Purchasing New Vehicle

[ebevo]

A family member is about to purchase a new vehicle, color will be black

The idea was joking thrown out there that since the vehicle will most likely be fresh off the delivery truck with the white plastic stuff still attached to the fenders, hood, etc....bring the vehicle home as is and skip on the dealer doing the prepping and detailing before driving it off the lot with fresh swirl marks.

I'm comfortable/experienced with my two bucket wash/w grit guards, clay barring, using the G-100 with M80 to remove swirl/scratches, and ntx wax. Family member must really like my work to insist that I help out with the detailing job which I don't mind.

Depending on the condition of the finish, I'm anticipating M80 will be used mainly to make the surface pop rather than repair defects/swirls.

What do members think of this idea and has anyone driven off a dealer lot with the plastic protection still on?

Anything difficult about removing the panel plastic protection film or detailing a new vehicle fresh off the truck bed? Worried I might not have all the proper tools or supplies that dealership detailers have at their disposal.

[Murr1525]

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NEVER NEVER EVER EVER Let them detail it.... just tell them to get the plastic off. Depending on how comfortable you feel, you could take the plastic off as well (I assume it is legal to leave it on and drive).

[ebevo]

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I just found a post about your dealership experience LOL

After one test ride the salesperson just starting ripping off the film off the panels while going over the specs of the vehicle

It didn't look too difficult to remove after witnessing that

[Deaner5]

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I used to work at a motorcycle shop cleaning bikes and they had the same plastic on them. Plus the will just let a kid or even people from a temp. labor service clean them (at least the shop that I worked at did). You probably don't want to take those risks, I wouldn't. Enjoy the black paint.

[Nappers]

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Agree with Murr on this one.

If not, you will get DISO (Dealer Installed Swirl Option) or looks like....

====> Swirls

Aaron

[J. A. Michaels]

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There is no way I would let them touch it. Tell them it's my car and I will take the responsibility for cleaning it. Hands off. Then you will not get diso

[AeroCleanse]

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Dealer prep does not equal dealer detail. I've worked at 2 car dealers detailing cars, never installed a swirl mark. Of course they never used any power tools other than a vacuum either.

[RaskyR1]

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I've also done new car prep for a few different dealers. The only time we buffed was if there was a scratch or some sort of defect in the paint. Peeling the plastic off is very easy but sometimes it can leave an adheasive line where the edge of the platic was.

[cwcad]

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What I have found from dealers is ....Just because you tell them to leave your car alone does not mean that they WILL leave your car alone. Get it written in the contract with sanctions.

[Andy M.]

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The only thing I think I would worry about is what is the condition of the paint underneath the plastic. Since it is, as everything is, being delivered to the dealership by truck, has anything flown up off the road and hit the car while the truck was going down the road. i.e a rock or something else that could have possibly dented or dinged the surface but not scratched it because of the plastic. In other words, I would let them take the plastic off of the car in front of me. This would serve two purposes; 1) I could check the finish of the car for dents and/or dings, and 2) I would know that they have not "detailed" it or prepped the finish for delivery to you.

Andy
101impala

[Jimmy The Detailer]

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The only thing I think I would worry about is what is the condition of the paint underneath the plastic. Since it is, as everything is, being delivered to the dealership by truck, has anything flown up off the road and hit the car while the truck was going down the road. i.e a rock or something else that could have possibly dented or dinged the surface but not scratched it because of the plastic. In other words, I would let them take the plastic off of the car in front of me. This would serve two purposes; 1) I could check the finish of the car for dents and/or dings, and 2) I would know that they have not "detailed" it or prepped the finish for delivery to you.

Andy
101impala

it would stink getting home and notice problems and then try to sell that sob story to the dealer.

[ebevo]

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thanx for the replies everyone

101impala that's a great suggestion about possible damage beneath the plastic protection film

I will make sure I'll pass that tip to my family member. I find that acronym DISO hilarious ...not funny for the new owner of course

[CieraSL]

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I agree - do it yourself. I work for a dealership, and there is not the same emphasis on quality. If I bought a new car, I'd definitely do it myself, because I know I can do a better job at home than can be done at the dealership (besides that, my stuff is way cooler ). Trust me, you don't want all that stuff that touches way too many cars way too many times a week touching your brand new car if you can help it. Of course, this is Powell, TN not California - people just don't seem to care about their cars around here. I was surprised to see an F-150 a couple of weeks ago with tire shine on the tires. I was sitting in Wendy's one day watching the cars go by. I looked at probably 100 cars passing by, and I think I saw 3 (including mine) that were clean. Saw a black BMW in the Kroger parking lot that was supposed to have silver wheels - the front wheels were black with grime and brake dust. You couldn't see any silver at all. I sometimes wonder if people even know what car wash is. But to most people, it's like "Free wash? Sure, I'll take one!" And then you get the dumb clucks who buy a car from us and keep coming back to get free washes. WTH?! So yeah, my point is, just do it yourself.

[Underdawg736]

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While I never had the privilege of getting a brand spanking new car, and when that time comes I'll opt out of the DISO feature. If my car has the OISO (owner installed swirl option) then it's on me and I will have no one else to blame but me.
When I bought my Saturn the dealership didn't even get to wash the car
It came in from Philadelphia and two days later it was parked in front of my house (all they were able to do was diagnostic checks, oil change, and road test) They offered to wash and "detail" the car but I declined. This was a year before I got bitten by the Meguiar's bug.

By the way what kind of car is it?

[Eddie6th]

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Most Salesmen don't detail properly.After i got my new car,i had to remove rub marks(easy with st1 paint cleaner) of the front wing because in a showroom they want the car to look good.But they remove dust with anything:tissues,paper towels,cloths without lubricant.

Why they don't use a microfibre an quik detailer.....? I even gave the salesman a bottle of QD!