JaredPointer
COME AT ME BRO
Reading another thread on another board got pondering this issue... What is trult virgin/pristine/untouched paint? Some people think that just because they got a brand new car that the paint is in as good a shape as it ever will be. My line of thinking is that the only time it's ever close to factory perfect is before it rolls out of the assembly plant. Let me list, maybe that will explain better:
1 - Vehicle is painted, assembly is then finished.
2 - Car rolls out of assembly plant. Possibly sits in the manufacturer lot for days, weeks, etc.
3 - Car is then protected with plastic (possibly soon after it rolls out?)
4 - loaded onto some sort of transportation device (rail, freight truck, boat)
5 - moved to dealership lot (at which point panels and/or the car can be repainted due to transport damage and you'd never know as it is still considered a new car - someone within the car business told me that one)
6 - possibly sits at dealership lot for some time
7 - customer buys vehicle, drives it off lot.
As you can see, there's a lot of time and opportunity for all kinds of things to happen to the paint, from bird bombs to acid rain to IFO to something really freaky and oddball. And yet, for the most part, people think just because it's new it doesn't need to be clayed or polished (even lightly). Even some DC'ers (and other forum-ites) think that just by getting it off the transport truck and keeping the plastic on that they're getting pristine paint.
Anyone have any thoughts on this?
P.S. I do agree that for the most part, not letting the lcoal dealership take plastic off/wash/etc is a wise move. However, I see lots of trucks rolling up to the dealerships here without the plastic on them. Possibly the central/localized hub/port has already taken the plastic off (and "detailed") the vehicle before it reaches the dealer outlets.
1 - Vehicle is painted, assembly is then finished.
2 - Car rolls out of assembly plant. Possibly sits in the manufacturer lot for days, weeks, etc.
3 - Car is then protected with plastic (possibly soon after it rolls out?)
4 - loaded onto some sort of transportation device (rail, freight truck, boat)
5 - moved to dealership lot (at which point panels and/or the car can be repainted due to transport damage and you'd never know as it is still considered a new car - someone within the car business told me that one)
6 - possibly sits at dealership lot for some time
7 - customer buys vehicle, drives it off lot.
As you can see, there's a lot of time and opportunity for all kinds of things to happen to the paint, from bird bombs to acid rain to IFO to something really freaky and oddball. And yet, for the most part, people think just because it's new it doesn't need to be clayed or polished (even lightly). Even some DC'ers (and other forum-ites) think that just by getting it off the transport truck and keeping the plastic on that they're getting pristine paint.
Anyone have any thoughts on this?
P.S. I do agree that for the most part, not letting the lcoal dealership take plastic off/wash/etc is a wise move. However, I see lots of trucks rolling up to the dealerships here without the plastic on them. Possibly the central/localized hub/port has already taken the plastic off (and "detailed") the vehicle before it reaches the dealer outlets.
