Professional detailer in Central NJ?

[flinter]

Gofast, I like your logic, you talk common sense!
My appt with Gray's is next Saturday and I will post pictures of
the detail.

This guy does lots of the classic cars in my area that I have seen
at local cars show and many with very valuable classics seem to trust him.

I needed to find a compromise between the 17 year old high kid "detailer" with sagging
pants at a dealer and the elaborate detailer who claims I need to spend $800.00 for
a proper exterior detail!

 

[gofast182]

Well how'd it go? Post pictures.

 

[The Critic]

Update from the OP?

http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/auto...y-13-civic.html

 

[gofast182]

It does appear that way, doesn't it?

I agree with what several of the posters said but at the same time, as long as he's happy with it that's all that matters. I just can't imagine there were that many swirls on a brand new car.

 

[Artem]

Originally Posted By: gofast182


I agree with what several of the posters said but at the same time, as long as he's happy with it that's all that matters. I just can't imagine there were that many swirls on a brand new car.


I don't want to bring this thread back from the dead (seems like a wasted 5 pages without any pics) but those of you who stated that new cars don't need to be polished obviously need to have your eyes checked or you don't know what you're looking at, when looking at a car's paint finish.

I bought 3 new cars thus far and one of the first things i did was do a full exterior clay, polish and apply protection. It's amazing how BAD the paint originally was on this "BRAND NEW" car I just purchased.

95% of the cars being produced today NEED a full wet sand / polish to get rid of orange peal from the factory painting process.

Only high end cars get wet sanded and polished at the factory, to remove the smallest of paint defects and achieve a flawless finish. Your every day grocery getter would be lucky to get a wipe down of finger prints when exiting the factory...

 

[gofast182]

Unprovoked insults? 95% of cars NEED a full wet sand? If you had your eyes checked you would have picked up from reading the thread we were talking only about swirls. Having bought many new cars (8) and worked at a dealership cleaning them, it IS possible to get new cars without swirls. Orange peel is another story but 99.9% people don't have the desire or see the need to wet sand their regularly driven cars. By all means, if you feel the need to have a concours Toyota Avalon, knock yourself out but coming on here to insinuate anyone who doesn't wet sand their cars is some kind of idiot only makes you look like one.

 

[Artem]

Did I upset you? My post was in regards to those who said that a new car doesn't need to be polished, because they think the new car has new paint, which is flawless and all I said was, in reality, that's not the case.

Even if you took delivery of your car straight from the delivery truck, with stickers still on it, it will benefit from a clay bar and light polish.

If your car has been on the lot for several months before being sold but is still NEW, it will NEED to be polished even more then a car straight off the truck.

 

[gofast182]

Again you're not understanding the nature of the discussion. Swirls. That's it. No one was talking about orange peel, wet sanding, or anything like that. And no one said new car=new paint=flawless. The takeaway is if you are fortunate to get a new car that didn't develop swirls from multiple dealer washes on the lot it probably won't need polish to have a great looking finish. A wash, clay, sealant, and LSP will do the job. I don't think any of us who participated in this discussion see the "NEED", have the time, or want to wet sand a brand new car which will be driven every day, at least one that doesn't say 911, AMG, or come from Maranello.