Mohsin

Had the door and front fender sprayed, its been a week since and I have not washed it yet as it's still fresh, is it ok to wash now or should i wait another couple of days?

Thanks.

CoffeeBurner

I"ve always heard you should wait at least 30 days before washing and waxing a fresh paint job.

Rodney

well, dpends on how dirty the car is. if it is lightly dusty, then leave it. but, if there is mud/grit on the car, you should spray it off gently with water.

what you definately do not want to do is go to a machine car wash, or scrub the car with a lot of pressure. that will damage the paint as it is still soft. same goes for wax, do not wax it yet either.

TaylorEj1

Car wash soap is fine to wash it with. DON'T use kitchen degreaser soap and DON'T put a lot of pressure on the new paint.

Mohsin

thanks for the replies, but 30 days does sound a bit long.. any thoughts?

DelSolMarine

when i got my car painted they told me wait a week and just wash it but 30 days is how long u should wait to wax it if your going 2... id just wash it with a water hose... dont power wash it

the jdmchop

**** i washed mine the next day!

just got a fresh paint job and have to drive around with it all dirty and dusty

thats just me tho

Mohsin

yeh just a rinse with a hose, a guy at the garage got his car serviced and startedpower hosing it, next thing water turned red and he was literally washing the paint off