[J.M]

What did you do to your new cars when you first got them? Is a decontamination followed by waxing enough?

[pruettfan]

Originally Posted by JJ_Moura

What did you do to your new cars when you first got them? Is a decontamination followed by waxing enough?

Detailers Domain has a post on new car prep that might be helpful. I plan on doing a good wash, then surface decontamination with clay bar then polish with a mild Rupes polish to maximize the shine, I am hoping I won't have any swirls to deal with but I will remove any if there are any. I will then get Xpel on the front and then finally do quartz UK on the entire car and then a coating on the wheels so I have pretty extensive plans to protect my car and maximize the finish. I have asked the dealer to not touch it when it comes in, they run cars through a car wash so I don't want anything to do with that.

[BD_F22]

Originally Posted by pruettfan

Detailers Domain has a post on new car prep that might be helpful. I plan on doing a good wash, then surface decontamination with clay bar then polish with a mild Rupes polish to maximize the shine, I am hoping I won't have any swirls to deal with but I will remove any if there are any. I will then get Xpel on the front and then finally do quartz UK on the entire car and then a coating on the wheels so I have pretty extensive plans to protect my car and maximize the finish. I have asked the dealer to not touch it when it comes in, they run cars through a car wash so I don't want anything to do with that.

I instructed my dealer the same, told them to leave all plastic delivery materials on the car as well so I can drive it directly to get new car prepped and Expel.

[Nine Lives]

I've got mine lined up for a Gyeon Q2 Quartz MOHS package about a week after collection at my detailers'.
I'm hoping this will sort me out for the forthcoming Winter

[winterrogue_F87]

Small world! But me and BD_F87 got our M2s from the same dealer and at different times dropped off to exclusive vinyl in Bellmore, NY. I got full nose xpel, and ceramic pro paint on the rest of the car. I delivered it within 24 hours of owning the car. However the dealer did detail it for me which I didn't care since I was going to exclusive vinyl the next day after work.