I told the dealership not to do anything with the paint such as wax or detail the car as I would do it myself.
The car looked good sitting outside on the day of delivery but, it was overcast and there was some spotty rain in the area.
I took the car to where I work, (aircraft hangar with very good flourescent lighting) and washed it. As I was drying it i noticed some smearing and marks in the paint that were not budging. I stopped what I Was doing and drove the car back to the dealership.
They held the car for almost two weeks trying to figure out what to do. The Subaru rep for our area came down and looked at the car and thought it was bad. He said what he thinks happened was when it was shipped from Japan they wrapped some panels in protective plastic sheets prior to the clear coat being completely dry.
The Solution was to send the car to a local detailer for wet sand and buff. To me, that seemed very aggressive but when the car came back it looked a lot better than I thought it would. There was no guarantee ordering a new car would provide any different results as this was a Subaru error in how they do things.
I have had the car for a couple weeks and have washed and waxed it. It looks good but, there are some areas that have some visible scratches if you are in the correct light.
I am wondering what you guys would do at this point?
Seek out a local detailer to fix it?
Try and fix it myself?
I am a hand wax, polisher and have zero experience with power equipment for buff and wax.
To 95% of the public this car looks amazing but, I know people on here and people who swear by Adams products understand the need for amazing shine and depth in a paint job.
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Wgeffon
Just got a new 2016, Red, Subaru BRZ.
I told the dealership not to do anything with the paint such as wax or detail the car as I would do it myself.
The car looked good sitting outside on the day of delivery but, it was overcast and there was some spotty rain in the area.
I took the car to where I work, (aircraft hangar with very good flourescent lighting) and washed it. As I was drying it i noticed some smearing and marks in the paint that were not budging. I stopped what I Was doing and drove the car back to the dealership.
They held the car for almost two weeks trying to figure out what to do. The Subaru rep for our area came down and looked at the car and thought it was bad. He said what he thinks happened was when it was shipped from Japan they wrapped some panels in protective plastic sheets prior to the clear coat being completely dry.
The Solution was to send the car to a local detailer for wet sand and buff. To me, that seemed very aggressive but when the car came back it looked a lot better than I thought it would. There was no guarantee ordering a new car would provide any different results as this was a Subaru error in how they do things.
I have had the car for a couple weeks and have washed and waxed it. It looks good but, there are some areas that have some visible scratches if you are in the correct light.
I am wondering what you guys would do at this point?
Seek out a local detailer to fix it?
Try and fix it myself?
I am a hand wax, polisher and have zero experience with power equipment for buff and wax.
To 95% of the public this car looks amazing but, I know people on here and people who swear by Adams products understand the need for amazing shine and depth in a paint job.

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