Here's my story...
2 weeks after I got my G, there was a huge HAIL storm. Imagine thousands upon thousands of golf ball sized hails coming down on your car and theres nothing you can do because the storm is at full blast. Well there was about 6k in damage to my car, it was horrible.

They basically had to get all new panels. Well since its new paint is there certain things i can and cant do to the exterior of the car? for example not waxing it for a while till the paint i guess cures. Somone said i am going to need a sealer? not sure if i should get it. What you all think

Again thanks for all the help. If this topic is already spoken about, dont hesitate to tell me lol

 

I don't know where this has been discussed before so I will give it a go here.

Older single stage paints did require a large amount of time to cure prior to being topped with anything. Modern paints are not exacty that way. If you notice, your body shop probably put some wax on the car before handing it back to you. This is done daily in the large shop (130+ cars a week) that we deal with. My shop does a series of baking processes which run off a good portion of the volatiles in the paint and thus reduce the "cure" time. Sure, now that being said, I myself prefer to wait about 4-6 weeks before I do anything drastic to the paint (polish, etc) just to be extra safe.

As for caring for the paint, I would recommend sealing it. Something like Zaino, Poorboy's EX, or any of the Menzerna products would be good solutions. Before doing this, you may want to see exactly how well they finished the paint. Check for hazing and holograms before putting any effort into sealing the paint.

-GT

 

ok so hit up Zaino and look for a "sealer"? Apply that to the car after 4-6 weeks?

 

If it does not need to be polished - correct, go straight to a sealant. Zaino is a popular choice. I think it looks best on darker colors. There are, in my opinion, better options for lighter colored cars. However, across the board, you cannot beat the durability of Zaino.

-GT

 

GT Scott thanks again for the good information. Is 4 - 6 weeks enough time if the paint isn't baked. To the best of my knowledge most paint places don't bake the paint. If the paint isn't baked how long do your recommend waiting?

Menzeran FMJ is by far my favorite sealant, Klasse AIO and HGSG is also good and Poorboy's EX-P/EX.

 

If the paint isn't baked most shops recommend 6-8 weeks before sealing/waxing, however as Scott mentioned even small body shops have started to bake re-paints more often, so they're safe to seal/wax right away (though as usual I agree with Scott and wait a month or so).

 

Klasse AIO and SG are a good combo to go with.