Auto Skin
Submitted: Sunday, Oct 06, 2013 at 09:21
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Member - Stephen L (Clare SA)
Hi Everyone
I need the help from those that use Auto Skin or the like. I have been getting GoAuto out of Queensland in the past and it is one product that works very
well.
The problem now is their phone message bank is full, they do not answer any of my many emails to them and I was wondering if they are still in business up there.
The company is, or was called Go Green Enterprise, so any from Queensland or anyone that uses their great product, do you know if they are still in business.
Or do you have another supplier where you buy this or similar type product from.
Thanks for your help, or can you direct to someone else that can supply that type of product.
Cheers
Stephen
Reply By: Member - Bruce C (NSW) - Sunday, Oct 06, 2013 at 09:34
Sunday, Oct 06, 2013 at 09:34
Hi Stephen,
I am not familiar with this product so cannot help in that regard specifically.
However I have used that Polyglow which is terrific on fibreglass and probably many other surfaces. Polyglow may be a different type of product anyway and unsuitable for your use.
What about a description of what this Auto Skin does and what it is made of as that may help us be more specific and therefore of some help to you in our replies.
Cheers, Bruce.
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Follow Up By: Member - Stephen L (Clare SA) - Sunday, Oct 06, 2013 at 09:52
Sunday, Oct 06, 2013 at 09:52
Hi Bruce
Anyone that has used AutoSkin or the like will know what I am talking about. You paint it on the side of your paintwork and it cures to a dull finish. You apply around 3 coats and when you head bush, your paintwork is saved from all those scrapes that put those bush pin striping marks on your paintwork.
After your trip, it is a matter of just wetting and soaking the AutoSkin and it peels off like glad wrap, leaving your paintwork like new.
It is now the very first product that I use before we head bush, and I should have been using it years ago, as it would have saved lots of damage to the paintwork.
Cheers
Stephen
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Follow Up By: Member - Bruce C (NSW) - Sunday, Oct 06, 2013 at 10:28
Sunday, Oct 06, 2013 at 10:28
Well Stephen I can see I need to get out more. LOL
Thanks for the explanation.
Cheers, Bruce.
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Follow Up By: Member - Stephen L (Clare SA) - Sunday, Oct 06, 2013 at 10:30
Sunday, Oct 06, 2013 at 10:30
Hi Bruce
It is a fantastic product to use and it is so easy to apply and take off.
Cheers
Stephen
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Follow Up By: Member - Stephen L (Clare SA) - Tuesday, Oct 08, 2013 at 20:24
Tuesday, Oct 08, 2013 at 20:24
Hi Bruce
Here is a link to my latest Blog about the new product
Protectit Auto
Cheers
Stephen
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Reply By: Member - batsy - Sunday, Oct 06, 2013 at 09:53
Sunday, Oct 06, 2013 at 09:53
Stephen, we have a un opened 4ltr of Auto Skin left from our last trip in June this year. If interested you can PM me.
Cheers
Batsy
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Follow Up By: Member - Stephen L (Clare SA) - Sunday, Oct 06, 2013 at 09:59
Sunday, Oct 06, 2013 at 09:59
Hi Batsy
Can I please ask where you were able to get it from?
I would suggest that you keep what you have, as if it is hard to get, would may want to raffle it off to the highest bidder. I know that it does not go off and even with this years trip, i used some that was over 12 months old.
As you would know, it is one product that once you have used it, you would never ever go bush again without applying it to the sides of your vehicle.
I will send you a message.
Cheers
Stephen
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Reply By: Member - Michael P (QLD) - Sunday, Oct 06, 2013 at 10:22
Sunday, Oct 06, 2013 at 10:22
Stephen Hi,
Just back from the Simpson etc. 2 days ago & cleaned the car (outside) yesterday.
Had tried for two weeks to contact Auto Skin/ Go Green without any joy, settled for "Cardom auto goop".
Can highly recommend this product.
Walkers crossing, Simpson and some other tracks. No scratches and think saved many stone chips.
A bit hard to get off rubber and acrylic needed the Gerni on these.
Goop Guys 3/1 Roys rd Beerwah, QLD 1300735496 www.goopguys.com.au
They are in the process of appointing an agent & You may have to deal through that agent if You are interested.
Hope this helps.
Mike.
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Follow Up By: Member - Stephen L (Clare SA) - Sunday, Oct 06, 2013 at 10:35
Sunday, Oct 06, 2013 at 10:35
Hi Michael
I hope that you had a great trip away, and I bet it would have been a little warm out there.
Thanks for that link and I will give them a call. I have been trying for 3 weeks to contact Go Green but no replies, so it gets very frustrating.
From the Goop site, it looks identical to the GoAuto. If you do not mind, can I ask how much they charged for for it?
Cheers
Stephen
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Follow Up By: Member - Michael P (QLD) - Sunday, Oct 06, 2013 at 11:54
Sunday, Oct 06, 2013 at 11:54
Stephen Hi,
Two litres sent express post was about $95.00 close to the best $95 spent in a long while.
Yes it was a little warm 41o one day but a great trip,as all trips are. Just a quick trip to try the new vehicle out.
From what I can judge exactly the same as Auto Skin.
They also use it to protect house windows in the cement/Granosite type rendering.
Regards Mike.
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Follow Up By: Member - Stephen L (Clare SA) - Sunday, Oct 06, 2013 at 15:26
Sunday, Oct 06, 2013 at 15:26
Hi Michael
That sounds about the same price of the GoAuto, when it used to be $39 per litre, and postage would have been similar.
I only have 1 litre left, but like to keep a stock on hand for situations like now if you can not get it any more.
You would have had a great time away, you will have to post a Blog and photos.
Cheers
Stephen
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Follow Up By: Member - Stephen L (Clare SA) - Tuesday, Oct 08, 2013 at 19:51
Tuesday, Oct 08, 2013 at 19:51
I will be putting up a new Blog on the new Product and where to buy it.
I have posted in the
forum with a new post but it was taken down.
Cheers
Stephen
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Follow Up By: Member - Stephen L (Clare SA) - Tuesday, Oct 08, 2013 at 20:25
Tuesday, Oct 08, 2013 at 20:25
Hi Mike
Here is a link to my latest Blog about the new product
Protectit Auto
Cheers
Stephen
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Reply By: Chris (Qld) - Sunday, Oct 06, 2013 at 10:38
Sunday, Oct 06, 2013 at 10:38
Stephen
I have been told where they are using, what I assume is the same product, in new houses to protect kitchen benches etc. Once the kitchen and vanities are put in the 'Goop Guys' as they call themselves come in and coat vulnerable surfaces to protect them, the coating is removed once the house in complete.
From the net; Goop Guys 1300 735 496. There may be a similar business in SA?
Chris
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Follow Up By: Member - Stephen L (Clare SA) - Sunday, Oct 06, 2013 at 10:50
Sunday, Oct 06, 2013 at 10:50
Hi Chris
I tried a number of years ago to buy a similar product here in SA, but no one sells it. I even contacted a few four wheel drive businesses and they had either never heard of it, or did not stock it. I will be giving the Goop guys a phone call to see if they can supply and post out to the general public.
Cheers
Stephen
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Follow Up By: Member - Stephen L (Clare SA) - Tuesday, Oct 08, 2013 at 19:51
Tuesday, Oct 08, 2013 at 19:51
I will be putting up a new Blog on the new Product and where to buy it.
I have posted in the
forum with a new post but it was taken down.
Cheers
Stephen
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Follow Up By: Member - Stephen L (Clare SA) - Tuesday, Oct 08, 2013 at 20:28
Tuesday, Oct 08, 2013 at 20:28
Hi Chris
Here is a link to my latest Blog about the new product
Protectit Auto
Cheers
Stephen
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Follow Up By: Chris (Qld) - Tuesday, Oct 08, 2013 at 20:42
Tuesday, Oct 08, 2013 at 20:42
Thanks for the follow-up Stephen, much appreciated.
After the amount of polishing I did to try and get the scratches out after do the
Hay River this year it is something I will definitely give a try next time.
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Follow Up By: Member - Stephen L (Clare SA) - Tuesday, Oct 08, 2013 at 20:47
Tuesday, Oct 08, 2013 at 20:47
Hi Chris
These products are so easy to apply and I always like to have a supply on hand at
home, as you never know when you will need it.
It is a very cheap product to buy to protect you paintwork on your vehicle. When you peel it off, your paintwork will be just as it was prior to applying the product.
Cheers
Stephen
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Reply By: Dust-Devil - Sunday, Oct 06, 2013 at 11:32
Sunday, Oct 06, 2013 at 11:32
Stephen
A search of the web led me to this site:
Auto Skin
Which then led to this site:
Chasewide Protect-a-Window
Which subsequently led to this Australian site for Protect-a-window.:
Protect-a-Window Qld, Australia
This is a possible starting point for your search for the product you have been using in the past.
DD
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Follow Up By: Member - Stephen L (Clare SA) - Sunday, Oct 06, 2013 at 12:40
Sunday, Oct 06, 2013 at 12:40
Hi DD
Thanks for that great information, and I now will be making a few phone calls next week.
Cheers
Stephen
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Follow Up By: Dust-Devil - Sunday, Oct 06, 2013 at 14:33
Sunday, Oct 06, 2013 at 14:33
If you are successful in locating and purchasing this product, could you please post up the (a) source (b) product details (c) costs.
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Follow Up By: Member - Stephen L (Clare SA) - Sunday, Oct 06, 2013 at 15:11
Sunday, Oct 06, 2013 at 15:11
Hi DD
For sure, I will post where I can get it, the cost etc.
When I used to buy the GoAuto from Go Green, it used to cost $39 per 1 litre bottle. It is the best value product to buy if you want to look after the cars paint work when in the bush.
Cheers
Stephen
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Follow Up By: Member - Des Lexic - Monday, Oct 07, 2013 at 16:44
Monday, Oct 07, 2013 at 16:44
Stephen, When i last bought Auto Skin, I bought it from Autopro in Loxton.(some years ago I admit)
Dust Devil, I left a message on your phone yesterday. When are you up here?
Cheers
Des
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Follow Up By: Member - Stephen L (Clare SA) - Monday, Oct 07, 2013 at 17:36
Monday, Oct 07, 2013 at 17:36
Hi Des
Thanks for that, and I have a few phone calls to make tomorrow.
Been out in the kayaks lately??
Cheers
Stephen
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Follow Up By: Member - Stephen L (Clare SA) - Tuesday, Oct 08, 2013 at 19:52
Tuesday, Oct 08, 2013 at 19:52
I will be putting up a new Blog on the new Product and where to buy it.
I have posted in the
forum with a new post but it was taken down.
Cheers
Stephen
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Follow Up By: Member - Stephen L (Clare SA) - Tuesday, Oct 08, 2013 at 20:29
Tuesday, Oct 08, 2013 at 20:29
Hi DD and Des
Here is a link to my latest Blog about this new product
Pretectit Auto
Cheers
Stephen
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Reply By: Chris (Qld) - Sunday, Oct 06, 2013 at 11:34
Sunday, Oct 06, 2013 at 11:34
Just had a bit more of search on the net and apparently there is a new national distributer for AutoGoop which is now know under the new name of 'Protect-it Auto' and based on the
Gold Coast. Their web site is still under construction but does have contact details shown
HERE so they may also be worth contacting.
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Follow Up By: Member - Stephen L (Clare SA) - Sunday, Oct 06, 2013 at 12:41
Sunday, Oct 06, 2013 at 12:41
Thanks again Chris, and yes I will be following it through.
Cheers
Stephen
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Follow Up By: Member - Stephen L (Clare SA) - Tuesday, Oct 08, 2013 at 19:53
Tuesday, Oct 08, 2013 at 19:53
I will be putting up a new Blog on the new Product and where to buy it.
I have posted in the
forum with a new post but it was taken down.
Cheers
Stephen
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Reply By: Ron N - Sunday, Oct 06, 2013 at 11:43
Sunday, Oct 06, 2013 at 11:43
Stephen - The supplier of Autoskin is Hong Kong based Chasewide. It appears GoAuto may be verging on bankruptcy or liquidation if they're not replying to queries, and it's probably better you don't deal with them, or give them any money at this time.
I'd be contacting Chasewide to find out if they're having problems with GoAuto, and if they have another current, solvent (as in "still trading") distributor for their products. They have two varieties of AutoSkin, the AutoSkin Pro lasts longer than the regular AutoSkin.
http://chasewide.com.hk/autoskin.html
Sounds like my stepdaughter could have done with that stuff. She had a new $1000 splashback installed, and then arranged for a rangehood to be installed above it. A Pom installed the rangehood and scratched the living daylights out of the splashback, damaging it to the extent it needed to be replaced.
When she tried to get the money out of the Pom for damaging the splashback, it turned out he was a "fly-by-nighter" who was working on a tourist visa, and who had moved several times to avoid being caught up with.
She never did find him, and Consumer Affairs was next to useless with their "help". I told her she should have contacted the Immigration Dept and had them find him.
I guess she was never ever going to see her money anyway.
Be careful out there with who you deal with, there's way too many scumbags in "business".
Cheers - Ron.
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Follow Up By: Member - Stephen L (Clare SA) - Sunday, Oct 06, 2013 at 12:39
Sunday, Oct 06, 2013 at 12:39
Hi Ron
Thanks for that, I will follow that up. It is a fantastic product and I know that it can be used for many applications.
Cheers
Stephen
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Follow Up By: Member - Stephen L (Clare SA) - Tuesday, Oct 08, 2013 at 20:31
Tuesday, Oct 08, 2013 at 20:31
Hi Ron
Here is a link to my latest Blog about the new product
Protectit Auto
Cheers
Stephen
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Reply By: Member - Duncan W (WA) - Sunday, Oct 06, 2013 at 12:03
Sunday, Oct 06, 2013 at 12:03
Hi Stephen I think Opposite Lock are agents for it. I've seen it in the past on their shelves here in
Perth, so may be the same in SA.
Wish I'd used some on my doors before I put the big Australasia Safari stickers on them recently. Pulled the passenger side door sticker off and now I've lost a fare whack of paint off the door. Got a lovely 400mm X 300mm motley paint missing rectangle on the door now.
Cheers
Dunc
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Follow Up By: Member - Stephen L (Clare SA) - Sunday, Oct 06, 2013 at 12:37
Sunday, Oct 06, 2013 at 12:37
Hi Dunc
I thought that with all tour travels you would have been a convert to the product. I know the first time I used it I mad mixed feeling and if it would damage the paint work.
I now never leave
home without it and some time, with some of the branches that hit the side of the car, you think that surely they must scratch the paintwork, but no it does a fantastic job.
I know for sure that if you had 3/4 coats on your car, that sticker would have had no effect on your paintwork at all. Perhaps you should try some next time, and then you will also be a convert.
Cheers
Stephen
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Follow Up By: Member - Duncan W (WA) - Sunday, Oct 06, 2013 at 14:36
Sunday, Oct 06, 2013 at 14:36
Ah yes hindsight.
Cheers
D
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Follow Up By: Member - Stephen L (Clare SA) - Tuesday, Oct 08, 2013 at 20:33
Tuesday, Oct 08, 2013 at 20:33
Hi Dunc
Here is a link to my latest Blog about the new product
Protectit Auto
Cheers
Stephen
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Reply By: Member-George (WA) - Sunday, Oct 06, 2013 at 14:28
Sunday, Oct 06, 2013 at 14:28
I noticed that, to remove Autoskin, you spray it with water. What happens if you are driving in wet weather for several days. Will it start to peel off whilst you are driving ?
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Follow Up By: Member - Stephen L (Clare SA) - Sunday, Oct 06, 2013 at 15:20
Sunday, Oct 06, 2013 at 15:20
Hi George
Once the application has cured on your car - they say a few days after application, I have never had any problems.
Even last year when we were coming
home from the bush, we had around 2 hours of solid, heavy rain. Yes it did feel a little soft, but did not peel at all. It is the same as when there is a very heavy dew, the sides go white and is a little soft, but within 15 minutes of the sun on the car, it is as hard as.
The only time that I have had problems of it peeling, is on the side mirrors and once on the back of the car, when we went through some very dense bushes, and we quivered at the sound of the bushes as they scraped along the sides of the car. Without any protection and it would have been a very different story.
Here is an image of what it looked like after it started to peel
It started to peel, but that was as far as it went
Cheers
Stephen
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Follow Up By: Member - Stephen L (Clare SA) - Tuesday, Oct 08, 2013 at 20:35
Tuesday, Oct 08, 2013 at 20:35
Hi George
Here is a link to my latest Blog on the new product
Protectit Auto
Cheers
Stephen
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Reply By: Shaker - Sunday, Oct 06, 2013 at 15:58
Sunday, Oct 06, 2013 at 15:58
TJM Traralgon have some on their clearance table!
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Follow Up By: Member - Stephen L (Clare SA) - Sunday, Oct 06, 2013 at 21:46
Sunday, Oct 06, 2013 at 21:46
Thanks Shaker
If I can not find any, I will give TJM a call here in
Adelaide.
Cheers
Stephen
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Follow Up By: Shaker - Sunday, Oct 06, 2013 at 21:51
Sunday, Oct 06, 2013 at 21:51
If it makes it any easier I could grab it & post it to you.
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Follow Up By: Member - Stephen L (Clare SA) - Sunday, Oct 06, 2013 at 23:23
Sunday, Oct 06, 2013 at 23:23
Hi Shaker
Thanks for that very kind offer. I do not want to put you out and will see if i can some from in SA.
I will let you know the outcome.
Thanks again.
Cheers
Stephen
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Follow Up By: Member - Stephen L (Clare SA) - Tuesday, Oct 08, 2013 at 20:36
Tuesday, Oct 08, 2013 at 20:36
Hi Shaker
Here is a link to my latest Blog on the new product
Protectit Auto
Cheers
Stephen
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Reply By: TTTSA - Tuesday, Oct 08, 2013 at 08:53
Tuesday, Oct 08, 2013 at 08:53
Hi Stephen
Can I ask how many litres do you need to coat your Prado 3 or 4 times? JUst curios of how much is req'd.
Cheers
Peter
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Follow Up By: Member - Stephen L (Clare SA) - Tuesday, Oct 08, 2013 at 09:07
Tuesday, Oct 08, 2013 at 09:07
Hi Peter
I find that 1 litre is what I usually use. I only do the sides of the vehicle and across the front of the bull bar.
To be honest, I was very concerned the very first time that I used it, would it damage the paintwork, would it come off as easy as they say it would.....but now it is the first thing that I do before a trip.
I am making a few calls today and will let everyone know what the outcome is.
Cheers
Stephen
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Follow Up By: Member - Boobook - Tuesday, Oct 08, 2013 at 10:43
Tuesday, Oct 08, 2013 at 10:43
Stephen, I am also interested. I have used it in the past and been slack lately with lots of scratches to prove it. I am planning a trip where it will be useful.
I sent an email to the manufacturer in HK and it bounced. Not a good sign. My wife is from HK and I will get on the phone to HK with her today to call and see if there is some joy.
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Follow Up By: Member - Boobook - Tuesday, Oct 08, 2013 at 19:19
Tuesday, Oct 08, 2013 at 19:19
Stephen I contacted the manufacturer today, the product has changed names to SNP6500 and is only available in HK. The sales person wasn't in and they will call me back. I am seeing if I can import some.
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Follow Up By: Member - Stephen L (Clare SA) - Tuesday, Oct 08, 2013 at 19:50
Tuesday, Oct 08, 2013 at 19:50
I will be putting up a new Blog on the new Product and where to buy it.
I have posted in the
forum with a new post but it was taken down.
Cheers
Stephen
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Follow Up By: Member - Stephen L (Clare SA) - Tuesday, Oct 08, 2013 at 20:38
Tuesday, Oct 08, 2013 at 20:38
Hi TTTSA and BooBook
Here is a link to my latest Blog on the new product
Protectit Auto
Cheers
Stephen
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