Need some info on MM paint - Quick!

[grzellmer]

I was supposed to pick up my MM this evening.

I had purposely asked the dealership not to buff/wax
the car so the lot gorilla would not scratch it.

But when I arrived I noticed that the car had a number
of "scuff" marks. These could be removed by buffing/waxing
the car. They are planning to do so on Monday and
I rescheduled the pickup afterward.

Questions?

Should I let them buff the car. Is this normal. I love
the car but am NOT impressed by the quality of the
paint job. Is this "Just the way it is".

Thanks much for the comments in advance.

Gary

[JohnnyB]

I picked mine up this afternoon. The dealer had it polished and they did a good job. Naturally, when I got home, I washed the car over and quickly applyed Zaino gloss enhancer to get "the treatment" started. Hopefullym the temperature here in NYC will stay in the low 60's and I can give it the full treatment...

Unfortunately, with black, the buff marks will show if they are not rubbed out. I have bought new cars in the past, and the dealers always polished them. For the $$ you asre spending, you should tell the dealer to fix the problem or get you a another car...... good luck.

[Smokie]

Mine had scuff marks on the top of both front fenders, almost like when they did the dealer prep. someone leaned into engine bay and scuffed the fenders. I gave dealer the oportunity to have his detailer fix problem with no obligation on my part to keep the car, I returned the next day and it was perfect. You don't have to accept the car if it's not right. Best of luck.

[MarauderBoy]

The first car the dealer prepped had scratches all over it. The second one was perfect

[LincMercLover]

My dealer buffed mine out, and it looked great, that is till I went up to Auto Zone that night and parked under a light. The paint was so dull and swirrled, I couldn't believe it! The next day, since the car wasn't really dirty, I dusted it, quick detailed it, and applied some Gold Class on it. Look slick as snot, even under the lights! Two days later, it's rained like non-stop here... And it's looking scuffed again. I guess it'll be my first wash this weekend. I'll have to re-hand apply the Gold Class, buff it off, and finish it with the sheeps wool bonnet.

[grzellmer]

LincMerc

So, the car looked OK in the daytime but dull at night
under streetlights?

Thats exactly what I saw this evening. I had stopped by
during the day and it looked OK, but when I went to pick
it up it looked dull under the lights.

Maybe the buff and high quality wax is the ticket?

[LincMercLover]

Yah, but evidentally the wax they use is a little too abraisive. I've got some of the stuff they use (don't ask how... :D), and it's a wee bit thicker than Gold Class. Like I said, once I got the car clean, I hand applied the Gold Class, took it off with a Terry bonnet, went ove any spots I missed with a terry cloth towel, and buffed it down with the sheeps wool. Looked like black SHOULD look.

[Logan]

Zaino Zaino Zaino Zaino Zaino Zaino...

[JohnnyB]

You might also want to try Pinnacle car polish......

[Brother Mike]

OK- for us uninformed what is Zaino? Or Pinnacle? Any one know aboyr the Darl Blue Pearl Claercoat color due in December?

[Hack Goby]

Mothers carnuba gold works great for me the trick being I put on a new coat every 5-6 weeks

[LincMercLover]

As for the Dark Pearl Blue, pretty much everyone here thinks it's crap. Unless you wanna look like a California PI, I'd pass. Even my dealer agreed with me, why come out with ANY other color. Black is just the nature of this car. Zaino is a million step wax system... LOL, I've never tried it myself, nor have I seen a car with it, but from what I hear, once you spend 7 days and 6 nights straight on your car with it, it'll be smooth as a baby's rear and will stay like that with very minor detail work for years. Me, I just pop for a clay bar, mirror glaze, and gold class paste and do it like every other wash. Doesn't bother me, if anything it allows for a thourough run down of the car to check for dings and scratches. Mothers is also a good brand, I've just always been a Meguires fan. My father is stuck on Nu-Finish, I'm like, yah... NO. It's all a matter of how much work you want to do with your amazingly dirty black car every week...

[JohnnyB]

www.zaino.com will tell you all about it.

Use your search feature and type for Pinnacle car polish........ I don't have their website

[JohnnyB]

thats www.zainobros.com..... sorry

[chapel1]

Mother's #3 Carnuba wax and most important is a microfiber polish cloth.Along with my California Duster and the absorber drying cloth.The absorber is a PVA drying skin thats ready to use all the time.It's softer than a chamois,and stores in a plastic tube container.