Fresh Paint Maintenance
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when i had the bumper on my sonic replaced after the drunk driving massacre in my front lawn, the shop said i could take it through car washes just no paste type waxes or sealants for 90 days, id ask the body shop u had it at, but from u said it seems as if they dont know their ass from a hole in the ground
You can use a glaze right after the car is painted because it allows the paint to breathe.
You can use a wax or sealent after 30 days. Why do you want to go through a touchless so bad? Do you not have a hose at home or just dont like washing the car? There are so many options that are much better.
The thing about touchless washes is that they strip any wax you do have off the car. Second they dont get everything off and then when you use a towel to dry it you are grinding that dirr into the paint creating swirls
You can use a wax or sealent after 30 days. Why do you want to go through a touchless so bad? Do you not have a hose at home or just dont like washing the car? There are so many options that are much better.
The thing about touchless washes is that they strip any wax you do have off the car. Second they dont get everything off and then when you use a towel to dry it you are grinding that dirr into the paint creating swirls
The touchless is my best option or at least i feel thay way. I used to only hand wash my cars but that changed when i moved to my current place. I dont have any cover at my house and my driveway is covered by trees that drop a lot of shit. I hand washed and waxed my subaru a couple of times and due to all the shit that drops out of the sky crap ended up putting a bunch of swirl marks in the paint by the time i was done... I am anal as shit when it comes to washing and waxing so this pissed me off.
I have kept this car spotless and swirl mark free for one year now by using the touchless down the road. I know what you guys are saying, but I feel my options are limited and the wash down the road really does a great job. I usually just do 5-10 min of fine detailing when i get home in the garage.
I just took a road trip to chicago last weekend and need to clean the hood pretty bad. I know i can wash the rest of the car since the hood is the only thing that was painted but i didnt know what i could and could not ge away with at the car wash. I have just been spraying the car off with water only so far.
I have kept this car spotless and swirl mark free for one year now by using the touchless down the road. I know what you guys are saying, but I feel my options are limited and the wash down the road really does a great job. I usually just do 5-10 min of fine detailing when i get home in the garage.
I just took a road trip to chicago last weekend and need to clean the hood pretty bad. I know i can wash the rest of the car since the hood is the only thing that was painted but i didnt know what i could and could not ge away with at the car wash. I have just been spraying the car off with water only so far.
You can use a glaze or Wizards products that will let the paint breathe, wait like two months to wax and seal. Don't be surprised that after you take you car through the wast you see swirl marks because the soap will wash away the oils in the compounds that fill in the swirl marks. That's if they did a shitty job buffing.
Not true. Even after baking the paint is dry to the touch but it is not cured and done gassing off. Baking speeds the process of drying up, but if you let the paint dry slower it will look better in the end. Yes we bake 95% of what we do but when we do a complete paint job we let the car air dry for about 2 days before wet sand and buff.
Also, baking paint does not make it dry "harder" either
Do yourself (and your car) a favor and purchase a product called "Optimum no rinse". It's about $16 a bottle. Also get a "grit guard", 2 home depot 5 gallon buckets and a quality chenille wash mitt and some waffle weave towels. This should not cost you more than $50. From then on out all you need is 4 gallons of water to wash your car and be swirl free. I can't tell you enough how awesome this stuff is for someone who lives in an apartment or doesn't have access to a contiunous flow of water. One bottle will last you an entire summer and it shouldn't take you more than 15 minutes to wash the car.
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