The body shop told me something that scares me.. your thoughts...
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"Don't wax it for at least a month.. allows the paint to 'harden'
actually, you can just keep a good polish on and never wax it"
well, my paint looks like crap, and i want to wax it.. what do yall think?
actually, you can just keep a good polish on and never wax it"
well, my paint looks like crap, and i want to wax it.. what do yall think?
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If the paint still hasn't cured from being applied as part of a repair, I sure as hell wouldn't risk messing it up with hand glaze. If the body shop said wait a month, then wait a month. No reason why this should "scare" you. Paint does need time to cure. Thereafter I'd give it a gentle wash and use a good quality wax to protect it. NO glaze.
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My guy said exactly the opposite. He said, "don't worry, you can wax it now as these new paints don't require the hardening time of older non-water based paints". Most shops have a clean room to paint/bake the paint.
HTH,
Peter
HTH,
Peter
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the paint from curing properly. IHG won't, worst thing you will do is CUASE fine scratches. But that is unlikely with something fine like IHG. I am not really debating this, as a 'fresh' repair should not need anything for a while anyway.
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I was told the same thing when I was getting an estimate to get some things done. I was talking about getting the car detailed, and they said I would have to wait at least a month after painting before detailing.
Is it worth messing it up?
Is it worth messing it up?