I am expecting my new car to arrive in about 2 weeks. So far I have planned the following based on my research on Adam's Forums :
1. Strip Wash
2. Clay
3. Polish
4. Seal
5. Glaze
6. Wax
However, I am confused if it's ok to strip wash a new car. I understand that it all depends on the condition of the car rather than blindly following the above list, but I am a total newbie and I read on a thread here to check the manufacturing date to get an idea of how old the paint is, but what a recent paint job means and how a strip wash may or may not affect it is not understood by me. I read about time required for a fresh paint to cure but again haven't been able to understand it fully. Can someone shed some light on this topic for me? In case I cannot go ahead with Strip Wash then would it be ok to do a regular wash with Adam's shampoo followed by the remaining steps listed above?
My car colour is similar to Nardo Grey (Audi), I have attached a pic for reference. This is not my car, it was sitting on the dealer lot. I am planning on requesting the dealer to not wash the car or remove the vinyl but a bit apprehensive about it as this is India and in case something unusual is found once I take it home then they will definitely not be interested in listening to me. Or I could ask them to remove the vinyls in front of me, we can inspect the car and if all ok then I can take it home dirty.
Also, I would appreciate any input on the steps I have listed above, is the sequence ok?
Products I have bought are as follows (All Adam's ):
1. Car Shampoo
2. Strip Wash
3. Revive Hand Polish
4. LPS
5. Wheel Cleaner
6. H2O G&G
7. All Purpose Cleaner
8. Buttery Wax
9. VRT
10. Detail Spray
11. Clay Bar
12. Picked up other still like applicators and microfibre towels but not listing them out
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nvk
Hi Everbody,
I am expecting my new car to arrive in about 2 weeks. So far I have planned the following based on my research on Adam's Forums :
1. Strip Wash
2. Clay
3. Polish
4. Seal
5. Glaze
6. Wax
However, I am confused if it's ok to strip wash a new car. I understand that it all depends on the condition of the car rather than blindly following the above list, but I am a total newbie and I read on a thread here to check the manufacturing date to get an idea of how old the paint is, but what a recent paint job means and how a strip wash may or may not affect it is not understood by me. I read about time required for a fresh paint to cure but again haven't been able to understand it fully. Can someone shed some light on this topic for me? In case I cannot go ahead with Strip Wash then would it be ok to do a regular wash with Adam's shampoo followed by the remaining steps listed above?
My car colour is similar to Nardo Grey (Audi), I have attached a pic for reference. This is not my car, it was sitting on the dealer lot. I am planning on requesting the dealer to not wash the car or remove the vinyl but a bit apprehensive about it as this is India and in case something unusual is found once I take it home then they will definitely not be interested in listening to me. Or I could ask them to remove the vinyls in front of me, we can inspect the car and if all ok then I can take it home dirty.
Also, I would appreciate any input on the steps I have listed above, is the sequence ok?
Products I have bought are as follows (All Adam's ):
1. Car Shampoo
2. Strip Wash
3. Revive Hand Polish
4. LPS
5. Wheel Cleaner
6. H2O G&G
7. All Purpose Cleaner
8. Buttery Wax
9. VRT
10. Detail Spray
11. Clay Bar
12. Picked up other still like applicators and microfibre towels but not listing them out
Thank you everybody.
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