Process for Brand New Car

[Sooners]

What process do you guys use when you get a brand new car? I've always clayed and polished my new cars before waxing. Is this overkill if it's a new car? If anything, it gives me some peace of mind, since I don't know where the car has been before I took delivery even though it's new.

 

I have a new car on the way and was thinking the first thing I would do was clay, FMP with white pad, and top it with the MSW.

[Chris@Adams]

What process do you guys use when you get a brand new car? I've always clayed and polished my new cars before waxing. Is this overkill if it's a new car? If anything, it gives me some peace of mind, since I don't know where the car has been before I took delivery even though it's new.

 

I have a new car on the way and was thinking the first thing I would do was clay, FMP with white pad, and top it with the MSW.

 

Depending on color, I don't think you would need SHR however I've used it on new black cars.:banana:You are on the right track!

[Sooners]

Thanks Chris. It's gonna be white, so I'm thinking it'll be quite awhile before I take SHR to it, but I do want to clay and polish, so I know I'm working with a well prepped surface before waxing.

[mikegeaney]

Check out the surface, hopefully you don't have any dealer installed swirls. My last new vehicle got a wash, clay, Revive Polish, and a nice coat of Americana...the Revive is brilliant.

[bigred vette]

Sounds like you have it covered, clay and polish. White won't show the swirls much so depending how far you want to go, you can SHR if needed. And don't forget some pics!

[mononoke6900]

What process do you guys use when you get a brand new car? I've always clayed and polished my new cars before waxing. Is this overkill if it's a new car? If anything, it gives me some peace of mind, since I don't know where the car has been before I took delivery even though it's new.

 

I have a new car on the way and was thinking the first thing I would do was clay, FMP with white pad, and top it with the MSW.

 

If you are talking about your new volvo on the way, you might want to give it a really good wash and claying. You will want to get all the salt from the ocean air out of all the cracks. Plus it will probably go by rail to oklahoma from the east coast so, losts of rail dust and fall out. Good luck.

[Sooners]

If you are talking about your new volvo on the way, you might want to give it a really good wash and claying. You will want to get all the salt from the ocean air out of all the cracks. Plus it will probably go by rail to oklahoma from the east coast so, losts of rail dust and fall out. Good luck.

 

Yep, that's the one. That's what I was thinking. I do know that it's coming in to the Port of Brunswick on the east coast. From what I've been told, it would be loaded onto a truck to be shipped but there's no telling. Either way, I'm sure it's going to need a good cleaning when it arrives.

Edit: just realized I had put west coast...Port of Brunswick is on the east coat.

[Chris@Adams]

When do you get your car? When done detailing post up some pics.

[Sooners]

When do you get your car? When done detailing post up some pics.

 

They're estimating a March 1st delivery date. As soon as it gets here, pics will be sure to follow.

[whiterp199]

Go to the dealer that you are taking US delivery from and tell them not to touch your cars paint. Just tell them you will pick it up dirty. Otherwise they will swirl the paint. I would remind them every day so they do not forget.

[Chris@Adams]

Thats not to much of a wait.