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Waxing new 2020 Tacoma

Discussion in 'Detailing' started by labombard, Oct 3, 2020.

  1. Apr 17, 2021 at 7:57 AM
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    Mark77

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    Ha! Clay a new truck? Yeah, id call that pointless.
     
  2. Apr 17, 2021 at 8:00 AM
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    Not really, during transist the paint can become highly contaminated.
     
  3. Apr 17, 2021 at 8:01 AM
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    Im shocked actually. Butni guess you never know.
     
  4. Apr 17, 2021 at 9:14 AM
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    I would not say it's pointless. I would say that depends on how long the vehicle sat on a lot. How far the was traveling to you. Like a trip oversea or just over land travel. In my case the truck was from factory to port and to the dealerships and to me. The dealership i bought it from seemed to do a good job with cleaning and prep. I didn't see an automatic wash there. They were hand drying it and using compressed air when I got there. The paint felt great. I did you use and iron remover to do a decon with out any abrasion that clay can do. I'm not any expert but i think you need to be careful. The paint on my 2006 Jeep started to have a clear coat delamination issue months after I clayed it a few summers back so I'm trying to be gentle with this being my first brand new vehicle.
    Even when I do use clay I'm going to be very careful.
     
  5. Apr 17, 2021 at 7:38 PM
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    Not really. Many vehicles get contaminated from transport and sitting on the lot.
     
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