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Question New Paint......how long before I can wax? - 06-11-03, 10:08 PM
I was in a fender bender a while back and had pretty much the whole front end of my car repainted about 1-2 months ago. I have always heard not to wax new paint right away but am not totally sure on this.......

How long is safe enough after a new paint job before I can wax? I hate my car being in the hot sun w/out a good coat of wax on it!


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06-11-03, 11:08 PM
When mine got repainted, I gave it about a week and it was A-OK. I've heard the same thing about not waxing right away, but I don't think it's too big a deal. I could be wrong though.



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06-12-03, 08:23 AM
30-60 days before you wax, so you are safe to seal it!!



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06-12-03, 08:45 AM
24 hours before washing and 30 days before waxing.



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why the 30 days before the wax?



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03-09-04, 06:10 PM
You need to give the solvents in the paint enough time to evaporate into the air as part of the curing process. 30-60 days is a general rule of thumb but I would really stress that you should be asking the shop that painted the car. None of us are going pay to repaint your car if you mess it up



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