Wax/seal the paint on brand new car?

Dr. Woo said:
So what would be the difference between this stuff and, say, pro-strength Goof Off, which I happen to already own?
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Sorry, beats me :nixweiss Never used Goof Off on automotive stuff.
 
so you remove that stuff while you are at the dealer? gotta say it sounds like the removal of "rapguard" might be more marred by myself than the dealers who do it all day. they may not have much patience or sensitivity, but i'm sure they know how to do it.



i haven't seen what my car has been shipped in, what does it look like? my new car is coming tomorrow.



can it really mess the paint up that much? even if a little marring, can't you do a light polish and clear it right up?
 
do you guys clay a car that was ordered to you? doesn't seem like it would have seen much outside forces at all, so can't see it needing a clay. what do you think?
 
tuffluck said:
do you guys clay a car that was ordered to you? doesn't seem like it would have seen much outside forces at all, so can't see it needing a clay. what do you think?
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I'd see if the decontamination system were enough all by itself. But I'd absolutely do that, every car, every time, period.



You never know what it was exposed to between the day it rolled off the line and the day you first see it.
 
tuffluck said:
do you guys clay a car that was ordered to you? doesn't seem like it would have seen much outside forces at all, so can't see it needing a clay. what do you think?
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You might just try the baggie test. One car I bought had only sat on the dealers lot for 7 days and it needed claying badly.
 
Well, before anything else, welcome to the forums. You are about to become hooked up into a very powerful addiction... Good thing, it is a very positive kind of addiction ;)



As if you didn't get enough comments, I'll second the consensus: DO NOT let the dealer even wash the car! As far as protecting new paint, "new car" paint is in fact in worse shape that a properly cared older paint. The car surely has rail dust because of transportation, it has no protection over the clear coat, and the amount of swirls in the paint is directly proportional to the willingness of the dealership to keep the cars clean... So spend a few hours on a weekend and give that new paint the care it deserves.



If you are in a hurry, or don't want to go and buy the stuff online, head to advance auto or o'reiily and grab a plush wash mitt, 2 buckets, a grit guard, good soap (Meguiars NXT / Mothers California gold / Eagle one), mother's clay bar kit, a pack of terry cotton applicators, Turtle Wax premium rubbing compound and Mothers FX Synwax. I bolded the TW stuff, because you MUST get the "premium" version in the green squeezable bottle, which is very very good; as opposed to the "regular" can that is like liquid sandpaper and pure garbage.



Wash the car using the 2 buckets method, clay the paint with the clay bar. Depending on how long the car has been sitting on the lot, the clay will get a little of contaminants, or a lot! After the clay step, polish with the TW premium RC using the terry applicators. The product finishes ready for the wax in silver and white colors. Wax with the mothers FX, and you got a shiny ride!



Enjoy the new car!





Alex
 
Told my dealer not to wash the car at all. I picked it up a few hours after it arrived on the truck - the car was given to me absolutely filthy! You can imagine my excitement, no sarcasm at all!



The paint was actually only very lightly contaminated with rail dust and other dark particles, which was a rather pleasant surprise. Threw on a layer of OCW and the car looks fantastic. It's been kind of cloudy here the last few days so I haven't done a good sunlight test, but from what I've seen the paint looks extremely smooth without any correction (a halogen work light test showed no marring). Very, very happy.
 
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