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May 10, 2009 | 08:36 PM

#11

silver1

Joined: Jan 2009

Posts: 293

From: northern cali

i was told to be safe and not wax for at LEAST 3 months..like zwc said it doesnt let the paint/clear breathe and cure properly

May 10, 2009 | 09:04 PM

#12

Enzo354

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From: Nubraska

Ok I wont wax it again. Hopefully it all turns out ok.

May 10, 2009 | 10:27 PM

#13

inssanity21

Joined: Feb 2008

Posts: 1,290

Quote:

Originally Posted by zwc0442

You shouldn't have waxed it so soon. You should have waited at least a month. If you wax over fresh paint the wax seals the paint and traps the rest of the solvents that would have escaped over the next couple of months. I've been working in autobody for 7 years now and we always tell people to wait at least a couple of months before waxing the vehicle.

that is exactly what i was going to say

May 10, 2009 | 11:40 PM

#14

montecarlo01ss

Joined: Mar 2009

Posts: 182

From: Michigan

pics?

May 11, 2009 | 08:47 AM

#15

ChibiBlackSheep

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Joined: Sep 2008

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From: Southeast PA

Whenever people I know got a whole new car paint-job we always set the car in a garage for 30 days without even driving it. None the less cleaning the new paint.