Has anyone else had swirl marks inflicted on their car by dealers? They’ve only washed mine twice but it looked awful under the sun today. Shameful at only 5 months old.
And on that note can anyone recommend a dual action polisher? I’ve never needed one in the past but lesson learned the hard way that VW dealers can’t wash cars properly!
@DarrenW; if you’ve ever seen a VW dealer undertake a courtesy service wash on a customer’s car, swirl marks in the paintwork are unfortunately going to be the outcome.
As others have said, whenever your car has to go back to the dealer for servicing, warranty work or repairs, ensure they are made aware that your car is not to be washed.
I also try to ensure my car has just been washed before taking it into the dealer for servicing / repairs. Makes it easier for the walk-around inspection for any damage with the service advisor when checking it in, and to check for damage when they’ve finished working on it. Fortunately, the service advisor I usually see is into car detailing and knows I am too, and he remembers that my car’s not to be washed. I still put my ‘do not wash’ hanger on the rear view mirror, tie a ‘do not wash tag’ on the keys, and ensure they’ve noted on the worksheet not to wash my car.
Only obstacle so far has been that he said not to polish outside - I've no choice on that.
@Watts, although I have a garage, it’s a single sized one that was built in the 80’s, so not large enough for anything other than to park the car in. There’s certainly not enough room to machine polish my car in there, so I use my DA outside.
As dubber36 has said, avoid polishing in direct sunlight. Also avoid polishing if it’s a windy day, otherwise you could be polishing dust and grit into the paintwork that gets blown onto your car.
You could always invest in a detailing marquee............
seriously, if you’ve got enough room, and don’t mind the neighbours reactions and likely comments, it would give you a good environment to machine polish - out of the sun and wind, and any other weather for that matter.
