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I have a brand new car, why should I
have it detailed? It can’t look better that it does right now!
This is a very common misconception of car owners. Unless you
can pick up your unit straight off the assembly line, your car IS NOT
brand new. Your actual unit sits outside the manufacturing plant for
several weeks before it is delivered to the dealership that ordered them.
In the dealership, it also sits outdoors for weeks before someone
purchases it. And don’t forget the “First In First Out” inventory system
wherein the dealer will sell you their oldest stock before the newer one.
Throughout your “brand new” car’s life from the
factory to your garage, how do you think the plant and dealership
personnel washes the cars? Chances are, your paint already is gritty from
all the contaminants that has bonded to your paint during the outdoor
storage. Water spots are visible on your glass surfaces and paint surfaces
from frequent hose-down and rainfall without drying. Your brand new car is
rarely close to perfection. Not to mention that some manufacturers DRIVE
the unit to the dealership instead of carrying the vehicles on a truck
bed, during this time, the drivers may be smoking, driving with windows
open, etc., soiling your interior.
I was told to get
my paint “rubbed down” to restore the gloss and remove the scratches, how
different is this from detailing?
Rubdown or Rubbing is a common term used to
level paint. Simply put, they will level the paint down to the base of the
defect and that’s that. Your paint surface is made up of layers. From the
sheet metal to the primer, then the base coat and then the clear coat (for
dual stage paints). Chances are your paint will look dull and whitish
after the so called “rubbing”, the reason is that the use of a course
compound removed a couple of layers of the paint and left the surface
marred with tiny scratches. With detailing, this will not occur due to the
fact that the surface is finished with much finer polishes and glazes to
restore the glossy, wet look surface of your paint. Rubbing down the paint
should only be considered if less abrasive and intrusive methods have been
tried and deemed ineffective. If your detailing outright suggests a
“rubbing” session without a proper analysis, walk away. This problem is
also very common with poorly repainted cars, the painter doesn’t finish
the paint well and stops with rubbing the paint with a wool pad and
compound, leaving the surface with whitish spots and haze.
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