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Finally got my car back from getting full PPF. GVE in Uxbridge had it for over a month. I was not impressed by the time taken plus they reported work needed on bird lime and a scratch which were not on the car when I dropped it off. Not helped by the car being there for weeks.
They end result is good though and they worked hard to try to get the paint into shape. Some quotes from what they told me about the paint below - I think this reinforces that Lotus have real problems with their paint process and (unfortunately for me) I suspect DV is the worst colour from this perspective.
Comments on my Emira’s paint; “your car’s paintwork was inspected by one of my detailers using a variation of lighting and a report was compiled with the following advisories highlighted:. Excessive Swirl Marks on the majority of all exterior painted panels. Excessive hologram marks on bonnet, rear wings and boot lid from previous poorly finished detailing work.”
And “Due to the nature of these defects we had to result to a 2 stage detail to remove these defects which we were very surprised to see on such a new and low milage high end vehicle. This involved a slightly harsher cut on the panels using a rotor to remove the hologram marks that were as a result of poor workmanship prior to the delivery of your vehicle. We do understand that not all cars leave the factory in perfect condition and this is why we offer a 1 stage detail as standard with our PPF packages. However considering this is such a new car with only 400 miles or so on the clock, we would not expect this kind of additional remedial work to have needed to have taken place under these circumstances, especially considering we have detailed a few examples of new Emiras so far and none of which had needed a 2 stage.”
This has cost me an extra £500 which Lotus have said they will refund me.
Total bill for the full Xpel PPF, Halo ceramic, interior protection, glass protection and wheels/brake caliper protection was £5300 (not including the extra 2 stage detail).
Unfortunately, the car will have to go back to GVE as there is a defect under the PPF In a very obvious place on the bonnet (looks like a new stone chip - again wasn’t there when car dropped off) for the bonnet to be redone.
A few photos attached.
One thing I would recommend based on my experience is to drop the car at the detainers clean and do a thorough video walk around of the car and it’s paint condition at drop off. Then make sure the car’s condition and any defects are noted, signed off and you keep a copy.
I would not have hoped/expected this would be needed when have detailing done a place that does Bugattis and Paganis but I think it is prudent in case of issues later. Plus get a firm timescale. I was initially too relaxed and that led to the car being pushed down the list and then spending far too long parked outside !
They end result is good though and they worked hard to try to get the paint into shape. Some quotes from what they told me about the paint below - I think this reinforces that Lotus have real problems with their paint process and (unfortunately for me) I suspect DV is the worst colour from this perspective.
Comments on my Emira’s paint; “your car’s paintwork was inspected by one of my detailers using a variation of lighting and a report was compiled with the following advisories highlighted:. Excessive Swirl Marks on the majority of all exterior painted panels. Excessive hologram marks on bonnet, rear wings and boot lid from previous poorly finished detailing work.”
And “Due to the nature of these defects we had to result to a 2 stage detail to remove these defects which we were very surprised to see on such a new and low milage high end vehicle. This involved a slightly harsher cut on the panels using a rotor to remove the hologram marks that were as a result of poor workmanship prior to the delivery of your vehicle. We do understand that not all cars leave the factory in perfect condition and this is why we offer a 1 stage detail as standard with our PPF packages. However considering this is such a new car with only 400 miles or so on the clock, we would not expect this kind of additional remedial work to have needed to have taken place under these circumstances, especially considering we have detailed a few examples of new Emiras so far and none of which had needed a 2 stage.”
This has cost me an extra £500 which Lotus have said they will refund me.
Total bill for the full Xpel PPF, Halo ceramic, interior protection, glass protection and wheels/brake caliper protection was £5300 (not including the extra 2 stage detail).
Unfortunately, the car will have to go back to GVE as there is a defect under the PPF In a very obvious place on the bonnet (looks like a new stone chip - again wasn’t there when car dropped off) for the bonnet to be redone.
A few photos attached.
One thing I would recommend based on my experience is to drop the car at the detainers clean and do a thorough video walk around of the car and it’s paint condition at drop off. Then make sure the car’s condition and any defects are noted, signed off and you keep a copy.
I would not have hoped/expected this would be needed when have detailing done a place that does Bugattis and Paganis but I think it is prudent in case of issues later. Plus get a firm timescale. I was initially too relaxed and that led to the car being pushed down the list and then spending far too long parked outside !
