Have any of you ever heard of a dealership offered product called Permaplate? http://www.permaplate.com/Default.asp

My parents had the dealership apply it on their new car, and I was wondering what you guys thought of the quality of it, as well as the claims that you dont need to wax your car?

Though I don't know personally about Perma-Plate I have seen others write about it. Some good:

"...Personally, I've had nothing but killer results; no swirls, great depth etc. At the end of the day, permaplate has been a killer product."

and some luke-warm to not so good:

"If Perma-Plate is insinuating that it lasts the life of the car then I have proof they failed! My 94 Mustang had it applied when it was new and it didn't seem to help anymore than regular wax to prevent swirls etc. (check claims on website)"

IMHO I'd stay away from any product(s) that makes such claims as "Never wax again". These "too good to be true" claims are usually just that.

Perma-Plate is, most likely, a type of polymer product. And while polymers do last a long time the don't last indefinitely. My biggest problem with polymers is they just lack that depth of shine you get with a good 'ol Carnauba wax.

But hopefully your folks will love their Perma-Plate.

Thanks for your take on the stuff Les7K