New car protection

Vote 4 Pedro

I'm picking up my new car next week and being very new to this i wanted to ask advice on the best way for me to go about protecting it from day one,
I've alway kept my cars really clean but maybe not in the right way, Bucket and spong job twice a week,
I'll be using the two bucket method from now on and i'll be getting some decent products to do the job right, I've picked up some good ideas from reading the forums
and i want to learn the right methods etc, any advise welcome ?
Thanks

Neilw

If I were buying a brand new car I would be telling the dealer not to wash it as part of the pdi, get them to leave the delivery plastic on it and remove it yourself.

I would then de-iron it, clay it and seal or wax it with whatever products you have.

Curran

Neilw wrote: »

If I were buying a brand new car I would be telling the dealer not to wash it as part of the pdi, get them to leave the delivery plastic on it and remove it yourself.

I would then de-iron it, clay it and seal or wax it with whatever products you have.

Totally agree with Neil on that!

DO NOT let the dealer give it a quick clean before you pick it up...it'll be washed with dirty sponges / brushes / poor wash techniques.

As mentioned in the other thread, and above, when you get it home...
Wash, de-ironise, clay, wash, dry and protect it.

Another thing I strongly recommend, as I mentioned in the other thread also, is to get, at minimum, the basics for a weekly wash.
Two Buckets
Good Shampoo
Wash Mitt
Microfiber Drying Towel
Wheel Cleaner

Wash using the "Two Bucket Method", to ensure your paint work stays in the best possible condition, right from the off!

JAMES VTI S

Get a good wax

I'd love to unwrap a new car then detail it ..... God if you're listening please, once even

Curran

JAMES VTI S wrote: »

I'd love to unwrap a new car then detail it ..... God if you're listening please, once even

Why so?
There's no challege in that...it would only be a matter of prep and protection.

Surely its more rewarding, taking a car that looks terrbile and giving it an amazing turn around....so much so people would mistake it for a different car!
A brand new car, fully detailed, is still going to look well...brand new!

JAMES VTI S

you're right ..... but there is something about getting it correct from day one and continuing

Curran

But sure it is "correct" already....you're not getting it any more correct.....unless the paint is orange peeled and you're talking about wet sanding it / using orange peel pads etc!

JAMES VTI S

do the dealers correctly detail the car .... no

Curran

Fighting a loosing battle here! :rolleyes:

Neilw

JAMES VTI S wrote: »

do the dealers correctly detail the car .... no

That's why we recommended the op tell the dealer not to remove the transport plastics or wash it. That way it's "correct" from the factory. All it should need after that is iron contamination removed, clay and protection.

Curran

Thank you Neil!

There should be no need to "detail" it! Protection is the key...paintwork and wheels, before they get any heavy dirt!

Vote 4 Pedro

I'm picking the car up on Tuesday morning but called by the dealer today to sort some paper work out,
and my new car is sitting there all "cleaned and ready to go"
It's not really the dealers fault, more mine really as i didn't tell them not to prepare it in time so now i have to make the best of it myself, hopefully it wont be to bad after just one sponge bob wash.
The car has been in the dealers compound at the rear of the building for 5 weeks now.
Anyway i was up the north this week and i bought some Megs quick detail, megs clay kit, some good quality micro fiber cloths, polishing and application pads, megs Gold class shampoo, 2 wash mitts, wheel brushes, a couple of drying towels, 2 x scratch guards and I already had some Autoglym resin polish, fast glass, tar and bug remover, alloy wheel cleaner, and various other products but i'm not sure whats suitable from that lot for the new car,
Now i need to get something to do the de-iron, seal and wax with and a wheel sealer, any idea/recommendations what to get and where to get it from quickly,
Thanks.

MuppetCheck

Halfords is probably handiest at short notice. Any of the Irish online retailers could help though.

The dealers did mine too, thankfully not a swirl mark in site...although I've made a point of not looking too closely at the car as little marks wind me up no end!

Vote 4 Pedro

Would Car-Pro Iron x be the right type of product ?
Not really sure what i'm looking for

JAMES VTI S

Neilw wrote: »

That's why we recommended the op tell the dealer not to remove the transport plastics or wash it. That way it's "correct" from the factory. All it should need after that is iron contamination removed, clay and protection.

i agree

JAMES VTI S

Vote 4 Pedro wrote: »

Would Car-Pro Iron x be the right type of product ?
Not really sure what i'm looking for

Yea the is correct

Curran

Vote 4 Pedro wrote: »

Would Car-Pro Iron x be the right type of product ?
Not really sure what i'm looking for

Yeah, that's one if the better ones.
Iron Cleanse is superior IMO, but Iron-X is very good.

JAMES VTI S

why is it better ?

Curran

It does a better job at removing the iron particles, IMO

According the manufacturer of Iron Cleanse, it works in a different way.
Iron-X works by swelling the paint work (microscopically obviously) and then iron particle the falls / washes out. Iron Cleanse does not swell the paint so is safer. The iron particle is more strongly attracted to the Iron Cleanse than it is the paint.

Also Iron Cleanse is more like a gel, so sits longer and therefore works longer. This means it doesnt run and as a result, doesnt bleed purple as quick....people sometimes mistake this for it not working as well as other products when it fact it's doiny a better job.

Vote 4 Pedro

Curran wrote: »

Iron Cleanse is superior IMO, but Iron-X is very good.

Who make Iron Cleanse ? is it the one by Orchard Autocare ?

Curran

Vote 4 Pedro wrote: »

Who make Iron Cleanse ? is it the one by Orchard Autocare ?

Yeah....thats the one.

Relatively unknown name, but new to the market..dont have the advertising budget of the major players in the market. They develop all their products from scratch. ..not altering current ones as a lot of companies do. All their products are excellent.

Vote 4 Pedro

I was looking at there website and though the products looked good,
I'll get the Iron Cleanse and was wondering how much product i'd need to do the A3,
500ml @ £11.95 or the 2 Litre @£;34.95

MetzgerMeister

Better off getting it from detailing shed along with any other bits yuo may need

500ml is plenty for your own car, the 2 litre would only be for detailers who would use it on a few cars.

Vote 4 Pedro

Picked the car up yesterday, very happy with it so far.