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Title: Paint job
Post by: Kieran on 12 March 2009, 10:43:11

Ok what  advice can anyone give me regarding having a paint job on my car. I am having the bumpers resprayed and a small rust patch fixed up on the tailgate. I will be collecting the car on Friday and knowing it has been in a workshop i would like to give it a clean (subject to weather ::)). The thing is, is it advisable to wash new paintwork so soon after it has been done or should i give it some time curing before i give it a good clean :-/

Cheers

Title: Re: Paint job
Post by: dbug on 12 March 2009, 11:18:20

Leave it for a couple of days for paint to harden.  Leave for further week before thinking of polishing!!

Title: Re: Paint job
Post by: Pippin on 12 March 2009, 11:18:32

From what i can remember its always better to leave it a couple of weeks before giving it a good clean and a bit longer before polishing it...

Title: Re: Paint job
Post by: Kieran on 12 March 2009, 11:37:05

Cheers
Looks like i will have to put up with a dirty car for awhile :'(

Title: Re: Paint job
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 12 March 2009, 11:39:01

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Leave it for a couple of days for paint to harden.  Leave for further week before thinking of polishing!!

agreed :y

Title: Re: Paint job
Post by: unlucky mark mv6 on 14 March 2009, 19:25:46

Apparently,you should leave it 6 weeks before waxing.Washing will be ok.

Title: Re: Paint job
Post by: belldarr on 14 March 2009, 20:35:25

Hi - any car I have ever had painted is washed before I collect it by the garage - it does get dusty in the body shop  so I would imagine that it would be washed for you collecting it as a matter of course :y

I also know for a fact that the body shop I use will paint a car in the morning then fit it up and wash with a pressure washer for an afternoon collection so I dont think you will do any damage :)

Darren

Title: Re: Paint job
Post by: miggy on 14 March 2009, 20:37:07

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Hi - any car I have ever had painted is washed before I collect it by the garage - it does get dusty in the body shop  so I would imagine that it would be washed for you collecting it as a matter of course :y

I also know for a fact that the body shop I use will paint a car in the morning then fit it up and wash with a pressure washer for an afternoon collection so I dont think you will do any damage :)

Darren

Put some pics up when shes home
 :y :y

Title: Re: Paint job
Post by: Kieran on 14 March 2009, 21:26:47

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Hi - any car I have ever had painted is washed before I collect it by the garage - it does get dusty in the body shop  so I would imagine that it would be washed for you collecting it as a matter of course :y

I also know for a fact that the body shop I use will paint a car in the morning then fit it up and wash with a pressure washer for an afternoon collection so I dont think you will do any damage :)

Darren

Put some pics up when shes home
 :y :y

Yes will put  up some pics.Collected it yesterday and really pleased with the results. The paintshop said not to polish it for a month but it is ok to wash it. The warm weather helps the paint to cure nicely :y

Title: Re: Paint job
Post by: Miggy24 on 15 March 2009, 08:41:44

The longer u leave it the harder the paint will get so i would leave it for a good 2-3 weeks before washing it :y