im going to take my car in to get painted soon, and i wanted to know what to do to keep it looking like it just rolled out of the showroom floor. I already posted said this in another thread, but how long do you have to wait after getting your car out of the paint shop before waxing?

and whats a good non corrosive wax to use thatll give a deep gloss/shine/wet look to use on my new coat of paint?


Modified by DC4R27 at 10:19 PM 10/14/2007

 

If your bodyshop knows anything about what they're doing, ask them what to do. I think it's 30 days before you can wash/wax the car, maybe 60 for the waxing part. When I got my car I always kept it covered and quick detailed. In the 4 months I had it back (before it got stolen the other day) I think i washed it twice, maybe three times and it still shined like day 1

 

We tell our customers, no wax for 30 days, wash it all you want

 

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and whats a good non corrosive wax to use thatll give a deep gloss/shine/wet look to use on my new coat of paint?


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I've never heard of a corrosive wax but ok.

the key to keeping your paint looking good is wash it regularly, dont wait untill its filthy. that helps avoid swirls. and of course use a quality wash mit and never use a towel to dry it. wax it every month or so. if you do this you should only have to polish it once a year or so.

 

Where do you work? Or maybe i should ask, WHAT do you work on?

 

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me? I have a detailing business.

 

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Why did you at him?

 

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Why did you at him? </TD></TR></TABLE>

I don't even really know what his question was about.

 

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Neither do I. Or why he felt the need to capitalize, "WHAT.

 

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yea, I'm confused

almost as confused about the OP talking about corrosive wax.

 

so its not ok to wax for about 60 days, but i can wash it all i want and the paint will be ok? I usually wash my car twice a month. is that okay?

 

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washing it is fine. you can also put a glaze on the paint to protect it and that is fine for fresh paint IIRC

 

what type of glaze do you recommend? and what is IIRC?

 

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if i recall correctly.

Meguiars show car glaze #7 is good

 

Ha ha so sorry for the confusion. I was actually posting about "WihaSi" but you must have posted really quickly before i had the chance. I winked because WHAT you work on is everything. Working on 25 year old hondas means no money. Working on 50 year old Fords is bathing in money.

Sorry again for the confusion.

Dare I wink again?