02-28-2013, 12:35 PM | #1 |
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Should i make my dealer not detail the car when it comes from the port?? I got Estoril Blue are they going to ruin the paint! I have heard that they put swirl marks on the paint when the dealer details the car..... someone helllllpppp
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02-28-2013, 12:49 PM | #2 |
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NOOOOO. No detail. Dealer detail = plenty of fine scratches.
When we bought my wife's CR-V last year, I actually had the dealer leave on the transportation film. I removed it when I got home, and of course the paint was pristine underneath. |
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02-28-2013, 12:54 PM | #3 |
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When you have the car in hand, get it opti-coated
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02-28-2013, 01:12 PM | #5 |
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Its a paint sealant. It will protect your paint for a loooong time but its fairly expensive to get it done right. You have to make sure the car is spotless before applying or you will be sealing in any contaminants.
+1000000 on no detail from the dealer. They will 100% guaranteed scratch and swirl the crap out of your car. No wash/wax and either detail it yourself or have it done by someone you trust at a professional detail shop. |
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02-28-2013, 01:17 PM | #6 |
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Apparently it depends on the dealer. My Imperial Blue was detailed by my dealer (Monrovia) and they did a decent job...no swirls at all. But I've read bad things about different dealers from other posters here.
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Also fine swirls are hard to see unless you are in certain sunlight. I can almost guarantee if a dealer does the detail, you will see fine swirls in your paint - it takes extreme detail not to swirl. Even doing it myself, I will inevitably start to swirl my paint at some point. |
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02-28-2013, 02:04 PM | #9 |
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Do you have black gloss shadowline trim on the b-pillars and around the windows? I guarantee the scratched the hell out of that. Those parts get scratches just by looking at them
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02-28-2013, 02:09 PM | #10 |
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My dealer insisted on prepping my car for delivery. Sure enough they slapped some showroom glaze all over the car, including cracks & crevasses between doors & pillars.
My pro detailer had to spend time removing the gunk (to be fair, the glaze was applied to the exterior of the car without scratches or swirls) and had to remove a few water marks not removed after the car was delivered for prepping. After all was cleaned and properly prepped, 2 coats of Wolf's Chemicals Hard Body sealant was applied and the results are fantastic. Still going strong after almost 4 months. Since then I have not let my dealer wash or clean the car when taking it in for a couple of small warranty repairs & software update.
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02-28-2013, 02:10 PM | #11 |
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Oh yeah, very, very easily.
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02-28-2013, 03:15 PM | #13 |
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def say no. to me a new car will already be clean and shiny. clean it yourself so you don't risk tired dealer guys rushing and swirling up your new ride.
i said no and was happy i did.
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02-28-2013, 06:49 PM | #15 |
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I am doing euro delivery which means I will have to wash the car myself before I drop it off. Less than ideal as I will go to a car wash near the airport in Munich. But anyway, despite the fact that I may incur little scratches when I wash it myself before drop off, I am still expecting to not have the dealership wash it.
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02-28-2013, 07:21 PM | #16 |
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Some dealers offer a hand car wash any time one wants. This was a buying reason for me when choosing my dealer- they're also closest to my home. There's never any swirls.
When we took delivery the wax job was fine; I will use my detailer in the future.
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Took it back to get a heavy coat of wax, but the swirls remain |
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02-28-2013, 07:47 PM | #18 |
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I told my CA like 19 times no detail of anything on the outside. I said NO TOWELS WIPE ANYTHING BUT GLASS.
he called me today and said my car just got to the dealer and uhhh he was fearful of my standards so they left all the vinyl on the car lol
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You have a good CA.
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There is one guy at my dealer that knows what he is doing. Otherwise i wouldn;t have let them do it
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02-28-2013, 08:47 PM | #22 |
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I forget where I came across this, but I remember hearing that you shouldn't put any kind of sealant/wax on the paint for the first couple weeks in order to let the paint 'cure'. Can any of you guys validate/deny this?
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