Sponge Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 I took my car in for a service yesterday and they cleaned it inside and out. I'm a little annoyed with myself though. I should have told them not to go near it, but for some reason I didn't. To add insult to injury, I had only just spent the best part of 5 hours cleaning it the day before, so it didn't actually need cleaning. Anyway, I'd washed it, applied Autoglym Super Resin Polish, Extra Gloss Protection and a coat of Collinite Marque D'Elegance (No. 915), do you think this has been removed by the dealer? Do I need to do it over? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jediknight83 Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 its unlikely it will have been removed. Most audi dealers that i know use the same AG trade products as myself and the tfr they use is wax safe (like myself) so you should be fine I ask them never to clean mine just because it currently has no swirls thanks to carefull cleaning by the first owner and myself and i want to keep it that way!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sponge Posted March 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 I'm kicking myself for not telling them to leave it. I always told myself I would ask them not to wash it when it eventually went in for it's 1st service. I've been careful with washing since I first got it. It doesn't appear to have any damage, but it's difficult to tell as it's still wet after rain overnight. I'll be gutted if it does have any swirls. I have to admit, the whole experience of leaving my car with the dealer was one of the most stressful days of my life! I was really expecting to come back to it with a dent or scratch. It shouldn't be like that. I should have total confidence in a dealer to look after my car! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zerologic Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 [ QUOTE ] What do dealers use to wash our cars? [/ QUOTE ] Something like this and some water from a puddle ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahaydock Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 Why don't you call and ask them. I also tell my local Audi stealers not to wash, ensure its on the job card, the tag that is attached to my keys and I leave notes in the window! I think they think im mad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BryD Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 Most dealer service washes are done with what eash 'n' shampoo they have in, and most only use 1 bucket and a sponge. They might use blades to dry it, most probably some old synthetic chamois. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jediknight83 Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 one wash shouldnt be the end of the world but like i say... i ask them not to touch the car when it goes in. Would be terrible to undo all that hard work with one quick crappy wash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahaydock Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 Some do use steam... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lottiefox Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 I've seen my dealer attack the cars with sponges after they've sprayed the entire car with some shocking stuff that strips all the wax off. I NEVER let them wash the TT - I stick big notices all over the inside, get them to write it on the sheet, and tell them when I book it in. They laugh. Hopefully you should be OK with only one wash, mine had been washed obviously when I first got it from new and its survived. Just don't let them near it again! In fact, I never let the dealer near it apart from the free servicing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fresco1 Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 I always wash and polish my car before it goes to the dealer, it sets the tone. I then tell them to sign it in as unblemished (and have sent dealers out in the rain to check it over), after which they get the clear message that it better be handed back in the same immaculate condition. And I would normally tell them not to wash it. Our first Land Rover had months of wax-work removed and the paint-work swirled, I was so annoyed I later once washed our second LR at 6.00am so that it was gleaming when it arrived at the stealers for its first service - sad, but true! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontyslapper Posted March 10, 2007 Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 Any dealership in the David Pugh Jones group - that'll possibly include Cardiff Audi may have the same set up as Cardiff Volkswagen have... A bloody great big coach wash machine around the back - looks like a normal car wash machine on 'roids!! Even though I'm not fanatical about cleaning the Passat I do ask them to leave it alone - only once they ignored my asking, and I exploded as I'd got the Passat lovely and dirty from 3000 miles around France. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xaddiction Posted March 12, 2007 Report Share Posted March 12, 2007 I've seen a landrover dealer cleaning brand new - just off the transporter - rangerovers with a bucket and a brush. Just what you'd expect when you buy a motor worth so much money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemod Posted March 12, 2007 Report Share Posted March 12, 2007 I know the dealer in Belfast has an Automatic Car wash they use. One reason I don't go near them. Nice big whirly brushes to scrape the crap out of your paintwork Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fresco1 Posted March 13, 2007 Report Share Posted March 13, 2007 I recall a petrol station near my old school (in Dublin) had an automatic brush wash with a difference - one night some local wag wrapped barbed wire around the brushes. Some OAP went in early the next morning and .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shao_khan Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 I think when Wayside washed my A4 last they used Sandpaper and a watr/cutting compound - cant think how else they could make such a mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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