Aquawax on one month old repaint?

Johnold- I hesitate to speculate about why people do stupid things...but they *do* do them. Even the buffing of the repaired areas is often very badly done. Being able to *spray* paint doesn't necessarily imply an ability to *buff* paint, two different skill-sets.
 
3M Imperial Hand Glaze may be worth a look. 3M says good for new paint until first wax. The bottle says "paint shop safe".
 
Yeah, IHG is OK, but not as user-friendly (nor IMO as protective) as some others like Meg's #5. Still not a bad choice though, not by any means.
 
No I didn't mean anything bad by that Cassman. I was just wondering, but i'll let them know NOT to do this to my car. I'ma be there asking questions for a LONG TIME in order to get things "right" before I leave my car there, you know?. But I TOTALLY appreciate your "cautions".:cool:
 
Johnold said:
No I didn't mean anything bad by that Cassman. I was just wondering, but i'll let them know NOT to do this to my car. I'ma be there asking questions for a LONG TIME in order to get things "right" before I leave my car there, you know?. But I TOTALLY appreciate your "cautions".:cool:
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I'm sorry if I sounded offended. I wasn't at all. I left out the fact that the body shop actually burned through the clear coat and color coat in two spots near my wheel well while they were aging my paint 5 years. Of course they denied it, but they had to fix it anyway. Crazy things happen. Most people expressly tell dealerships not to even wash their car because they tend to butcher the paint. Again, sorry if I came across the wrong way.
 
mikelea4ever said:
My personal opinion on these, I would really wait about 2month or so before doing anything in a repainted car. But it's your call!!!!
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Agreed 100%. Tempting, but worth the wait to be safe.
 
Oh no, hey it's cool man! :2thumbs: . LMAO about the dealership washes. When I bought my 07 Civic Si, I told those idiots that I don't want my car washed that i'd do it myself. ofcourse they didn't listen to me....:grrr
 
Johnold said:
.. I told those idiots that I don't want my car washed that i'd do it myself. ofcourse they didn't listen to me....:grrr
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Idiot employees listen better when you talk to the owner of the dealership, especially if you politely explain the potential consequences of damaging your car. Losing money is something most businessmen take seriously.
 
Johnold said:
Oh no, hey it's cool man! :2thumbs: . LMAO about the dealership washes. When I bought my 07 Civic Si, I told those idiots that I don't want my car washed that i'd do it myself. ofcourse they didn't listen to me....:grrr
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My wife and I went to by a used car last week that looked like it could've been some grandpa's last car before the kids made him quit driving. Pretty much every panel on the car had some scratch or paint rub, but thankfully only a couple of actual minor dents. After we made the deal the salesman offered to have the car taken around back to have it washed for us. At the same time we both said "No!" and my wife said she was afraid they'd scratch the paint. The salesman then offered to fill the gas tank instead. :up After he left my wife's face turned red and she said "I can't believe I just said that! You've infected me!!" Our reaction was just instinctual, there wasn't any practical reason to worry about typical wash marring. And yes, after we brought it home I did spend a day polishing it out properly with the Metabo. The majority of the problem areas came out fine. I've already had a very fair estimate for what it would take to have the minor necessary bodywork taken care of. It was just priceless to watch the Autopian come out in my wife's reaction. ;)
 
LMAO-> "You've infected me!"...LOL. Man you're lucky man!, I've been trying sooo hard to get my Fiance to understand the importance of a clean and "HAPPY" vehicle. But I guess I must be speaking Chinese again...:nixweiss



^congrats on the new used car! I'm sure you'll flip that sucker around and make it worth more than you payed for it.
 
When repainting bumpers, why don't they cure the paint like they do at the factory? The bumpers aren't so large and could be baked dry, can't they?



I heard that factory paint is cured differently and that's why it's ok to apply a wax right away. Is this correct?
 
Hey sorry if im going to hi jack this thread for a little bit, but I just got my front end paint two weeks ago and wondering if I can wash it with soap. I haven't put any of my detailing liquids on the front end. I was just wondering if I can just wash my car with car wash soap ???

Thanks
 
gopedhead said:
When repainting bumpers, why don't they cure the paint like they do at the factory? The bumpers aren't so large and could be baked dry, can't they?



I heard that factory paint is cured differently and that's why it's ok to apply a wax right away. Is this correct?
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Factory paint is simply a different formulation, and the baking is a different process. Plenty of shops bake panels (and plenty of panels can be done off the vehicle) but the factory baking is done at higher temperatures. Also, the paint companies simply don't sell the same formula to the aftermarket and (AFAIK) the guns used to apply it are completely different anyhow.



Even if you could get the paint makers to sell you the proper product, and you got a spraygun to emulate the factory painting system, you'd still have to get the right, high-temp oven. Nobody's gonna go through any of that, wouldn't be cost effective, especially since 99.999% of customers don't know/care. Heh heh, the profit margins in autobody/paint aren't all that high as it is ;)



jesselyons2002- Wash it and glaze it, at least the glaze will provide a little protection. I like Meguiar's #5 New Car Glaze.
 
Accumulator said:
Factory paint is simply a different formulation, and the baking is a different process. Plenty of shops bake panels (and plenty of panels can be done off the vehicle) but the factory baking is done at higher temperatures. Also, the paint companies simply don't sell the same formula to the aftermarket and (AFAIK) the guns used to apply it are completely different anyhow.



Even if you could get the paint makers to sell you the proper product, and you got a spraygun to emulate the factory painting system, you'd still have to get the right, high-temp oven. Nobody's gonna go through any of that, wouldn't be cost effective, especially since 99.999% of customers don't know/care. Heh heh, the profit margins in autobody/paint aren't all that high as it is ;)



jesselyons2002- Wash it and glaze it, at least the glaze will provide a little protection. I like Meguiar's #5 New Car Glaze.
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I guess you could say I'm that .001 % that does care. Haha.
 
Accumulator said:
Heh heh, yeah, I'm with you on that..it'd be nice to not have to wait for the outgassing.
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And just the fact that it's factory paint makes it stronger a bit. All the paint is the same throughout the car so polishing it out won't be mysterious.
 
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