I heard when you paint a car you have to wait a month before you wax it because the paint has to seal. Is this true? I heard you can't wax it as it using waxes that contain carnuba that protect the clear coat? But polish is fine becaue it is just oil that feeds paint....Is this true?

 

i had a fender repainted and they told me to wait 3 months before waxing it i dont know the real reason though, i would like to know

 

What you're trying to do is wait for the clearcoat to harden.

 

Polishes would have any affect on the clear coat right? Because that is just oil for the paint.....it doesnt put a layer over the clear coat like carnuba right

 

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Just leave it for a while. Nothing is going to happen in that amount of time.

 

the pant and clearcoat have to crue if you leave it in the sun it will crue faster

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by UPS &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">the pant and clearcoat have to crue if you leave it in the sun it will crue faster</TD></TR></TABLE>

repeat after me, "cure", not crue. "cure"

anyway, yes most people say to wait at least 2 weeks before getting it wet, and 2 months before waxing.

 

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repeat after me, "cure", not crue. "cure"

anyway, yes most people say to wait at least 2 weeks before getting it wet, and 2 months before waxing.</TD></TR></TABLE>

thanks teacher

Just listen to the painter and leave it be for now

 

talked to the painter today...he said to wait three weeks...he said its okay for it to get wet