Fabric protector - car interior

Building_Surveyor

Does anyone know or has anyone tried any fabric protectors for fabric car interiors?

I recently ordered a new car, the sales guy said I could have a protective coating over the seats, cant remember what the product was called but it was to prevent stains or water ingress.

At £299 I wasn't prepared to add that as I'd already bought a top of the range car. He did give me a demonstration on a piece of card he had, one half had the product on and one half didn't.

The product worked but having spent the best part of £17k I didn't want to add such extras.

I do have a small child though and am interested if there are other similar products on the market that are cheaper?

OddballJamie

I've had the sales patter on it before, well done for saying no.

You can get packs on Ebay cheap to do it yourself, search for things like scotchgard or supagard.

oldhand

If your spending that much on a car a good quality set of fitted seat covers would be a good investment,they are not cheap but if they are fitted type they look as good as originals and can be removed for cleaning.
I have seen fabric coating protection on a suite of furniture and after a few years the parts where people actually sit start to look dirty as the shade changes compared to the parts like the sides and rear that are not sat on.

pogofish

You do realise that "Fabric Protector" is just another delaying tactic/attempt to rip money out of you?

Building_Surveyor

pogofish wrote: »

You do realise that "Fabric Protector" is just another delaying tactic/attempt to rip money out of you?

Well I did think that yes, that's exactly why my gut instinct told me to decline. But that was only based on price. The product or should I say concept is something I would consider.

Having a child I'm sure they prey on people like me to buy this sort of stuff which is why if there's a cheaper alternative, I'd be interested in looking into.

atrixblue.-MFR-.

Building_Surveyor wrote: »

Well I did think that yes, that's exactly why my gut instinct told me to decline. But that was only based on price. The product or should I say concept is something I would consider.

Having a child I'm sure they prey on people like me to buy this sort of stuff which is why if there's a cheaper alternative, I'd be interested in looking into.

neverwet rust-o-leum or scotchguard is commonly used.

although its way over priced by dealerships. when the product can be bought for less than £30.00 and done by independants for £120.00

pogofish

atrixblue.-MFR-. wrote: »

neverwet rust-o-leum or scotchguard is commonly used.

although its way over priced by dealerships. when the product can be bought for less than £30.00 and done by independants for £120.00

The garage I used to work in just wafted a bit of Scotchguard from a tin just before collection to get the scent into the car and charged a hundred-odd quid for it (some years back). They must have made thousands off of each 500ml tin and got themselves a bit more time to do the PDI/paperwork etc before collection. Same with "carpet cleaning" - just to buy a bit more time when the workshop was busy.

We would have been out on our behinds very promptly if we actually did it properly. Just one reason why I went for a reputable career as soon as I wised-up to those sharks!

Kaz2904

I bought some fabric protector from amazon when I got my new to me car. I sprayed it all over the seats and carpets.My son then left a pen on the back seat and it happily soaked up loads of black ink. I got this out with a lot of water and a towel when we got home that evening. I've never managed to remove ink stains before. I like to think it's worked but was happier paying £15ish for 2 tins of stuff than £300 for the same from the garage.

Building_Surveyor

pogofish wrote: »

The garage I used to work in just wafted a bit of Scotchguard from a tin just before collection to get the scent into the car and charged a hundred-odd quid for it (some years back). They must have made thousands off of each 500ml tin and got themselves a bit more time to do the PDI/paperwork etc before collection. Same with "carpet cleaning" - just to buy a bit more time when the workshop was busy.

We would have been out on our behinds very promptly if we actually did it properly. Just one reason why I went for a reputable career as soon as I wised-up to those sharks!

I thought it would be professionally done if the garage did it... If its just a case of them spraying it on 2mins before I arrive to collect it then I'm glad I didn't waste my £299.

gilbert_and_sullivan

Not all PDI/valetting bays con their customers.

Go to the Pug dealer in Leicester for just one example and visit the valetting bay, and if they are applying a supa-scotch-whatever treatment to a car it is done properly, in my previous work i visited many such places.

Do i think its worth the price a dealer charges, no, would i bother having it done, no.

Would i buy a nice car and put seat covers on, no, unless the seat cover was something like this...http://easirider.com/

Covering the nice seats up in order to keep them pristine for resale is like those people who only make their houses nice to sell them (as the increasingly boring telly programs urge). course if you were running a mini cab...which is what i suspect if i find a high mileage car with completely unmarked interior...then you would fit seat covers, and a beaded one on the drivers seat.