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11-25-2011, 09:48 AM | #1 |
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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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11-25-2011, 10:08 AM | #2 |
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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.. |
11-27-2011, 08:30 PM | #3 |
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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
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11-28-2011, 04:32 PM | #4 |
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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.
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11-28-2011, 05:53 PM | #5 |
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That is sweet!
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11-28-2011, 07:04 PM | #6 |
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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.
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12-01-2011, 05:58 PM | #7 |
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3 months and then wax all you want
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12-01-2011, 07:07 PM | #8 |
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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.
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12-04-2011, 03:04 AM | #9 |
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Agreed, in my experience a good hand polish does offer the same results though
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12-04-2011, 09:35 AM | #10 |
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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?
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