Brand New Jetta, Help Needed!

[Dv3andrs]

Hello all! I have a brand new Jetta SE, it's the candy white and the dealership did the one thing that drives me up the wall the most...They put the price sticker down the side of the car. Once we finished the initial paperwork and got us approved for the lease, they took it to their detail guys and had them go to work on it. They did a reasonable job, but you can still see the outlines of where the stickers were on some parts of the car. (pictures below) They washed and detailed it once and then realized they still didn't get it all, so they went back and tried again. I think they applied a coat of machine wax of sorts and then made the second attempt over that...any ideas on how to remove this stuff? My initial thought it wash with shampoo/all purpose cleaner, follow that up with some detail spray/clay bar, and then maybe some swirl and haze? Not fully sure though. Thanks for the help and suggestions!

[TK427]

Try 3m adhesive remover to start, It works wonders!

[MikeMk6]

Have you tried pure apc? Just dont let it dry on the paint, i used it to get rid of sticker residue on a car i just detailed with a utility towel. Following up with a clay bar with medium pressure should get out the stuff embedded in the paint.

 

Let me know how this works out for you.

[Chris@Adams]

Can you feel it? Its hard to say from the pics but I would start with clay & go from there.....

[Dv3andrs]

Can't really feel it too much, that's why i'm thinking they applied a liberal coating of something over all of it.

[Marylander]

I'd try clay, then APC, then the 3M remover or the WATER BASED goof-off stuff you can get at Home Depot. One of those ought to do the trick.

 

Oh, and congrats on the Jetta.

[F150]

Is that hole.... rusting?

[Renurbs]

I'd use clay If its anything like my wife's Candy White Passat it has rail dust all over it, possibly what is in that last pic, so you will benefit from it anyhow

[Dv3andrs]

Actually, it's a bug that just happened to get in the picture. I'm going to tackle this today, I'm going to wash it so I can strip all the stuff they put on it off, then i'll go to town with the clay bar and see if that helps, if not, then i'll probably try the goof off as mentioned above, i just need to find the water based version. I'll update later today then! Thanks for the advice!

 

And Rich, So far I love the thing! It's like a little go cart compared to the giant truck I was driving. I was trying to get the manual version, but my wife liked the car a ton and didn't want to have to learn how to drive a manual before getting the chance to drive it.

[Captain Slow]

Oh, and congrats on the Jetta.

 

And Rich, So far I love the thing! It's like a little go cart compared to the giant truck I was driving. I was trying to get the manual version, but my wife liked the car a ton and didn't want to have to learn how to drive a manual before getting the chance to drive it.

Our local VW dealer had a diesel Jetta w/manual transmission that was there the longest time...until I showed interest in it and drove it...gone the next day!!

 

Now hopefully that Sportwagen TDI will still be there manana.

 

BTW:

The couple that saves together stays together: Couple sets fuel efficiency record in Passat TDI - Think Blue - VW.com

Edited September 23, 2012 by sportredmistress

[Renurbs]

I Love my diesel