Waxing after painting?
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harryset
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Waxing after painting?
How long should you wait, after a new paint job, before waxing?
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"I am the proud owner of a "Hoover Bit".
185 60's, EMPI disc kit, EMPI 2 1/2" dropped spindles on the front.
185 65's and stock binders on the back.
SecondSkin - Damplifier Pro and Luxury Liner Pro for sound control.
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Fahrfrumnuvw
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Re: Waxing after painting?
Harryset,
I just had my hood painted and clear coated, the fellow who did mine told me to wait at least 60 days. But after waiting and going back to get the hood buffed out, he was gone, so perhaps he was just buying time?
Wayne
I just had my hood painted and clear coated, the fellow who did mine told me to wait at least 60 days. But after waiting and going back to get the hood buffed out, he was gone, so perhaps he was just buying time?
Wayne
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dstar5000
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Re: Waxing after painting?
30 days is enough, he needed the extra 30 to get ouutta town!
Don
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BUILDER
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Re: Waxing after painting?
once a car has been painted and bufffed it can be waxed. If the paint is dry enough to buff its dry enough to wax, at our shop for instance if we painted a car yesterday, we would buff and wax it today. The 30 day wait thing was from back in the day when they used acrylic enamels and other types of paints without hardeners.
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harryset
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Re: Waxing after painting?
That would probably explain why I had two Maaco paint jobs go flat, after waxing, back in the 70's.BUILDER wrote:once a car has been painted and bufffed it can be waxed. If the paint is dry enough to buff its dry enough to wax, at our shop for instance if we painted a car yesterday, we would buff and wax it today. The 30 day wait thing was from back in the day when they used acrylic enamels and other types of paints without hardeners.
'72 Standard
"I am the proud owner of a "Hoover Bit".
185 60's, EMPI disc kit, EMPI 2 1/2" dropped spindles on the front.
185 65's and stock binders on the back.
SecondSkin - Damplifier Pro and Luxury Liner Pro for sound control.
"I am the proud owner of a "Hoover Bit".
185 60's, EMPI disc kit, EMPI 2 1/2" dropped spindles on the front.
185 65's and stock binders on the back.
SecondSkin - Damplifier Pro and Luxury Liner Pro for sound control.
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harryset
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Re: Waxing after painting?
Maybe it was the 59 day warranty?dstar5000 wrote:30 days is enough, he needed the extra 30 to get ouutta town!
Don
'72 Standard
"I am the proud owner of a "Hoover Bit".
185 60's, EMPI disc kit, EMPI 2 1/2" dropped spindles on the front.
185 65's and stock binders on the back.
SecondSkin - Damplifier Pro and Luxury Liner Pro for sound control.
"I am the proud owner of a "Hoover Bit".
185 60's, EMPI disc kit, EMPI 2 1/2" dropped spindles on the front.
185 65's and stock binders on the back.
SecondSkin - Damplifier Pro and Luxury Liner Pro for sound control.
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Ol'fogasaurus
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Re: Waxing after painting?
Pretty much what Builder said.
(just for fun) I painted back in the day of natural enamels’ and natural lacquers. Each of these two media required different prep techniques as well as laying up the paint. While I never did it, I saw and old body man paint natural (as opposed to synthetic) enamel with the paint heated (to 79 degrees as I remember) which he said; allowed the paint to cure faster allowing waxing or body repairs sooner.
We painted a lot of lacquer jobs and laid on a lot of paint and removed at lot between coats. For custom (show quality) paint, you talked in gallons and rubbing out or color sanding every three (or so) coats. You started with 90% color and ended up with 10% color before going to many coats of clear lacquer. Temperature, humidity, and gun pressure also had a big influence in the paint technique. Today it is easier but more dangerous.
Lee
(just for fun) I painted back in the day of natural enamels’ and natural lacquers. Each of these two media required different prep techniques as well as laying up the paint. While I never did it, I saw and old body man paint natural (as opposed to synthetic) enamel with the paint heated (to 79 degrees as I remember) which he said; allowed the paint to cure faster allowing waxing or body repairs sooner.
We painted a lot of lacquer jobs and laid on a lot of paint and removed at lot between coats. For custom (show quality) paint, you talked in gallons and rubbing out or color sanding every three (or so) coats. You started with 90% color and ended up with 10% color before going to many coats of clear lacquer. Temperature, humidity, and gun pressure also had a big influence in the paint technique. Today it is easier but more dangerous.
Lee
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dstar5000
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Re: Waxing after painting?
They still sell those items.....that is what they use for the cheep paint jobs!BUILDER wrote:.................................... The 30 day wait thing was from back in the day when they used acrylic enamels and other types of paints without hardeners.
Don