Water spots!
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Melting Slicks
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Have you ever worked in the car business? Most dealerships' "detail shops" are a teenager with a dirty rag. If they sell real detailing packages they outsource them to local detailers. Even when I worked at a Porsche dealer the "prep area" would make any car guy cringe. Now they've gotten smart and send the fancy ones to a local top tier detailer for a "new car preservation package".
Why spend more than you have to?
Last edited by Panfish; Mar 11, 2020 at 10:33 AM.
Drifting
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St. Jude Donor '06-'11
He didn't put the spots there he is just trying to help and is probably right.
Drifting
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St. Jude Donor '06-'11
Detail department called me to look at Torch Red being cleaned for delivery. Pointed out water spots that are on both sides of engine dept. Tried everything and not able to eliminate. I am sure that there will be some owners that will not be happy with looking at them when you open the engine department. Have any of you experienced this yet? 
Received 2 C8's yesterday and two more this morning.
Received 2 C8's yesterday and two more this morning.
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I’ve got over 40 years of detailing experience with my own cars which is longer than most pro detailers have been alive. I have a good buddy in the business to boot with any specific info I need in detailing my cars. But, you were discussing retailers, not detailers.
Why spend more than you have to?
Why spend more than you have to?
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If you won't clean it your self
find a professional detailer.
This is not a problem.
Most dealer detailers are wash
and (kind of) wax men. They are
"detailing" your vette and SUV's
and Pickup's etc..Don't expect to much.
find a professional detailer.
This is not a problem.
Most dealer detailers are wash
and (kind of) wax men. They are
"detailing" your vette and SUV's
and Pickup's etc..Don't expect to much.
Melting Slicks
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From: center of Kalifornia
I think the point is being missed in that a new vehicle should not have panels looking like they are old used pieces. Agree back to black works good but it does not fix everything so don’t know if it’s going to work on those panels. Between dealer calling and pics it seems ugly.
Le Mans Master
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All that fancy crap might work . I don't know but 2 things that will work. First, wash them off with a little car wash with a half cup of white vinegar in it. Dry it off and then apply some tire black. Any brand will work like Mcguires or Magic or whatever. Problem solved! Been there and done this many times.
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