Gtechniq New Car Detail

Gtechniq New Car Detail | from £500

You would expect a brand-new car to be delivered and presented with the upmost of care with flawless paintwork and perfection in every single way. Unfortunately, this is rarely the case as new cars often leave the factory production line with paint imperfections such as machine buffer trails, holograms and sanding marks. Even bird droppings are never properly removed at the dealership which usually results in a section of paintwork that has been abraded away, when looked at under studio lighting.

Most dealerships offer protection packages with bold claims that they’ll last for the lifetime of the vehicle. These protection packages are often applied incorrectly, rushed and worst of all, are applied over poor paint finishes, as the dealership valeters are given minimal time and little training in how to correctly prepare and protect a brand-new vehicle.

My Gtechniq New Car Detail typically takes between 2-3 days to complete, where I make sure that the car is immaculately clean and free from contaminants, before carrying out a single-stage machine polish to maximize the level of gloss, whilst also ensuring that there are no defects in the paintwork, before protecting it with your chosen ceramic coating.

If you have purchased a brand-new vehicle then I would advise for you to politely ask the dealer not to wash it, or to even bother removing any of the protective films. In terms of keeping a vehicle ‘swirl free’ without the need for any time-consuming paint correctional work, then it would be by following the previously stated. I know it's tempting to have the dealer give it a ‘quick wash’ so that the vehicle is all nice and well presented for the day of collection, but the problem is that they really would give it a quick wash, which will more than likely result in some level of swirl marks.

In an ideal world, I would have the vehicle delivered to my unit in the same state that it originally arrived at the dealership in without any PDI preparation or cleaning work being done and your big reveal can be when it's sat in my unit ready for collection, smothered in Gtechniq ceramic coatings.

The Washing Process

Wheels cleaned inside-out including the brake callipers and behind the spokes using a variety of soft brushes and iron fallout remover.
Arches cleaned and exhaust tips cleaned.
Bodywork extensively washed using snow foam, the two-bucket method, prep shampoo and a Gtechniq wash mitt.
A soft detailing brush and APC is used to clean the grilles, badges, filler cap area and window sills etc.

Bodywork Decontamination

Iron fallout removal stage for the bodywork to remove ferrous/iron particles.
Vehicle wiped down using tar and glue remover to remove any tar deposits or sticky residue that was left behind from the protective films.
Snow foam wash to ensure the decontamination chemical remnants are fully removed.
Vehicle dried using soft microfibre drying towels.
Gaps and crevices blown dry to remove trapped water and to eliminate any drips.

Machine Polishing

Plastic trim and any delicate areas are masked using 3M tape to avoid polish stains.
Single-stage machine polish to maximise the gloss level and to remove any minor paintwork imperfections.
Paintwork wiped down with IPA (isopropyl alcohol) to remove polish oils and residue to form the ideal surface for ceramic coating application.

Interior

The interior is given a basic dust around and vacuum plus the removal of any protective films.
Interior windows, instrument cluster and infotainment system screen are cleaned.
Drivers’ controls are cleaned including the pedals.
Any dirt on plastics/leather/alcantara/suede are gently cleaned.
Gtechniq protection for leather, fabric and carpets included.

Other Areas

The tyres are dressed with Swissvax Pneu.
The engine bay is wiped down using detail spray and a light plastic dressing.
Final vehicle dust down before vehicle handover/collection.

Gtechniq Ceramic Protection

As standard, the Gtechniq New Car Detail includes one layer of Gtechniq Crystal Serum Light which is an exceptional ceramic coating that lasts for roughly 3 years. This coating covers the external paintwork, headlights, rear lights, exhaust tips and any chrome or gloss painted trim. I would highly recommend upgrading to the Gtechniq CSL Black Treatment which in addition adds two layers of Gtechniq Exo V5 for unbelievable protection, that will last for 5 years.

Please visit the Gtechniq Ceramic Coatings page to view the full range of Gtechniq ceramic coating options, as there are a few available and simply get in touch for a bespoke new car detail quotation, if the above doesn’t suffice!

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