Should you wait to apply wax on a fresh paint job?
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you can wax it..
1. Your car is waxed and detailed when you recieve it from MOST body shops (any good one)
2. A car dealer ship preforms a "detail" weather you like it or not before you recieve your car. If you buy your car and it is in the front lot or in the show room then sorry it has been waxed.
1. Your car is waxed and detailed when you recieve it from MOST body shops (any good one)
2. A car dealer ship preforms a "detail" weather you like it or not before you recieve your car. If you buy your car and it is in the front lot or in the show room then sorry it has been waxed.
Originally Posted by ShaneXman
A body shop....yes. This is because the paint is fresh. By the time production cars hit the showroom floor, they are fully cured and typically have been out of paint for 60-90 at least. A car you purchase at a dealer does not have "fresh" paint...by the true sense of the word. But do what you like....no need to wait.
Think about it...most dealers will offer a "Paint Protection Plan" or something to that affect, and essentially what you are paying for is a nice wax job and a paint guarantee that is worthless anyways since the guarantee is bound to expire before your paint starts to degrade even if you didn't wax ever. Teflon, Paint Protection Plans, etc....are ALL gimmicks!
Also, when you take delivery of your car...the dealership waxes it right off the bat. Believe what you want guys....but he is good to start waxing anytime!
Think about it...most dealers will offer a "Paint Protection Plan" or something to that affect, and essentially what you are paying for is a nice wax job and a paint guarantee that is worthless anyways since the guarantee is bound to expire before your paint starts to degrade even if you didn't wax ever. Teflon, Paint Protection Plans, etc....are ALL gimmicks!
Also, when you take delivery of your car...the dealership waxes it right off the bat. Believe what you want guys....but he is good to start waxing anytime!true with the dealership part...but he said he is getting it repainted which means it will be a FRESH coat of paint....i say wait 60 - 90 days
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Originally Posted by aHero4Eternity
wait at least a week before applying wax on new paint. the new paint is still "breathing"
i normally wait 2 weeks
i normally wait 2 weeks
You guys that are talking about waxing a new car are right. It's OK to do that. Our cars are made and painted in Japan. By the time they ship to the US and are trucked or trained to the dealer, the paint has had plenty of time to cure. Plus, the factory often bakes the paint onto the car.
The OP is talking about a fresh repair/repaint job. It's OK to gently wash the repainted area after the paint has dried a day or so, but when I worked at a body shop, we always recommended waiting about 90 days.
This is straight from Meguiar's website.
http://www.meguiars.com/faq/index.cf...ection=_54#_54
The OP is talking about a fresh repair/repaint job. It's OK to gently wash the repainted area after the paint has dried a day or so, but when I worked at a body shop, we always recommended waiting about 90 days.
This is straight from Meguiar's website.
http://www.meguiars.com/faq/index.cf...ection=_54#_54
10. How soon can I wax my new car?
A new car with a factory paint job can be waxed the moment it is rolled out of the manufacturing plant. Cars that have factory paint jobs are cured at much higher temperatures, sometimes as high as 300 degrees in special baking ovens. At a factory level, the car goes through the painting and baking process without any of the rubber, plastic, and cloth components installed. This is why they can expose the car and it's fresh paint to such high temperatures. These high temperatures and special paints used at the factory level insures the paint is fully cured by the time the car is completely assembled.
After-market paint finishes however, are cured at a much lower temperature to ensure the method of baking or heating the paint doesn't melt non-metal components such as wiring and vinyl. For this reason, it's best to follow the specific paint manufactures recommendations for care and maintenance of fresh paint. Most paint manufactures that supply paint to the refinish industry recommend that you allow anywhere from 30 to 90 days curing time after the paint is applied before you apply the first application of wax.
A new car with a factory paint job can be waxed the moment it is rolled out of the manufacturing plant. Cars that have factory paint jobs are cured at much higher temperatures, sometimes as high as 300 degrees in special baking ovens. At a factory level, the car goes through the painting and baking process without any of the rubber, plastic, and cloth components installed. This is why they can expose the car and it's fresh paint to such high temperatures. These high temperatures and special paints used at the factory level insures the paint is fully cured by the time the car is completely assembled.
After-market paint finishes however, are cured at a much lower temperature to ensure the method of baking or heating the paint doesn't melt non-metal components such as wiring and vinyl. For this reason, it's best to follow the specific paint manufactures recommendations for care and maintenance of fresh paint. Most paint manufactures that supply paint to the refinish industry recommend that you allow anywhere from 30 to 90 days curing time after the paint is applied before you apply the first application of wax.
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