C8 paint correction
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C8 paint correction
This is more of a general question for all new cars; but I have a C8 on order. I expect if I am lucky to receive it by next June.
My question: can most new cars use paint correction?
I have had C Quartz Ceramic coating put on five of our vehicles and will do the same for the C8.
My question: can most new cars use paint correction?
I have had C Quartz Ceramic coating put on five of our vehicles and will do the same for the C8.
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From: Chicago< IL
Typically, brand new paint from a body shop after an accident requires some curing time and they recommend waiting to coat it at least 60 days. However, in that case you are getting the car only a few days after the paint installation.
The factory paint on the other hand goes through a heat curing process and by the time you get it, a month of so has lapsed. You will be fine paint correcting, sealing/coating the factory paint right away.
The factory paint on the other hand goes through a heat curing process and by the time you get it, a month of so has lapsed. You will be fine paint correcting, sealing/coating the factory paint right away.
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From: Louisiana
If you are asking a car detail guy the answer will always be yes.
Personally I wouldn't spend the money on 'paint correcting' a new car unless you enjoy doing it yourself.
But yeah, typically OEM factory fresh paint, from most any manufacturer, will not be as nice as a good detail guy can get it.
Personally I wouldn't spend the money on 'paint correcting' a new car unless you enjoy doing it yourself.
But yeah, typically OEM factory fresh paint, from most any manufacturer, will not be as nice as a good detail guy can get it.
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Biggest tip I can give you if this is your first time receiving a new corvette from a dealer on transport.....DO NOT LET THEM WASH YOUR CAR! It is going to get transported and lots of dirt and grime is going to collect on your paint. If you let the dealership receiving your brand new corvette wash it for you then they are going to leave swirl marks on it. Most of us who received new tell the receiving deal to not wash the car. You will need to wash it yourself to ensure some 18 year part time car wash kid isn't scrubbing your car with all that dirt collected on it. Make sure they leave all the protective wrapping on the car and LET YOU BE THE ONE to remove it all. Trust me!
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Biggest tip I can give you if this is your first time receiving a new corvette from a dealer on transport.....DO NOT LET THEM WASH YOUR CAR! It is going to get transported and lots of dirt and grime is going to collect on your paint. If you let the dealership receiving your brand new corvette wash it for you then they are going to leave swirl marks on it. Most of us who received new tell the receiving deal to not wash the car. You will need to wash it yourself to ensure some 18 year part time car wash kid isn't scrubbing your car with all that dirt collected on it. Make sure they leave all the protective wrapping on the car and LET YOU BE THE ONE to remove it all. Trust me!
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This is more of a general question for all new cars; but I have a C8 on order. I expect if I am lucky to receive it by next June.
My question: can most new cars use paint correction?
I have had C Quartz Ceramic coating put on five of our vehicles and will do the same for the C8.
My question: can most new cars use paint correction?
I have had C Quartz Ceramic coating put on five of our vehicles and will do the same for the C8.
- I beg the dealer not to wash it. Why? Because they use automatic car washes or very dirty sponges and rags/towels that will often cause micro scratches and potentially swirl marks all over the car.
- Do a very thorough wash using a good soap. Use a proper 2 bucket method (I use a pressure washer and 2 bucket method).
- Apply an iron remover product (Adam's etc)
- Rinse said iron remover product off
- Claybar
- Then use a my detailer lighting to look for scratches and swirls. If they are there I will do a polish with my orbital polisher and I use a variety of polishes/swirl remover products.
- Buff well then apply a nano-coating
For most brand new cars the amount of paint correction is usually light but it depends how bad the dealer screws it up, or if the car has a lot of contamination during transit.
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From: Bentonville, AR
Biggest tip I can give you if this is your first time receiving a new corvette from a dealer on transport.....DO NOT LET THEM WASH YOUR CAR! It is going to get transported and lots of dirt and grime is going to collect on your paint. If you let the dealership receiving your brand new corvette wash it for you then they are going to leave swirl marks on it. Most of us who received new tell the receiving deal to not wash the car. You will need to wash it yourself to ensure some 18 year part time car wash kid isn't scrubbing your car with all that dirt collected on it. Make sure they leave all the protective wrapping on the car and LET YOU BE THE ONE to remove it all. Trust me!
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Biggest tip I can give you if this is your first time receiving a new corvette from a dealer on transport.....DO NOT LET THEM WASH YOUR CAR! It is going to get transported and lots of dirt and grime is going to collect on your paint. If you let the dealership receiving your brand new corvette wash it for you then they are going to leave swirl marks on it.
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When ever I buy new cars I always tell them not to wash or touch the car because of the damage the dealer can do to the paint. It usually takes about 15 hours to properly correct and seal a new car, more on a SUV. Remember these vehicles usually sit on the back lot at the factory, on a transport and on the dealer lot for sometimes weeks. Lots of acid raid and other debris can attach to the painted surface to say nothing of the scratches the paint picks up sitting at the dealer from people walking by dragging their fingers and hands down the side, especially the driver side. I just don't want the wash bay guy using the same wash mit he just washed a nasty pick-up truck trade with.
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I'm beginning to think I'm a terrible person.....
I have purchased three Corvettes while traveling over the years.... the first one had 3 miles on it when I bought it off the showroom floor, had 5,800+ miles on it when I got home.
The second one also had 3 miles on it: 2,100+ when I got home.
Third one had 4 miles and only 52 when I got home but it was summer and had lots of bugs.... washed it with a "wand-wash" the next morning and left on what turned out to be a 7,100 mile trip.....
Picked up my Ferrari in North Carolina - 15 minutes later it was raining hippos and elephants.... drove the car back to Texas. Washed in a "wand-wash" then left on another 1500+ mile trip...
To re-write Poe "Always! Always!" (Or to quote Kurtz: The horror! The horror!"
I have purchased three Corvettes while traveling over the years.... the first one had 3 miles on it when I bought it off the showroom floor, had 5,800+ miles on it when I got home.
The second one also had 3 miles on it: 2,100+ when I got home.
Third one had 4 miles and only 52 when I got home but it was summer and had lots of bugs.... washed it with a "wand-wash" the next morning and left on what turned out to be a 7,100 mile trip.....
Picked up my Ferrari in North Carolina - 15 minutes later it was raining hippos and elephants.... drove the car back to Texas. Washed in a "wand-wash" then left on another 1500+ mile trip...
To re-write Poe "Always! Always!" (Or to quote Kurtz: The horror! The horror!"
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I did the paint correction on my wife’s new BMW X7M that is carbon black because the detail guy showed me the damage in the light before we put the clear bra and ceramic coating on it. I ordered a silver C8 and am not planning on any paint correction since it’s a lighter colored vehicle. I will clear bra and ceramic coat it though. Heck my silver F150 goes through one of those car washes with brushes all the time and it still looks great with a ceramic coating... I plan on driving my Corvette a lot though so I’m not looking for a showpiece.