Polish a new car?

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Hi All,

My wife picks up her 2012 Hyundai Sonata 2.0t limited tomorrow. My plan was to at least clay it, apply CG Black light and top with CG 50/50 wax.



I have some Menzerna PF106 I've never tried and wondering if its necessary or if I should just leave it alone until the finish becomes noticeably poorer. My gut tells me to leave it alone.



Thanks!

Joe
 
You'll certainly get some more gloss if you polish but at the expense of some clear. I'd only polish if you get marring with the clay, otherwise save it for another time. CG50/50 makes even not so perfect paint look amazing.
 
Listen to your gut (don't remove clear coat and its UV protection unless its necessary)
 
Generally, only claying and possibly a non-abrasive chemical cleaner is all that is needed for a new car. One HUGE thing is to tell the dealership *not* to detail the car. Unfortunately, it seems most dealerships give rotary polishers to inexperienced workers - The car looks great in the shaded garage, but you will see a mess of holograms and buffer trails once it's pulled out into the sunshine.
 
Thanks for the replies. The dealer was told specifically not to polish it. I'll stick with the light clay, black light and 50/50 over top. I'll post pics when its done
 
CRUZMISL said:
Hi All,

My wife picks up her 2012 Hyundai Sonata 2.0t limited tomorrow. My plan was to at least clay it, apply CG Black light and top with CG 50/50 wax.



I have some Menzerna PF106 I've never tried and wondering if its necessary or if I should just leave it alone until the finish becomes noticeably poorer. My gut tells me to leave it alone.



Thanks!

Joe
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Don't let them touch the car...DON'T let them touch the car...DON'T LET THEM TOUCH THE CAR!!!!



And, you should not need to polish it...



Try to find the running theme here... :-D
 
mdbohica said:
Don't let them touch the car...DON'T let them touch the car...DON'T LET THEM TOUCH THE CAR!!!!



And, you should not need to polish it...



Try to find the running theme here... :-D
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So let me get this straight.......don't let them polish it :bounce:



Its Harbour grey metallic so it should hide most things pretty well. I'm still undecided about the color though. Black is nice but tough to keep looking nice in the winter. White looks great but the fallout and grease from the road p!sses me off then there is standard silver but the color is so overdone where I live. Everyone has a silver car. So I went with the boring grey :smile1:
 
They cleaned our dark cherry Sorento SX and yeah... DISO all over the place and even deep ones you can feel. Thought about going with something really light like OPT Polish/PO85RD/M205 before stepping it up to something with more bite to it. Our Snow White Optima was cleaned by the dealership also but no scratches crap left behind...but than again it could just be the white paint that's hiding all the imperfections.
 
Don't let them wash it even! Its usually some 15 year old kid with a pressure washer and an ill-maintained wool mitt that has been dropped on the ground a dozen times. As long as you see no marring from the clay process or the dealership didn't decide to QD some spots up with their usual cardboard cloths, there should be no need to polish it and (slightly) work away its wonderful out-of-the-box UV protection. Save the polishing for when some jerk wad rubs their jeans or purse against your car in the parking lot.

BTW - I've always preferred the look of sealants on metallic gray paint over carnauba. Between Poxy and Souveran on my Gray Metallic Acura, I'd go with Poxy any day because I makes it almost look more wet.
 
Tell them to leave all of the protective plastics on it and tell them do not even think about washing your vehicle. Bring it home and inspect under good lighting and you will know if it needs polishing or not.
 
SpoolinNoMore said:
Don't let them wash it even!
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lost daytomorrow said:
Tell them to leave all of the protective plastics on it...
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Right. The last time I let the dealership "only remove the transit wrap" they instilled some marring that was far too deep for safe removal.



OTOH, I once had a dealership tell me "tough [luck]..." when I removed the wrap only to discover a bad factory paintjob ('94 Cadillac STS).
 
I'm with Darkside.. clay and PO85RD with a finishing pad...



Darkstar752 said:
I always like to clay and do a light finishing polish such as Ultrafina or PO85RD, brings a lot of gloss out IMO.
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I picked up the car this afternoon and the paint is in really great shape. I'm going to pass on the polish. Now I just need to wait for my stuff to come from CG's so I can detail it. Plan is clay (light duty blue clay), Black light topped with 50/50.



Here is a pic of the car in my garage taken with my phone,



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