See What Our New Car Prep Revealed on this Ford with 180 Miles

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Do you think that new cars are near flawless the day you take delivery? Sure, it may have that new car smell and be clean, but there is often a fair amount of damage to the paint surface that has happened before the vehicle even gets sold. Take this brand new, 2017 Ford F150 Platinum Edition with only 180 miles. This car was brought directly to our shop for our New Car Prep and what it revealed was typical. The paint had numerous scratches, swirl marks and paint defects that were clearly visible once brought under the shop lights for investigation. As you can see below, the damage was fairly significant, but hardly uncommon as far as what we see when new cars arrive at the shop.

To get this damage out will require a multi-stage paint correction. In the following picture, we show a door with 50% as it arrived and the other half after correction. The difference is amazing!

Black car door, one side polished, other side scratched, with tape dividing sections under spotlights.

Once all the panels look like the corrected side above, we followed it with a full front end application of Suntek Ultra Paint Protection Film. We custom make and install these kits to provide you with optimal protection while hiding seams and lines so that you can hardly tell anything is even there. As you can see in the pictures below, we are very meticulous in our work ensuring each and every surface the client desires to be protected is covered as fully and as invisibly as possible.

Black car door being prepped with water and soap for paint protection film installation.

Once the paint protection is applied and has time to cure, we apply a Cquartz Professional Ceramic Coating to the entire truck including the areas with paint protection film. Not only will this coating ensure that the paint stays glossy and swirl free, it will make the vehicle easier to clean and protect the surface from contamination and damage from bugs, bird droppings, acid rain, etc.


Look at the pictures below. Now this brand new truck looks the way it is supposed to look! Best of all, not only does it look great, it will stay looking that way.

So, whether you just got a new car and want to protect it and keep it looking great, or your car has some miles and you want to restore that new car look, Jay’s Detail is the place. Our New Car Prep can get your new investment started on the right foot or bring you back to that new car love you once had.


Don’t be fooled by cheap imitators. There is a significant difference in discount work and the quality craftsmanship you will find at Jay’s Detail. When you want the very best, call the pros at Jay’s Detail at Call (210) 863-1633 or email us at jaysdetail@gmail.com for your new car prep, paint correcting, paint protection, paint coating and window tinting needs.

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