I just had some fresh pain put on my passenger side door, and all my door moldings shaved off. There was a little bit of paint color distortion behind 3 of them and 1 just needed to be repainted so the whole door was done. How long do i need to wait before i can wash my car? It has been atleast a day and i think the body shop washed it but when i picked it up, it was raining out so i didn't know for sure. Also on the 3 distored parts the shop wet sanded them down for me and it feels really bare and has not protection. I can wax these.. Also a good buddie has some special wax that costed like 50 bucks that ables you to put some protection onto fresh paint. Any help or info?
You should be able to wash it right away. I had most of my car repainted about a month ago and the guy told me I could go home and wash and wax it if I wanted to. Although I only washed it. But point is you should be able to wash it by now.
I just went out and looked at it, some of the parts they touched up like along the bottom of the door seam are still a little tacky and wet. So i prolly should let that dry before i go at it with anything.
i'd let it cure a good 2 weeks before i even thought about putting any chemicals or soaps on it
You CAN wash it right after.... but waiting 2 weeks would be good for a "just in case" thing.
DO NOT WAX IT for at least a month or two. Old Lacquer paints (not used anymore and are illegal now) would evaporate to cure. Newer paints in use today don't evaporate, they cure. The clearcoat has microscopic pores which allow the paint to "breathe" and cure. Waxing your car before a month or two goes up could clog the pores, thus not allowing your paint to cure properly, and probably clouding the clear.
if the shop has a bakin booth yes you can wash and wax after the material cools off
from what you just said it`s still tacky it might not have been baked or it was done real fast before you came and picked up the car
if it`s still tacky after a few days might want to take it back to them something went wrong
but i would wait 2 weeks my self for the material to cure completely, i would also use a hand glaze just to keep the shine up, 3m makes great hand glaze
can i haz bondo
The paint on the door was baked one, but since my car has been through a few winters with salt on the road, the bottom door seams started to show rust through them so during the winter i had the shop so i thought fix that problem. But some spots came through and they touched them up. Those are the shpots where it is still wet. I haven't check it yet today.
^^ They put some black rust neutralizer on the seams and let that dry then shot white over that. Its still a little tacky in some spots along that seam as a little while ago. Where the paint is thick, its still slighty soft.
xOPETHx wrote:i'd let it cure a good 2 weeks before i even thought about putting any chemicals or soaps on it
same here.. i had my whole car painted 3 months ago
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[quote=¤§Fallen Angel§¤]You CAN wash it right after.... but waiting 2 weeks would be good for a "just in case" thing.
DO NOT WAX IT for at least a month or two. Old Lacquer paints (not used anymore and are illegal now) would evaporate to cure. Newer paints in use today don't evaporate, they cure. The clearcoat has microscopic pores which allow the paint to "breathe" and cure. Waxing your car before a month or two goes up could clog the pores, thus not allowing your paint to cure properly, and probably clouding the clear.
I agree 110%..... thats pretty much what i tell all my customers when they pick up their cars
My car was made with wrenches, Not chopsticks.
When I worked at Faulkner Pontiac, we had a baking booth, and the pamphlets we gave to customers after they picked up their car from the body shop (and yes we did bake everything) stated that you should NOT apply wax until a minimum of 60 to 90 days after painting.
I've always been told that it needs to cure 2 to 3 months before waxing but you could wash it about a week or 2 after just my opinion though thats how i have always done it and never had a problem i also park my car out in the sun the first few days
