umm, use a sealant 1st and then wax that baby...
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Dude, you must work for a dealer.

Dealers are absolutely TERRIBLE with detailing or prepping cars. Never, EVER trust a dealer to wash, wax, detail, or do much of anything to your car besides service it. I learned the hard way and when the washed it without asking me they destroyed my finish. Do some research at the top of this forum, or go to www.autopia.org and read about claying cars when they are new. It is one of THE most important steps. Cars have loads of contaminants from transportation.


Also you SEAL the car first, THEN wax.

A tip for everyone. Use the stickied threads at the top of this board. They are a huge help. George from Detailed Image has been a huge help in my quest to learn how to properly take care of an automobile. 99.9% of the general public has no idea, and that is why most cars out there look terrible and are swirled to hell. Most people are misinformed.

 

listen keng, it is your car and you do wth it what you want. the only thing im saying here is that i feel it is lot of unnecessary work to clay a brand new car. clay bars are made to remove imbedded contaminants of which i doubt there would be much in the paint at the time of delivery.

 

I know that... I was just adding the sealant part at the end... figured it was common knowlegde....

 

Let me add my $.02. In my opinion, a car should be clayed only when its needed. Simply feel the paint after washing it and if you feel bumps then clay it. I don't clay for the sake of claying, but if my new G needs claying then I'll clay it. Don't assume that because its a new car it won't need claying

 

That's where you would be wrong.

 

Huh?

 

So i guess the moral of the story here is clay it if you want, (I did, and so did many others), and speedracer doesnt have to if he doesn't want to... Just be sure to wax and polish that puppy!

 

^what you said.

last note: i've never taken delivery of a car that wasn't spotless and the paint silky smooth. as stated by a few, clay if your car needs it. you should be able to feel if the paint needs it or not.

 

I guarantee you that your paint had contaminants. Rail dust being the one of them. Why take the risk? Before you seal and wax your paint, why not remove harmful contaminants?

 

Yeah, I know you knew, you're smart. But someone else (and there seems to be quite a few) might not and I wanted to save them from useless work.

 

I disagree. The car has likely sat at the port for days and was likely covered with rail dust that cannot be removed unless you clay, thus, for the true detailer a clay bar is absolutely necessary.

I certainly hope Picus or DetailedImage can chime in from a professional standpoint.

 

all painted panels, including the wheels, have plastic sheeting glued onto them until they reach the dealership. all horizontal panels are 100% covered and most of the vertical panels are partially covered. when would rail dust land on the paint?

 

You are refering to miniority of people who ordered and have to wait for their cars to be delivered, when most of us look through the inventory which has been sitting on the lot for a while.

 

listen guys, i'm not saying you should or shouldn't clay a new car. if you want to do it, do it. in my opinion, if you run the tips of your fingers over the paint and it feels rough, go ahead and clay your car. i'm also stating that the paint should never feel that way when you take delivery.