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Waxing new paint - Rusty2009 - 17:th-Jan-2015
Well today I went to the Meguiars seminar.
We were told that if you go to a body shop or a paint a part yourself you should not wax it for 60-90 days, this allows the paint to harden properly. If you do wax before the 60-90 days the paint will be soft.
They said you can polish fresh paint.
Waxing new paint - tucpal - 17:th-Jan-2015
most paint sprayers will compound polish the paint the next day
Waxing new paint - Rusty2009 - 17:th-Jan-2015
Which is fine just don't WAX it.
Waxing new paint - cornishtaz - 17:th-Jan-2015
I've heard the same no wax for approx 2 months after respray and that came from a bodyshop
Waxing new paint - JohnL - 17:th-Jan-2015
I've heard that in the past. Somebody I used to know also believed you shouldn't wash fresh paint for at least a couple of weeks for similar reasons.
Waxing new paint - rambo1984 - 18:th-Jan-2015
Really you shouldn't wax or wash fresh paint for 4-6 weeks.
Waxing new paint - Rusty2009 - 18:th-Jan-2015
It gets really confusing all these different opinions, why can't there just be 1 rule for all this stuff would make life so much easier.
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Waxing new paint - Migwell030744 - 18:th-Jan-2015
Yes dont wash it and polish it under 1 year and every year after that. If you do it that way your car only gets dirty once a year.
Waxing new paint - Rusty2009 - 18:th-Jan-2015
Migwell030744 Wrote:Yes dont wash it and polish it under 1 year and every year after that. If you do it that way your car only gets dirty once a year.
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