Detailing: Fresh Paint Care
#1
Detailing: Fresh Paint Care
Detail pros, my car just got a fresh paint job. The shop said that the paint is cured and ready to go and said that I can wax it asap to help keep the shine of the fresh paint job. I've heard the saying don't wax or apply chemicals (at least not synthetics) for ~90 days after the paint job.
What is your guys' advice on waxing it after? They said it's fine, but i'm skeptical so i'm double checking. Also what other procedures can I follow to care for the paint job?
Meguiar's website says that their new paint and show polishes are safe and good for fresh paint jobs without affecting the curing.
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What is your guys' advice on waxing it after? They said it's fine, but i'm skeptical so i'm double checking. Also what other procedures can I follow to care for the paint job?
Meguiar's website says that their new paint and show polishes are safe and good for fresh paint jobs without affecting the curing.
TIA
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Its a tough one cause I have heard both...when my gf had her car painted the guys said wait 30says...a friend did his car recently and the shop said its ok to wax, that newer paints cure really quick...I'm guessing it depends on what paint and clear was used on your car...
#7
Its a tough one cause I have heard both...when my gf had her car painted the guys said wait 30says...a friend did his car recently and the shop said its ok to wax, that newer paints cure really quick...I'm guessing it depends on what paint and clear was used on your car...
If anything i'm going to go buy the meguiars show glaze which they say is both safe and beneficial to fresh paint.
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my buddy is a body shop pro and usually we wait 3 days before washing and 30 days before waxing. BUT if the shop that does the painting also has a car baker, your free to do whatever you want to the paint as if the car has been that color all the while. also i have seen some cars that are just finished no baking, water sanded then buffed like there was no tomorrow and it just has to be polished and buffed with good compound. meguiars is the ish too thats what my friend uses on all of his cars , from pearl colors to camelon to candy .
are you going to do that waxing yourself? and what type ? just the hand wax/ polish? or full on wet sanding and buffer. usually people just do the extreme when there is orange peel in the clear , and what that is , is when you look closely at the clear and it looks like dimples , like a orange
are you going to do that waxing yourself? and what type ? just the hand wax/ polish? or full on wet sanding and buffer. usually people just do the extreme when there is orange peel in the clear , and what that is , is when you look closely at the clear and it looks like dimples , like a orange
#11
Exactly my point. I've done some research online already and I varies from shop to shop and by what paint is used. I had duplicolor and their polyurethane clear. They said it's safe to wax and that they recommend doing some as soon as possible to maintain the gloss.
If anything i'm going to go buy the meguiars show glaze which they say is both safe and beneficial to fresh paint.
If anything i'm going to go buy the meguiars show glaze which they say is both safe and beneficial to fresh paint.
Apply sealant before the wax, its a traditional method because that's how chemicals were structured back then. With new technology, sealants such as DP poli-coat will seep into the pores of the wax when applied on top, and will sink down to the base layer because of the substance's difference in density (in short anyways). The wax then rises to the top.
Always use a pH balanced car shampoo, never a dish washing soap detergent. (Reasons on why not to use dish washing soap is another story.) Better quality car shampoos are more forgiving and lets you wash your car in direct sunlight, others not as much. Anything like Adams car shampoo, DetailAddicts car soap, Megs gold class, Wolfgang, pinnacle, Sonax, Finish Kare, P21s, Optimum NR.. just to name a few.
Use a double bucket, with two grit guards preferred to help eliminate the dirt particles coming back on your wash mitt.
Use a sheepskin wool wash mitt, a microfiber towel/mitt, or a ultra high quality sponge only on your cars paint.
Use a waffle weave microfiber drying towel or soft chamois to dry off your car.
If you value your cars paint, those steps listed is the least of what you should do in the process of taking care it.
Just one bad wash is all it takes for a 40 hr car wash and paint correction work..... using the wrong method can destroy your paint. Ask me how I know, wait.... maybe not because that will require me to type more.
#14
I think it's a myth for new cars. Factories have much better ovens now days. This means paint cures quicker.
If you went for a re-spray, then I'd wait. You need to give paint time to cure.
If you went for a re-spray, then I'd wait. You need to give paint time to cure.
#15
Thank you. I basically put up this thread hoping you'd reply. lol
So wait for it to cure then go from there. Dennis at WFC gets the hookup on chemical guys so i'm about to order some stuff from there. They have a combo sealer/carnuba wax that he recommended me. Has 3x more carnuba in. And some foaming car wash. Going to get some fresh buckets and mitt to.
So did you mean that I need to keep it old school and seal then wax? Or are combo chemicals ok?
Thanks for the reply btw.