How long to wait before waxing?
 

I got the car back from the body shop about 2 months ago and it looks good but I haven't put any wax on it yet I was told to wait and let the paint cure but wasn't told how long to wait.
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In the past, I always heard 3-6 months but........

Go to any body shop and they will tell you to never wax a car. Polish only. They claim that aftermarket paints do not require wax and actually can ruin the paint over time because it acts as a sealer and does not allow the paint to breathe.

Research it and see what you think..

i have painted a couple of cars and all i use is a spray and wax ...no paste but thats just because i dont like the white stuff it leaves behind in the cracks

I've always used the turtle wax black box kit for black only cars it doesn't leave a white residue in the cracks but it takes a while to do the whole car because it is 3 different steps around the whole car.

That is sweet!

Depends on quality of paint used. I have seen Goolsby wax a car in less than 24 hours of coming out of the paint booth.

3 months and then wax all you want

My uncle paints cars, and he's always chewing me out for using wax. Says you should never have to wax a car if it has good paint on it. Personally, I've never had one that looked as "deep" without wax as it did with wax.

Agreed, in my experience a good hand polish does offer the same results though

what kind of polish do you guys recomend? and how often for a car that stay's in the garage covered and only comes out of the garage if there is a 0 percent chance of rain and its sunny?