’)
Alf Romeo 156 (92’-98’)
Ford Orion (89’-92’)
Ford Escort (’87-’89)

Nod1 wrote:

Thanks for the heads up RRSman. So far I have had 3 done and had no problems. The costs have been fairly acceptable to date.

Who do you use now ? I once used a guy over in Maidenhead and he charged me an absolute fortune.

OK. As I said I also had at least 3 done in the past and sent another 5-6 friends with some very nice cars to him including RRS's. He looks at the car and quotes but once he has the car in he starts to send close ups of things he has found and then up's his price. He talks a lot about "Paint contamination" and it's pretty much become a joke in my friends circles as he loves to use these words lol.

It's nothing but greed as if a price is agreed when he has already inspected a car then to up the price when the car is in is like extortion as we have no choice but to cough up.

I use a guy who comes home to do all my valeting now. He has a place in Hemel Hempstead where he does the ceramic treatments. I can PM you his details if needed.

Be careful of Darius

I'm really interested in your reports on these ceramic coatings and their ability to withstand surface scratching. My question is
whether it will work with the marks I get on the sides of my car from travelling along narrow country lanes. and brushing against vegetation particularly when passing another car? I'm a reasonably competent detailer looking after my two classics but if these coatings can save me getting out the orbital polisher to remove the marks then it sounds a great idea.
Tim Tim
RRS sold and replaced with a Skoda Kodiaq after appalling RR Dealer experience and LR inability to supply new cars in any sort of reasonable time frame..

I can say the answer to the above is yes and no. The protection isn’t absolute but definitely helps.

I did the very thing you describe (bramble lined country track) within a couple of weeks of having my Svr treated last year and got some healthy marks down the side of the car.

However with some good washing and cleaning routines the marks seem to have faded/ disappeared.

For proper protection you d want PPF.

My - my18 Svr is booked in for the detail/ ceramic treatment this week, it’s a fantastic service / product and makes cars so much easier to keep clean - particularly helpful when you have black range rovers which stay clean for all of 5 mins. 2019 Svr and 2019 R35 GTR

As you know, one can only correct the paint by polishing so many times as the clear coat is of finite thickness. However, with the silicon “ceramic” stuff you can’t paint correct at all. Once it’s on it’s on, and can’t be easily corrected if it gets marked. DA polishing can actually make it worse as it can remove bits of the glass which then marks the rest. It is harder than a glaze (I use carnauba) though so may depend on how often you want to polish and glaze.

Would I use it on my cars? No. But I don’t drive often down narrow country lanes. 

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RRSman

That would be very helpful. Please PM the details.

I get me car back today from Dariusz and he has prepared a quote for the full detail. Will tell you later. What are your guys prices like?

Speak soon
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RRS SVR 2017 (Rejected within 1 month due to damage)
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RRSman wrote:

I use a guy who comes home to do all my valeting now. He has a place in Hemel Hempstead where he does the ceramic treatments. I can PM you his details if needed.

Sure, chaps sending you them now.

timhum wrote:

I'm really interested in your reports on these ceramic coatings and their ability to withstand surface scratching. My question is
whether it will work with the marks I get on the sides of my car from travelling along narrow country lanes. and brushing against vegetation particularly when passing another car? I'm a reasonably competent detailer looking after my two classics but if these coatings can save me getting out the orbital polisher to remove the marks then it sounds a great idea.
Tim

Doesn't look like it will suit me then, I use the eastern europeans every week or so and then machine polish once a year. Keeps it looking OK for a day to day car. The Triumph and Jaguar on the other hand have hours spent on them.
Tim Tim
RRS sold and replaced with a Skoda Kodiaq after appalling RR Dealer experience and LR inability to supply new cars in any sort of reasonable time frame..