kssod

Has anyone had their car detailed at the Chevy dealer? The car is in for some fluids, and because of timing I can't pick it up for a few days. Was thinking of having it detailed as opposed to doing it by hand. I have watched all the griot and Adams videos and know how it should be done correctly.
In the past I have clayed and polished then waxed by hand, but have not jumped up to a ROP for machine polishing.
2006 with 10k Monterey Red, with chrome. A few fine swirls , not many, but needs a good cleanup.
My fear is even with a good SA saying the shop is experienced, I'll get some yokel who uses an old pad or something and messes up the finish. Or just uses a filler glaze as opposed to doing it correctly.

I do not know of any really high end shops that detail in Cleveland.

Patman

A big city like Cleveland must have some high end detailing shops, ask around and I'll bet you can find one.

NotVincent

NEVER, EVER let any dealer even wash your car if you are particular about how it looks. Find a good, local, professional detailer. He will probably be less expensive and absolutely be better.

EVRose

I love doing it myself so much that I'd never think of letting some stranger do it. But thats just me.

easyrider13

Some dealers do a good job, many do not,
but even if your dealer does a great job the cost
is likely to be much higher than a good independent shop.

NotVincent

Case in point:

Here is what my brand new M3 looked like after my salesman had it "detailed" for me at one of the largest BMW dealers in the country:




Here it is after I found a professional to fix the last "detail":



The dealership offered to fix it. They talked to their head of detailing and he told my salesman that all it needed was "a little glaze" and it would be fine. I don't even drive by that place any more.

IrishSpuds

NO WAY. Find a detail shop.

Anthony s

Ask around , I would not let the dealer do it. My opinion .

michaelinmech

imho - Dealers do not employ Detailers. They employ car wash & prep persons. So chose your service accordingly . . . .

SquareHead

Agreed

Sunnyvale Dave

I took a look at the used cars on a dealer's lot. They were beautiful with no scratches or swirl marks. I asked a salesman who did the detailing. He told me a detail shop across the street. I don't think he was kidding.

JMills

Pretty good place in Strongsville at the corner of prospect and Westwood!

LIE2ME

Detailing the car myself is half the fun of owning it. I just can't imagine ANYONE else laying a hand of her. It's sort of like paying another man to bathe your wife...

TexasMadMan

When I was 20, I was the detail boy at a dealership.

My advice? Take it somewhere else.

FAUEE

The buffer trails on my C6 make me sad. That's a project for this weekend - fix the dealer's crappy detailing job.

I agree though - detailing the car is half the fun of owning it. For the cost of a detail, you can buy the stuff to DIY, and get a good weekend's enjoyment out of it.

My father used to just "have the car wash people do it". Now that he has the DA polisher and all the stuff, he loves doing his own detail work. He spent like 8 hours detailing his 911 on Easter, lol.

JLB768

Good God no, don't let a dealership detail your car. Get yourself a Porter Cable 7424, some Lake Country Foam Pads, and do it yourself. As far as the pads go, get the Cyan(Scratch/Heavy Swirl Removal) Tangerine(Light Swirls/Polishing) and Crimson(Wax/Sealer). Your choice of Compound/Wax/Sealer, and go to work.

jdot

My 2cts. I have my wife's SUV meticulously serviced by schedule at our local dealership and every time they service it they wash it. If the wash jobs these guys do is any indication of how clean up/detail guys at dealerships work I'd find an independent quickly.

spdkilz911

This. They are usually not good at that either. Invest some money in good equipment and products and do it yourself or find a quality detailer. Either one is well worth the money.

dvilin

I would not let the dealer detail my car. I would contact your local Corvette club and ask them for any detail shops in the area that they would suggest.

BBBOOMR

As a retired dealer detailer, I agree.........