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Old 05-27-2004, 02:28 PM
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Default white stuff on new cars?

i always see new cars sitting outside of dealerships with this white film/wrapping on body panels. what exactly is this for, or do? im always like wtf is that!
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Old 05-27-2004, 02:36 PM
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Default Re: white stuff on new cars?

logic would guess that it's to protect the panels/paint that are more prone to getting hit with debris during transport.

anyone who actually works at a dealership care to chime in and correct me?
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Old 05-27-2004, 02:44 PM
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Default Re: white stuff on new cars?

Originally Posted by soulDistortion
logic would guess that it's to protect the panels/paint that are more prone to getting hit with debris during transport.

anyone who actually works at a dealership care to chime in and correct me?

Correct.
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Old 05-27-2004, 02:45 PM
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Default Re: white stuff on new cars?

^That is what I always thought.
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Old 05-27-2004, 02:56 PM
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Default Re: white stuff on new cars?

that and to protect it from oil and other good stuff, dripping from the cars above
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Old 05-27-2004, 05:01 PM
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Default Re: white stuff on new cars?

ohhh.. i thought it was some sort of cover you put over new paint to help protect it...but then again if that was the case why is it only covering certain panels? thanks for the info..
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Old 05-27-2004, 05:06 PM
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depends on how much the certain manf wants to spends i guess i have seen cars with that shit all over everything
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Old 05-27-2004, 05:29 PM
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Default Re: white stuff on new cars?

They usually only cover flat surfaces, maybe its for sun? I cant imagine a car sitting long enough to get sun damage though.
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Old 05-27-2004, 05:32 PM
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Default Re: white stuff on new cars?

also they only do certain colors on certain models. Subaru I know for one, covers only blue and maybe white WRX's and no other WRX colors
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Default Re: white stuff on new cars?

perhaps it has to do with the paint curing process?
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