Before it leaves the body shop, I’d ask
the person(s) most responsible for the
respray what the “wait time” actually is.
Bob
I agree. Painter knows his paint "system" best. If the paint job is warrantied - abide by his recommendation to protect the warranty.
Besides that, I've been asked this question hundreds of times and I think I have 3-4 articles on this topic that explain the "issue" about sealing fresh paint in-depth.
Suffice to say, there are no paint manufacturers that I know of that state or recommend to seal their freshly sprayed paint before 30 to 90 days. Usually 90 day wait time is called, Bubba-Proofing. They don't trust the unwashed masses to have a clue about taking care of paint so they figure waiting longer is better as this way the consumer won't do stupid stuff before MORE than enough time has gone by and it's safe to seal the paint.
But I would say 30 days is a good rule of thumb.
And just to note - at the body shop, after the car comes out of the paint booth, if there is any sanding and buffing to be done - this is done withing days or weeks, depending upon the shop, the car and the type of work. This means they are dumping liquid chemicals on the fresh paint and smushing them around with a buffer.
So it's not that you can't use products on fresh paint - you're just not supposed to use products that act to
SEAL the surface within 30/60/90 days.
Make sense?
And Zaino Z1 and Z2 would be considered Surface Sealers.
