no. all cars arriving at a dealership come covered in plastic. go around to the back of a dealership and you will see unsold stock sitting in plastic.

edit: as for the cars sitting up front or in the showroom, they have had the plastic removed, the glue residue chemically stripped, and prepped by the service department to look its as good as it can. after a car on the lot is sold, the prep department goes over it again. look in your original paperwork and you will see a dealership pre-delivery checklist. it should have the techs name on it and a run down of everything that was done to the car after it was sold and before the keys were given to you at delivery.

 

Not sure how it is in Baltimore but here in SoCal where the dealer parks their cars, 95% of them are not covered in plastic.

 

o.k.. but they did arrive there that way.

 

then sit on the lots not covered in plastic until someone picks it up, which is exactly the problem.

Here's a link showing how it is parked in SoCal http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=...cl=1&encType=1

 

were getting really off topic. hey o.p., clay, buff, seal, wax or do what ever it is you feel like doing. there isn't a problem with any of that. use a quality product and take your time and enjoy yourself.

 

checked before its delivered to the buyer, buffed if necessary to make sure the buyer is completely satisfied. whats your point? the reference to the plastic was to answer those people who were concerned about rail dust.

edit: this dialogue is getting very tiresome. i've already stated that an owner of the car should do what they want. people have different opinions on claying a new car. i and others, don't think its necessary unless the paint feels rough. others say go ahead and clay it. it is not that important that this point be beaten to death. do it if you want or need to.

 

Wow! Thanks for all the posts. Looks like I should get out there and wax the G as soon as possible!

 

I just got done detailing my car with some great stuff I got from George @ Detailed Image. I took delivery in end January. The car came into the dealership a week before. I thought the dealership would take pretty good care of the car and be spotless but when I took delivery scratches from prepping and washing, etc. were so visible being a nice sunny day and obsidian black. I didn't clay but polished and waxed it last week. The bottom line is the low paid prep guys at the dealer don't care about your car as nearly as you do so chances are you great that you need to do the works ASAP. Clay as needed.

 

Good opportunity to give another plug to Detailed Image, special thanks to Greg for all your help in giving the attention and answers to my questions (phone,email) before & after my 1st couple of orders. Their Sticky (every page) continues to contain some of the most useful/helpful info on the forum for those of us seriously interested in making intelligent choices regarding the care of the car.