Waxing/sealing newly painted vehicle?

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mhadden

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I tried running a search, but it keeps freezing up and not coming back, so I apologize if it has been covered elsewhere on the board.



I just want opinions on this issue. I personnally will check the build date in the door jamb and wait a month (which is usually past) before I seal/wax paint. My truck recently was hit by a shovel and I had to paint a plastic piece that goes below the headlight. I'm wondering if I should wait or if it'd be okay to do just the part that was painted last week. With all the salt/grime around here right now, I want to have "protection" on it. Like I said, opinions please:)
 
Ask your painter what he thinks. It usually varies depending on the temp. it was baked at and what type of paint was used.
 
*WHY* don't the powers that be here make a sticky of this...it gets asked a few times every month.



MirrorFinishMan queried all the major paint manufacturers and got the straight info from them. They *all* said to wait at least 90-120 days even if the paint was baked.



That's for a repaint like the piece in question, *NOT* factory paint. Factory paint is different and can be waxed/sealed immediately.
 
Accumulator said:
That's for a repaint like the piece in question, *NOT* factory paint. Factory paint is different and can be waxed/sealed immediately.
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how is it different? the same manufacter of the paint makes the factory paint and the repaint paint.
 
ggk said:
how is it different? the same manufacter of the paint makes the factory paint and the repaint paint.
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it's different because they bake it in an oven

at high temps before they install the plastic & rubber stuff that would melt



something you can't do once a car is assembled

so body shops don't have that equiptment
 
Accumulator said:
*WHY* don't the powers that be here make a sticky of this...it gets asked a few times every month.
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Like I said, I attempted to run a search, but the page would come up blank, even after refreshing and trying again. Sorry.



Thanks for the input. I'll go ahead and wait a little bit longer to put the part on so product can be applied before being exposed to the elements.:xyxthumbs
 
mhadden said:
Like I said, I attempted to run a search, but the page would come up blank, even after refreshing and trying again. Sorry..
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No, no, *I'm* sorry if I came across in the "oh, go search!" vein, that wasn't my intention :o



ggk said:
how is [factory-applied paint] different? the same manufacter of the paint makes the factory paint and the repaint paint.
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They use different formulations, or at least the manufacturers I'm familiar with do. E.g., the stuff Spiess-Hecker makes for factory lines in a completely different formulation that's designed to work with the assembly-line robotic sprayers (as opposed to a shops hand-held spray gun) and also formulated to be cured at *much* higher temps than their paint made for aftermarket spraying (which might not get baked at all depending on the shop). As BigJimZ28 alluded, the temps used for paint-curing at the factory would melt the rubber/etc. parts of a fully-assembled car.



Even the regular, aftermarket-application stuff that shops use often comes in different versions. The whole thing is more complicated than one might expect.
 
Accumulator said:
No, no, *I'm* sorry if I came across in the "oh, go search!" vein, that wasn't my intention :o







They use different formulations, or at least the manufacturers I'm familiar with do. E.g., the stuff Spiess-Hecker makes for factory lines in a completely different formulation that's designed to work with the assembly-line robotic sprayers (as opposed to a shops hand-held spray gun) and also formulated to be cured at *much* higher temps than their paint made for aftermarket spraying (which might not get baked at all depending on the shop). As BigJimZ28 alluded, the temps used for paint-curing at the factory would melt the rubber/etc. parts of a fully-assembled car.



Even the regular, aftermarket-application stuff that shops use often comes in different versions. The whole thing is more complicated than one might expect.
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No harm done, but I thought that was how you were coming off:dance



The paint shop did not "heat-cure" my part since it was plastic...
 
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