New Octy Elegance in Moon White arriving in a week. 

 

Its my first new car and I want to make sure I get of on the right foot with the paint care regime. 

 

After much research through the many helpful topics on here I think I have a good idea about what to do, but just want to double check and make sure I have things in the right order.

 

Day One:

Snow Foam 

Rinse

Shampoo

Rinse

PoorBoys White Diamond

Let it settle for 2 hours

Finish with PoorBoys EX-P Sealant

 

Then every couple of weeks or so:

Snow Foam - Rinse - Shampoo - Rinse - Sonax Extreme BSD

 

Every 6 months:

Foam - Rinse - Shampoo - Rinse - White Diamond - EX-P Sealant

 

 

Any suggestions, tweaks or cautions would be gratefully accepted.

 

Sounds good to me, id give it a clay first off too. Your be surprised how much it will pull off the car and then your be 100% sure the car is contaminant free.

I recommend Bilt Hamber soft, £11 and use water as lube. Spilt the bar into 4 and do it once a year, to keep it tip top.

You need to de-tar and de-iron too. Look for a product called Trix. Does both of them

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My first step (from now on) is to tell the dealer not to "prepare" the car...leave it to me. Some dealers' valeters can make a terrible mess of your new car. This is personal experience from last year....my new Citigo was delivered with every bit of paintwork covered in scratches...all of it...everywhere! I rejected the car and after some "discussion" with the Sales Manager, he agreed that it was unsatisfactory and ordered a new car. I had an eleven week wait, during which I continued to use the original. When the new one arrived, it was prepared by a mobile valeter who did a fantastic job...and extras that I ordered on the second car weren't charged for. So there was a happy ending eventually.

So...you either tell the dealer not to prepare your car...or, you examine the paintwork very carefully in good light when it is dry. And....the best of luck!