Help!!! Paint Disaster!!

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I took my Mustang in to a shadetree body and paint guy to get a couple scratches and a nasty dent in the right rear wheel well taken out. This guy only wanted about half what the body shops in town wanted and I figured even if it less than perfect how bad can it be.

Well, I picked it up today -he had had the car for a few days and he told me to wash and wax the right rear panel as soon as I could. The paint looked pretty good when I picked it up no issues with the match and I told him not to worry about any over spray as I would buff it up with the PC this weekend -in a hurry to get my ride back.

I took it home and washed it with Megs auto wash and waxed with Natty's Blue and now the paint looks like total crap and has taken on a reddish hue. Doesn't even look close. I am taking it back tomorrow because he missed a couple scratches and I already talked to him about that. But, I want you guys to look at these pics and let me know what you think happened to the paint so I am informed when I talk to him. I really don't think this guy is out to rip me off he seem very earnest about doing the best job he could.

Please help me.

I will try to post pics if anyone can tell me how to modify them to fit the size limit. Sorry, new to the digital camera thing.
 
You're supposed to wait atleast 30 days after body work before you wax. Paint needs cure time, unless it's baked, which i doubt it was.
 
It wasn't baked. Is there a way to fix this with polish or buffing or do I need to get this guy to redo it. I don't know why he would have told me to wash and Wax ASAP -if it could hurt the paint.
 
Its going back tomorrow. This guy really did do a good job and he has been doing body work for a long time -so I can't imagine why he would tell me to take it home and wax the car asap. I also told him my plans to for the weekend total PC job wax polish glaze and he didn't say no.

Here is what is going to make me cry. I just droped $250.00 for the PC/XMT kit and have been like a kid before Christmas waiting for that box. And now I find out I can't touch my car for 30 days.. arghhhh. I feel like Charly Brown when Lucy would yank the football away.
 
He did a lot of little touch up work all over the car. That panel was the only major spot. But now I am afraid I will get little muddy red spots every where if I wax the car. What is your opinion?
 
What about polish or glaze, Sparkie. I had planned to take it to a car show this week and have been busting my but and sinking some serious money into turning this car around. I just cant stand the thought of not working on it for a month.
 
NO NO NO Don't polish it! Don't glaze it. Take back to him.
 
That is what I am going to do, Sparkie. I just didn't know if I could do anything to the car after the paint gets fixed but wash it for the next 30 days. If so, I feel like someone just took away my birthday.

Any visual cues that the paint is cured or just wait for one month?

And thanks for all your help, everyone. This is stressing me out.
 
When you've got the car sorted at the body shop don't do anything to it for 30 days minimum, just be patient then go to town on, Luuvly Jubbly:D
 
Jonboy said:
When you've got the car sorted at the body shop don't do anything to it for 30 days minimum, just be patient then go to town on, Luuvly Jubbly:D
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If you are dying to use the new tool, give a relative or friend a detail!
 
using a pure wax (like Pinnacle Souveran) will be just fine, even on newly painted panels. It is the cleaners and abrasives that can damage new paint. Carnauaba breathe they dont seal like a paint sealant.

And looking at the pics ... I am more inclined to suggest he used red primer versus grey primer on the area. The paint was light, and as such it shows thru. Its very noticable on darker cars, and sometimes looks metallic. I had to have a T/A noze repainted once when they used gold/tan primer versus grey. The factory black paint was exact, but unfortunately the primer helped the paint take on a different hue.
 
I appreciate everyones help. I took it back to him today and he was very cool and apologetic that it happened. I was a little nervous since it was a cash job that he might want more money and I wouldn't have much recourse. He will fix it on Thursday. It is odd though, you have to have in just the right sunlight or it looks fine.

I will still be able to PC parts of it. Last night I was so stressed about the car that I overreacted. I know where he worked and will tape those parts off and do the rest.

All will end well. Thanks for your tips everyone.
 
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