Just a single coat is recommended here, although after testing with one, we tried with a second layer – achieving slightly better, but not excellent, protection.
It gave a good result with cold drinks, which beaded off repeatedly and left us plenty of time to mop them up. It was less resilient to the hot coffee, though, which only beaded for a moment before it soaked in. A little bit of margarine grease managed to penetrate the coating, too. This spray is reasonable value, but other products offer greater protection.
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Nano Go Textile Coating
- Price: Around £20
- Size: 200ml
- Rating: 3 stars
- Website: nanogo.co.uk
Nano Go isn’t explicitly advertised for car use, but it does list vehicle upholstery as a recommendation on the back, so we’re comfortable testing it in this company.
It produced a similar result to the ValetPro, in that the coating could handle as many cold drinks as you fancied throwing at it, but wasn’t quite up to the task of resisting hot coffee, which soaked through right away. It actually smells rather lovely, but like the Hendlex it has a very small bottle and a high price tag.
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Mayfield MA Pro Fabric Protector
With the recommended single coat on, the protection offered was poor. Hot drinks immediately soaked through and even cold liquids only beaded off incompletely, leaving some to stain the upholstery.
Adding a second coat did improve matters slightly, but even then it put up the worst performance of any product here. The unimpressive value and a poor-quality nozzle are further downsides, the latter making it quite difficult to saturate the vehicle’s fabric evenly.
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Verdict:
We were pleased that all of the products had such fuss-free application. With near-identical (and excellent) performances from many products, we had to separate them on value. And this is where Dodo Juice again takes the win, thanks to its massive one-litre bottle for the same price or less than rivals charge for half that. Sam’s Detailing and Car Gods both performed excellently too.
- Dodo Juice Fabricadabra
- Sam’s Detailing Fabric Protectant
- Car Gods Invisi Armour Ceramic Fabric Sealer
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