The detailing will have it looking great.

The ceramic will protect it & help make it easier to wash & therefore easier to keep it looking great.

How much extra for ceramic protection ?

If you have it detailed ...

... and can afford the extra ... ceramic gets very good reviews. What do I put here then?

The ceramic seems to be between £100-300 extra depending on whether 'bronze, silver or gold'

Can you have the detail done, buy the ceramic and put that on yourself

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You probably can - I've only ever used wax, but I'd have thought it was the same principle - if your happy to do it, then why not.

Looks like it's going to be the premium enhancement detail plus the bronze ceramic coating which the detailer is recommending as giving up to two year protection if the car is safely washed after the detail. He says that after correcting the paintwork, any future clear coat type swirls and scratches are not in the paintwork but in the ceramic coating.

pld118 wrote:

Premium Enhancement Detail:

Two Stage Machine Polish:

A Two-Stage machine polish for a more thorough removal of swirls, light scratches and a better optical finish, getting the paintwork as good as new.
(Removes around 85% of surface defects)

This option includes:

*Citrus Pre-Wash
*Snow Foam
*Full Safe Wash
*Wheels Deep Cleaned
*Paintwork De-Tarred
*Paintwork Metal contaminants Removed
*Paintwork Clay Barred
*Two Stage Machine Polish removing swirls and massively increasing gloss to paintwork
*Si02 Paint Primer applied by Machine Polisher
*2 Coats of Durable Paint Sealant (Up to 12 months protection)
*Trims Dressed
*Wheels Nano Sealant applied
*Glass Front / Rear Nano Sealant applied
*Exhaust Cleaned and Nano Sealant applied

Price: £330
Ceramic Coating Upgrade
Gold £200
Silver £150
Bronze £100

Completion Time: 2 days

Had mine done when I bought it and have a top up every 6 months and have found a local valet that uses no rinse to wash it every two weeks, needs doing as Santorini is a , though my retailer did warn me its one of the worst paints he’s come across to keep clean and to correct, but did say it is the best colour when clean!

If you want his details happy to send them over...

Darren

Depending on where he’s based I’d be interested. What do I put here then?

Hi he’s in Leighton Buzzard but covers south east...

Our L405 is having a 2 day professional detail tomorrow. Hope it's worth it... Am expecting to be disappointed then anything else is a bonus

Professional detailing recommended

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pics please! Cheers, Greg
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2011 Vogue SE 4.4 with lots of toys in Stornaway

pld118 wrote:

Professional detailing recommended

Knowing how fastidious you are about your FF being "just right", that's praise indeed.

Having spent all day last Sunday rinsing/foaming/rinsing/washing/rinsing/drying mine, it looks pretty good again but it has a lot of swirls and a couple of scratches so I'm now seriously thinking about a professional detail to bring it back to its full glory. 2021 D350 Fifty Edition - Carpathian Grey
2017 4.4 SDV8 Autobiography (2021-2024) - Santorini Black
2012 4.4 TDV8 Westminster (2016-2021) - Santorini Black

Where did you get it done?

Ian

Some pictures from the detailer. He’s good. Pictures don't do it justice the metallics flecks in the Santorini black come through incredibly clear.