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Protecting new car interior

lexilex
lexilex Posts: 1,953 Forumite
in Motoring
Hi all

I am going to pick up my new car this afternoon :j

The steering wheel is cream, as is the top of the seats :eek:

The dealer offered me something... scotchguard??... which would protect this but it was £300.

I have been told there are similar products available that you can spray on yourself.

Can anyone recommend a specific brand?

Thanks

Comments

  • motorguy
    motorguy Posts: 22,626 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    avoid the dealer option

    you can buy the same product on ebay for a few £'s.
  • gilbert_and_sullivan
    gilbert_and_sullivan Posts: 3,238 Forumite
    Dealer paint/interior protection deals are an expensive joke.

    If you have interiors in these colours you just have to be careful and clean them every now and again with good quality car interior cleaners, and wipe any nasty marks off before they get ingrained.

    My 14 year old MB has mushroom leather interior, it comes up like new with its annual spring clean.

    Is the car a Fiat 500 by the way, the white steering wheel and interior treatment is quite refreshing on those.
  • Hintza
    Hintza Posts: 19,420 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Some pretty good seat covers out there these days for less than £40.
  • sdavi3680
    sdavi3680 Posts: 219 Forumite
    What does scotchguard actually do, or supposed to do?
  • Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers!
    Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers! Posts: 2,579 Forumite
    Keeps Scotchmen out of your car.
  • Inactive
    Inactive Posts: 14,509 Forumite
    sdavi3680 wrote: »
    What does scotchguard actually do, or supposed to do?

    It puts a protective transparent coating on upholstery, it arguably stops anything from staining.
  • davetrousers
    davetrousers Posts: 5,862 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Inactive wrote: »
    It puts a protective transparent coating on upholstery, it arguably stops anything from staining.

    Note the use of the word arguably!
    .....

  • lexilex
    lexilex Posts: 1,953 Forumite
    Yes, it's a Fiat 500.

    I've thought about seat covers, but it seems a shame to cover the originals.
  • anewman
    anewman Posts: 9,200 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    I believe you can buy the scotchguard stuff and similar fabric protector aerosol sprays and apply it yourself. All it is is like the stuff they stick on Marks and Spencers silk ties. The idea is if you spill stuff on it, with surface tension the liquid will not soak into the fabric and stain it, and you can just carefully wipe off the spill.

    Definitely wouldn't pay a dealer to scotchguard it though, dealers only sell it because they see ££££
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