swrils and cobweb effect?

[TrufflePig]

how do these things happen on a car?

thanks

[sneek]

most of the time it's caused by inproper washing

[Monk]

Originally posted by sneek
most of the time it's caused by inproper washing

Or trying to get away with QD'ing when you should wash.

Or someone working on your car with a rotary buffer.

[LiquidBlack]

Or normal everyday wear and tear, I must add. My car sits in a parking lot that hasnt been paved in many years. Thus, there is alot of dust that gets blown in the wind. That dust + wind + my car = swirls. Two months after removing all the swirls from my car, I was out there doing it again today.

[TrufflePig]

i'll be parking my new baby inside so i should be okay at home.

at work who knows we'll have to see.

but its going to help BIG TIME if it comes swirl free from the lot. ij ust asked the dealer to ensure that the guys detailing my car clay it.

so hopefully they do so that its SUPER CLEAN FOR ME...

[Accumulator]

Rather than have the dealership guys touch it at *all*, I'd do it all yourself. I won't even let them take the transitwrap off, last time I let somebody else to it they put two scratches in the clear

Depending on the brand of car, they oughta be using a deoncontamination system instead of clay anyhow. But most dealerships don't bother....which might not be a bad thing as most dealerships can't even wash a car without marring the paint.

Something else to consider: many dealers put a heavy glaze on cars to hide any marring. Then it just magically appears after a little while and they can can *you* did it.

I'd at least tell them not to glaze/seal/"wax" it. Then inspect it very carefully (consider what kind of lighting...no fluorescents, use something that show flaws) and refuse to sign the papers if there's anything you're not satisfied with. Yeah, you *can* refuse delivery, voice of experience A good dealer will want to make you happy, a crappy one will try to get you to take a car whether you're happy or not.

[SVT Lightning]

I had an LOF done on friday. While I was there, I overheard the service tech at the counter telling a customer that his "truck was done...all we need to do is wash it" Sooooo, being curious as to their "washing" process, I went outside to see the "lot jockey" doing his so called "washing" job. Keep in mind that this truck is a dark blue. His tools were a bucket and a BRUSH!!!!! This brush looked to be 10 years old! He scrubbed and sprayed and scrubbed. I was horrified. So if you get your vehicle serviced anywhere, tell them NOT to wash it.

[Michael Stoops]

Originally posted by SVT Lightning
I had an LOF done on friday. While I was there, I overheard the service tech at the counter telling a customer that his "truck was done...all we need to do is wash it" Sooooo, being curious as to their "washing" process, I went outside to see the "lot jockey" doing his so called "washing" job. Keep in mind that this truck is a dark blue. His tools were a bucket and a BRUSH!!!!! This brush looked to be 10 years old! He scrubbed and sprayed and scrubbed. I was horrified. So if you get your vehicle serviced anywhere, tell them NOT to wash it.

Apparently they use the same method here in SoCal. My first trip to a dealership in almost 6 years for any sort of work on a car and I didn't even think about them possibly washing it. Look at this thread for what they did and how I fixed it. Lesson learned, that's for darn sure!!

[LiquidBlack]

The first few days I had my car, for some reason every fingerprint showed. The car looked to be in immaculate condition, but that was because they put a very heavy glaze on it, thus the fingerprinting. After washing for the first time, there were some definate imperfections in the paint.