Dealership painted my hood, then buffed. - Page 2

jaobrien6 · 07-20-06, 05:00

I'm not normally one to thread hijack, but where are you from? Just curious, my wife grew up in Conneaut Lake.

harleysuperduty · 07-20-06, 06:04

Near Warren. I graduated from Saegertown. I've decided not to touch it since it's so new, and I don't want to give them any ammo. The car was painted at Roth Cadillac in Erie for Contemporary Motors MB. I think Contemporary probable buffed it and waxed it when it came back from Roth. I am really ticked off! I've been trying to get hold of my lawyer to see what he says. I don't really want any of those idiots to touch it again. What will waxing and buffing a brand new paint job do? Will the buffer marks ever come out without removing most of the clearcoat? Thanks.

drew.haynes · 07-20-06, 06:16

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Will the buffer marks ever come out without removing most of the clearcoat? Thanks.

Like I was saying.. if you find my thread on here... my holograms were worse than anyone's I've ever seen... some on new paint, some on old... they all came out.

harleysuperduty · 07-21-06, 05:55

I may be over-reacting, but I've had many other problems with this dealer who always wants to wash your car, and scratches the heck out of it every time! I'm just afraid that since they marked it up so bad (buffer skids everywhere) on brand new paint, it may have ruined the clearcoat.

I've told them not to wash it and they still do. They rarely fix minor problems on the first try, and I end up having to go back. It's 140 miles round trip. I think I've lost over a thousand miles on my warranty just returning for little stuff. The car is an 03 Benz and has been mechanically excellent, but the service is atrocious.

Thanks to all that replied.

Danase · 07-21-06, 06:09

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Guess it's time to cross my fingers then. I used SSR 2.5 on my new paint about 35-45 days after it was done.. now a week or so later than that I've got some AIO and #26 on it. If it wasn't done curing... what should I be expecting?

Expect your clear to be VERY soft probably for the life of the vehilce now.

MachB5 · 07-21-06, 06:25

Outgassing times vary by paint brand used. You should find out from the steelership before applying wax or sealant. SOme paint is 30 days, some 90 days.....

Danase · 07-21-06, 06:27

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Originally Posted by MachB5

Outgassing times vary by paint brand used. You should find out from the steelership before applying wax or sealant. SOme paint is 30 days, some 90 days.....

I would find out from the paint manufacturer directly. Some shops might tell you it is alright to was right away.

martinager · 07-21-06, 07:56

why not just strip the wax with dawn, and fix it from the ground up ? Yes its a pain, but the dealership is not going to do a good job on it. They could care less on the quality of the job rather than getting the car out the door.

drew.haynes · 07-21-06, 09:23

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Originally Posted by Danase

Expect your clear to be VERY soft probably for the life of the vehilce now.

It's only been a couple days. Would it help to Dawn those panels and get off what I can?

Ben Kenobi · 07-21-06, 10:14

I was surprised that no one originally suggested you doing it yourself either Drew. I'm sure if you're careful you can fix it yourself. I know the area you're referring to, very nice area of the state. That sucks that you've lost warranty mileage from having to take it back to these toolbags. Make a note of that in case anything occurs after warranty. Maybe you'll have some ammo. Good luck with getting that buffed out.

drew.haynes · 07-21-06, 11:04

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Originally Posted by Ben Kenobi

I was surprised that no one originally suggested you doing it yourself either Drew. I'm sure if you're careful you can fix it yourself. I know the area you're referring to, very nice area of the state. That sucks that you've lost warranty mileage from having to take it back to these toolbags. Make a note of that in case anything occurs after warranty. Maybe you'll have some ammo. Good luck with getting that buffed out.

Yeah, those holograms don't look nearly as bad as mine... and though it didn't immediately remove all teh swirls.. one quick SSR2.5 pass knocked out all the hologramming on mine... but apparently SSR2.5 is not the best choice... maybe DACP is w/o silicones?