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Kaz

Kaz

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I heard this morning that my new car should be built by the 17th of this month. Asssuming all goes to plan she'll be here approx 2-3 weeks after that. My question is would it be worth having her detailed straight away? In the past I've collected new cars from the dealers and been shocked at the paint finish (swirls all over the place). Never having dealt with Porsche before how 'on the ball' are they in terms of preparation and is there anything over and above the usual I should check on the day? [;)]
 
I specifically requested no detailing by the OPC.

I had Paintshield applied to front bumper and the advice was not to get this wet for 7 days. This was a late decision and was only fitted the day before collection so after driving the car home it sat in the garage for a week. I then applied three coats of Zaino Z2 and Z6 which took another day or so.
 
ORIGINAL: snarf

I specifically requested no detailing by the OPC.

I had Paintshield applied to front bumper and the advice was not to get this wet for 7 days. This was a late decision and was only fitted the day before collection so after driving the car home it sat in the garage for a week. I then applied three coats of Zaino Z2 and Z6 which took another day or so.
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You are kidding me. I hope this doesn't hold true for Ventureshield as there is just no way I can keep my new Turbo in the garage for a week after picking it up!!
 
OK, just been told not to POWER wash the car for 7 days after fitting Ventureshield. Phew!!
 
ORIGINAL: Kaz

I heard this morning that my new car should be built by the 17th of this month. Asssuming all goes to plan she'll be here approx 2-3 weeks after that. My question is would it be worth having her detailed straight away? In the past I've collected new cars from the dealers and been shocked at the paint finish (swirls all over the place). Never having dealt with Porsche before how 'on the ball' are they in terms of preparation and is there anything over and above the usual I should check on the day? [;)]
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I collected my C2S last month. I saw it at the dealer a day or two before collection. It looked OK but I arranged for Jason of connoisseurcarvalet to go in the day before collection and Zymol it. on collection it looked great and still does. Day after collection I had it ventureshielded.
 
ORIGINAL: DSM

I collected my C2S last month. I saw it at the dealer a day or two before collection. It looked OK but I arranged for Jason of connoisseurcarvalet to go in the day before collection and Zymol it. on collection it looked great and still does. Day after collection I had it ventureshielded.
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Don't they have to strip off any wax before they put down the Ventureshield?! May not be quite so relevant if you only had the bumper done.

I will be getting the whole front end done so I want to make sure I don't spend a few hundered pounds on Zymol for it then to be immediately removed.
 
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ORIGINAL: dyllan

i had it zymolled straightaway then every 3 months topped up-remains beautiful[:D]
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For what it's worth my car is currently residing with an OPC trying to find a mysterious rattle from dash which is another saga .. However due to this being the 4th attempt to cure the rattle and despite the fact the car is 7 months out of warranty I was called yesterday and asked to go for a test drive with technician who thinks my car is finally cured

I arrived one hour late and the techi had gone for the day so his collegue went with me instead.

Bad News: Not cured at all so wasted my time again [:eek:] but the technician asked me how did I get such a fantastic finish on my car "Zymol"?

It's achieved with a very cost effective and extremely lazy man's car polishing method with a product called Aqua Wax by Autoglym. After 25 years of entering concours events and winning on many ocassions using Autoglym regular polishes & waxes I was sold this new product earlier this year by my Autoglym rep and I haven't polished any of my 3 cars with anything else since.

All you do is wash your car in the usual fashion and whilst wet you then spray the entire car with the Aqua Wax safe on plastics as well as paintwork. After spraying which has probably added under a minute to the usual wash time you then leather the car off as normal and then with a micro fibre cloth just give a final buffing and you end up with a fantastic shine, great smooth feeling paintwork and the polish has a wonderful fragrance too [;)]

http://www.autoglym.com/enGB/News-latestfull.asp?v06VQ=ED

Exciting new wax can be used on paintwork and trim

A wax which will bring a brilliant shine to a car even when the vehicle is wet has been launched by Autoglym.
Called Aqua Wax, it has been specially formulated to produce a smear-free finish to all exterior surfaces "" bodywork, rubber, plastic and glass "" and can be used on all paint types, including metallic.

Polishing a car with Aqua Wax is simplicity itself. Just wash the vehicle, remove excess water, spray on the Aqua Wax, and buff with a microfibre cloth, which is included in the pack.

David Rogers, Autoglym's Sales Director, said:
"Aqua Wax is ideal for motorists who want to a perfect shine on their car but do not have time for it to dry completely before applying the polish.
"Most polishes will not be effective if bodywork is wet or even a little damp, but the formulation of Aqua Wax, which includes carnauba wax, has been developed to overcome this problem."

Aqua Wax comes in a 500ml trigger spray bottle complete with two microfibre cloths, and sells for £12.99 in all good independent car care stockists.


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I had the bumper, the first 500mm of the hood and the wings just behind the lights done. The wax in that area was cleaned off first, but not really wasted because the cleaning and polishing was still worth it. Shouldn't cost that many hundreds to do a full new car anyway.

I guess the benefit is that the whole car had the same treatment before the VS was applied and this may be why it is VERY inconspicuous.

 
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