Factory paint doesn't come with swirls

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ducktail

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Picked up my new honda and told the dealer to leave all the shrink wrap on the paint and not to touch it.



Car was filthy and I gave it a wash with nxt



I proceeded to peel the shrink wrap, most of the wrapping came off easily. The edges were stuck on hard but 3M adhesive remover took them right off.



Here are some pics, paint under the wrap was immaculate, wish I was a better photographer though



ZAOI, Z5 on the sides, RMG then #16 on the roof and hood
 

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Nice! You got lucky on that one, I've seen some cars come off the boat with bad buff marks from the factory under the plastic. Keep us updated on how #16 holds up over RMG - I'd be interested to know how the oils affect durability in the long run.
 
It's still beading perfectly after 3 rain storms (total rain exposure time ~ 5-6 hours) stationery and moving, no sun exposure after the rain though. Water was not wiped off, I'm testing for resistance to watermarks. My car is the test lab:laugh:
 
I wish i told them not to touch mine too : (.they polish it with a rotary to remove the dirty from the adhesive and i get a car full of holograms about 3 years ago : ( : (
 
definately have seen swirls in factory fresh paint. . .just depends on how talented the last person that worked on it was before they wrapped it. . . factort,port & shipping locales are all areas where corrections will be attempted. . . car makers figure the dealer will "dealer" prep but usually what is charged for on purchase is never performed correctly. . .

"dealer prep" is good pocket change for the dealer. . .
 
edgar said:
that cosmolene is some neat stuff. The hondas I prepped from japan came with that on them.
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Any swirls after removal? Maybe the factory guys know what they are doing. I have some japanese customers in another industry and boy were they detailed (pun intended)



I took one look at the dealer's prep site and said no thanks. 1 bucket ,filthy rag and a polished car that the dealer showed me for reassurance. I had to hold back my smile.:nana:



I didn't tried to educate, I just told them I'm bringing my car for a 'wax' job and the cost will go up if they broke out the machine to remove swirls and I wanted to save money. He understood that.



Actually the polished car had swirls that ultrafina will have no trouble removing *but* I was more interested to see the condition on the paint on leaving the factory. Wish I got the location of the factory though for when its time for a replacement.



I'll definately go back to the same dealer as they manage to follow my instructions to leave the car alone. All they did was fix the plates per instructions.
 
Excellent! I would do the same thing when i buy a brand new car one day. Dealerships are HORRIBLE at paint care and one single wash with their brooms will wreak havoc on the cars paint.
 
Dealerships are TERRIBLE with paint. I just don't understand why it continues to be a problem for them all over the country. I used to work in the service department of a Honda dealership back in HS, and the detail guy we had was pretty good, but the kids that helped him had no clue about what they were doing. My infiniti dealership destroyed my paint after 1 wash. The service manager didn't understand and said they use proper equipment to wash. Ummm, not so much.
 
RIGHT then lets clear this thread up and you will all hopefully understand. their are companys out there that deal with dealers only they call everyone a valet "said tongue in cheek" they have a high turnover of staff but heres the reason for a new car prep you get about 45 minutes to valet it (NO WAY IT CAN BE DONE PROPERLY I KNOW) for a used "minger" 2.5 hours (TOP WHACK including wet vac if needed) ha ha I hear you say I know its physically impossible to do it right. heres the crucial point you get paid PER CAR and peanuts at that. Is it any wonder that cars go out looking like junk NOPE because they dont know how to wash a car they dont know how to polish or wax a car (I see peaople with a paint cleaner wipe it on wipe it off when asked why they dont work it in and break it down you get looked at like you are on another planet). Its not their fault they dont know any better (job application goes any experience? yes i washed my sisters car last year.... Great start monday) get the idea
 
Allen_F said:
RIGHT then lets clear this thread up and you will all hopefully understand. their are companys out there that deal with dealers only they call everyone a valet "said tongue in cheek" they have a high turnover of staff but heres the reason for a new car prep you get about 45 minutes to valet it (NO WAY IT CAN BE DONE PROPERLY I KNOW) for a used "minger" 2.5 hours (TOP WHACK including wet vac if needed) ha ha I hear you say I know its physically impossible to do it right. heres the crucial point you get paid PER CAR and peanuts at that. Is it any wonder that cars go out looking like junk NOPE because they dont know how to wash a car they dont know how to polish or wax a car (I see peaople with a paint cleaner wipe it on wipe it off when asked why they dont work it in and break it down you get looked at like you are on another planet). Its not their fault they dont know any better (job application goes any experience? yes i washed my sisters car last year.... Great start monday) get the idea
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It's a shame too, with the right setup you could do great work at double the speed of the hacks. I've thought of getting into the volume business with foam cannons, DI rinse, super-heavy glaze on a DA for my guys, etc... but I just don't have the time right now.
 
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