Couple of Detailing Questions on New Black Car
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Couple of Detailing Questions on New Black Car
I'm getting a New High End BMW in Sapphire Black in a week and a half that I have ordered.
I am very picky about my car's finish and this one is a 117k car that will mainly be garaged and pleasure driven.
What 'dealer prep' should I allow the dealer to do on the car. It comes with cosmolene to protect it which I know nothing about. Beyond that I feel I am pretty skilled with being picky about the paint.
I plan on doing the whole Zaino routine and I am going to air dry when I wash.
One more question is Chenile cotton or a real wool wash mit the best?
I am very picky about my car's finish and this one is a 117k car that will mainly be garaged and pleasure driven.
What 'dealer prep' should I allow the dealer to do on the car. It comes with cosmolene to protect it which I know nothing about. Beyond that I feel I am pretty skilled with being picky about the paint.
I plan on doing the whole Zaino routine and I am going to air dry when I wash.
One more question is Chenile cotton or a real wool wash mit the best?
I'm getting a New High End BMW in Sapphire Black in a week and a half that I have ordered.
I am very picky about my car's finish and this one is a 117k car that will mainly be garaged and pleasure driven.
What 'dealer prep' should I allow the dealer to do on the car. It comes with cosmolene to protect it which I know nothing about. Beyond that I feel I am pretty skilled with being picky about the paint.
I plan on doing the whole Zaino routine and I am going to air dry when I wash.
One more question is Chenile cotton or a real wool wash mit the best?
I am very picky about my car's finish and this one is a 117k car that will mainly be garaged and pleasure driven.
What 'dealer prep' should I allow the dealer to do on the car. It comes with cosmolene to protect it which I know nothing about. Beyond that I feel I am pretty skilled with being picky about the paint.
I plan on doing the whole Zaino routine and I am going to air dry when I wash.
One more question is Chenile cotton or a real wool wash mit the best?
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Dealer prep and dealer detailer work is about as bad as it comes in 95% of the dealerships. I have seen so many bad cases where the dealer for some reason on a perfectly good new car have used a rotary and swirled up the paint. Why? Dont ask me but do NOT let the dealer work on it.
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Before I took delivery of my black Z06 I warned the dealer that I was picky about the paint on my cars. I told them to make sure whoever touched it that they know how to wash/prep a car. I get to the dealership and as soon as I pulled up I could see swirls under the outdoor lights. It took me two days of polishing to get them out. I had 4 marks on the hood that looked to be burn marks from a buffer and the car looked like it had been washed without any type of soap and water. If I had to do it all over again, I wouldn't order black and I wouldn't let the dealer touch the car if I could help it.
The only problem, I don't know if the dealer will let the car off the lot without them inspecting the paint. If they do, I bet if you find any marks, defects or any problems at all with the paint, they will say it's your problem.
The only problem, I don't know if the dealer will let the car off the lot without them inspecting the paint. If they do, I bet if you find any marks, defects or any problems at all with the paint, they will say it's your problem.
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Before I took delivery of my black Z06 I warned the dealer that I was picky about the paint on my cars. I told them to make sure whoever touched it that they know how to wash/prep a car. I get to the dealership and as soon as I pulled up I could see swirls under the outdoor lights. It took me two days of polishing to get them out. I had 4 marks on the hood that looked to be burn marks from a buffer and the car looked like it had been washed without any type of soap and water. If I had to do it all over again, I wouldn't order black and I wouldn't let the dealer touch the car if I could help it.
The only problem, I don't know if the dealer will let the car off the lot without them inspecting the paint. If they do, I bet if you find any marks, defects or any problems at all with the paint, they will say it's your problem.
The only problem, I don't know if the dealer will let the car off the lot without them inspecting the paint. If they do, I bet if you find any marks, defects or any problems at all with the paint, they will say it's your problem.
Back in June of 99 I picked up a MY 2000 Z3 2.8. It had one little drop of tree sap on the door, otherwise perfect.
I pointed it out, walked away from the car for about 5 minutes, come back to find a lot porter scrubbing at it with a DIRTY old rag.
Needless to say I forever had a mark in that one spot from that porter.
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