[dataway]

Well, from my point of view detailing them it sure felt that way. There was a wide variety of paint quality coming from the factories, seemed to vary from make to model.

And the half dozen cars we would get ready for the showroom, would get several hours of work before there were not visible flaws in the paint. Again ... flaws compared to the excellent paint on many new cars today. I remember finding remnants of buffing compound on brand new cars .. not sure what was up with that.

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Originally Posted by dataway

I remember finding remnants of buffing compound on brand new cars .. not sure what was up with that.

I've read about some final adjustments by the quality assurance people, carpeted lumber battering ram were used to adjust chrome bumpers. Based on that, I fully expect they also did quick (read minimal) clean ups on areas that needed attention.

To be fair, this photo is a PILOT CAR.