When is it ok to apply wax to paint after crash

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I was involved in a wreck a little over a move ago. The entire front and RF Door was painted at a very good "Chain" body shop. They said not to wax it for 90 days?? I would like to put my truck in a car show this weekend but I don't feel the finish is car show ready. I use Collinite 845 and Wolfgang Swirl remover with multiple LC pads and a porter cable polisher normally. What's your opinion?
 
The paint needs to off gas, listen to the painter! Meguiars has a couple of products you can use to polish and protect that have breathable protection.
 
I have always been told to use RaceGlaze. It' s a breathable polish that cleans as well. Very durable in protecting freshly painted items.
 
Ok, so what products can I use? I really need something on the front so the bugs don't etch in the paint. I use warm water everyday to clean them off but I have noticed a couple spots etched into clear already.
 
You can use anything if the bottle says "body shop safe" or similar jargon. Typically that would be any polish or glaze which doesn't contain any wax or silicone.
 
Good questions.....

I've been answering these types of questions for a long time, I think my first article dates back over 10 years ago.

So much confusion over this topic.

In a nutshell, you should always follow the directions given to you by your painter. He knows his products and his work best. Not some guy posting under a forum nickname that didn't pay for the paint job.


Besides that, most modern basecoat/clearcoat paint systems being sprayed to day are fully cured, dried and hardened after a window of time of 30 days.

When a painter recommends longer that could be the recommendation of the paint manufacturer that he is passing along to you.

Or it could be him protecting himself by giving you this extended period of time just to make sure the paint is fully cured, dried and hardened and also to keep his customers from doing something stupid.

Chances are most of his customers are not as savvy as you and hang out on detailing discussion forums where you can get great information.


Make sense?

IF you want to follow your painter's recommendation then stick with the two products Bob shared or the new Meguiar's product,

Meguiars M305 Ultra Finishing Durable Glaze 16 oz

Apply this with a soft, clean foam polishing pad with your DA polisher. Wipe off the residue and show your car.



Here's some articles, all on fresh paint....

Don't wax your car for at least 30 days!

Fresh Paint - But you can touch it...

Body Shop Safe Glaze on Fresh Paint - #7 Show Car Glaze



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13Ecoboosted said:
I was involved in a wreck a little over a move ago. The entire front and RF Door was painted at a very good "Chain" body shop. They said not to wax it for 90 days?? I would like to put my truck in a car show this weekend but I don't feel the finish is car show ready. I use Collinite 845 and Wolfgang Swirl remover with multiple LC pads and a porter cable polisher normally. What's your opinion?
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Wolfgang Total Swirl Remover is body shop safe, so if the truck has swirl marks or buffer trails (ahem, body shop), then you're safe to remove them. Like others have said, hold off applying a wax.

While your truck's paint might not exhibit the warm glow of a carnauba wax, it can at least be swirl free for the show!
 
As mike said I've been detailing for 23 years there's always a misconception about this topic the truth is primer shrinkage when painters paint wet on wet primer base then clear in one day there not allowing the primer time to shrink once it shrinks then they sand the primer to perfection and put base color and clear I've never ran into a problem before detailing I worked at Mercedes Benz dealer body shop so in a nutshell I think it's some myth that's been lingering out there that you have to wait several months to wax a car .
 
GSKR said:
As mike said I've been detailing for 23 years there's always a misconception about this topic the truth is primer shrinkage when painters paint wet on wet primer base then clear in one day there not allowing the primer time to shrink once it shrinks then they sand the primer to perfection and put base color and clear I've never ran into a problem before detailing I worked at Mercedes Benz dealer body shop so in a nutshell I think it's some myth that's been lingering out there that you have to wait several months to wax a car .
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IMHO: ^^^This:^^^

...is not what Mike (Phillips) said in his Posting (#7).


Bob
 
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