My brother just recently got into an accident, and they re-did his front end.
he wants to know if he can polish the car.

he knows that you cant wax the car after its been painted, but polish has different chemicals, so he wants to know if it is safe?

thanks

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im pretty sure its safe to polish a freshly painted part of your car...can someone back me up on this?

 

i wouldn't..... let the paint cure and harden for atleast two weeks.... you might not even want to wash it for a week or so to avoid swirlies!!

 

Thats what I would do , but if he's really impatient make him wait at least a week.
Waiting to would be the best route IMO

 

he got the car back about 2 weeks ago, and wants to have it shiny for this show/bbq next week,

so about 3 weeks out of the shop.


polish is alright?. just no wax?

 

if you just got the paint job that **** should still be shining.......jst wash it....the polish is going to be 2 harsh!

 

if the car was just painted it shouldn't need any polish...just apply some klasse SG and you'll be set

 

well its been about 2 weeks since he got it back from the shop, and his car is black, so no matter if u clean ur car the night before, the next morning its dirty as all hell.

pollen, dust, rain, rain, rain, dust, and more pollen.

thanks for the replies.

 

You should wait at least a month before you wash/polish/wax the freshly painted surface. Even washing the car so soon after its painted can cause damage to the finish. I'm not a pro but I do get paid well to detail friends cars on weekends. I also have alot of friends who are bodymen or painters and they recommend the same thing, to wait.

 

I have been told by a couple of different body shops that you can wash the car real soon after the paint is done (might want to wait a week to be safe), but you should wait about 90 days before any kind of polish/wax/etc. is applied.

 

My father is a manager at an autobody shop and has been in the autobody industry for 25 years and his advice is the same. Wait a month after the paint job. When his shop painted my car they did not even "bake the paint" We just let the car sit inside the paint booth over night to dry. My father even told me not to wash the car for a month too. He was probably being **** about washing it though.

 

dude polish is worse for your car than wax. if his car is freshly painted he doesn't need to ******* polish it!!! its NEW PAINT!!!