Washing after paint.

keeprollin02 · February 14th, 2009, 12:39 AM

So I just had an 01 cobra front, mach c panels, and side scoops painted and installed on my car. How long should I wait to wash it, or can I go ahead and wash it as long as I baby it?

I use a microfiber wash mit and a sham wow type shammy to dry. Turtle wax car soap. Will that be alright?

WLJohnson05 · February 14th, 2009, 12:44 AM

Originally Posted by keeprollin02

So I just had an 01 cobra front, mach c panels, and side scoops painted and installed on my car. How long should I wait to wash it, or can I go ahead and wash it as long as I baby it?

I use a microfiber wash mit and a sham wow type shammy to dry. Turtle wax car soap. Will that be alright?

i'd wait about a month just to let the paint harden good.

keeprollin02 · February 14th, 2009, 12:45 AM

Oh god...no way i can wait that long.

travis_afx · February 14th, 2009, 01:52 PM

Now i know alot of people say wait such and such amount of time before washing a freshly painted car, but every car i have ever painted i always wash the car and put a coat or two of Wizards Shine Master( a breathable clearcoat sealent) before i returned it to the customer. I am just careful that everything i use to wash it is completely clean.

Im not saying you wont scratch yours though if you wash it, the clear that was used on your car may be different than what i use. Im just saying i have washed everything I have painted one to three days after clearing and have never messed up the finish.

WLJohnson05 · February 14th, 2009, 02:34 PM

Originally Posted by keeprollin02

Oh god...no way i can wait that long.

addict

ajm · February 14th, 2009, 05:17 PM

Im with travis on this one. If washed cars about 2 hours after baking them w/o problems. You should be ok.

keeprollin02 · February 14th, 2009, 07:44 PM

Yea, I went ahead and washed it. Used a brand new micro fiber mit, new shammy, and went really light on the painted parts and used Meguiars gold class soap. No scratches or swirl marks.

Zatrekaz · February 15th, 2009, 12:14 AM

Originally Posted by keeprollin02

Yea, I went ahead and washed it. Used a brand new micro fiber mit, new shammy, and went really light on the painted parts and used Meguiars gold class soap. No scratches or swirl marks.

Be sure to wax it... Travis knows the time frame you should wait before doing so, however the instant its safe do it so you keep that paint lookin fresh.

WLJohnson05 · February 15th, 2009, 12:15 AM

Originally Posted by Zatrekaz

Be sure to wax it... Travis knows the time frame you should wait before doing so, however the instant its safe do it so you keep that paint lookin fresh.

i dont think ur supposed to wax it for a good long while. u can use that sealant stuff though.

1FUN4RD · February 15th, 2009, 12:17 AM

Don't wax it!! Let it cure for a few months 1st

Zatrekaz · February 15th, 2009, 12:38 AM

Thats why I did not say do it right now

Reason I said Travis should know the time frame and "the instant its safe do it"

WLJohnson05 · February 15th, 2009, 12:40 AM

Originally Posted by Zatrekaz

Thats why I did not say do it right now

Reason I said Travis should know the time frame and "the instant its safe do it"

oooooooo after reading the post slower it makes sense now

Zatrekaz · February 15th, 2009, 12:43 AM

Originally Posted by WLJohnson05

oooooooo after reading the post slower it makes sense now

ajm · February 15th, 2009, 01:12 AM

Originally Posted by 1FUN4RD

Don't wax it!! Let it cure for a few months 1st

Youll be fine. If you really want to be safe you could always wax it with presta fast wax. It is designed to be used with "fresh paint" reason being it allows solvents to still evaporate or some bs. Not that ive never had any trouble with using any kind of wax (as early as a few hours after baking) on fairly fresh clear but this stuff actually has it in the info that its safe on fresh paint. The main problem with trying to wax or more so buff some fairly fresh clear is that it will end up dieing back or having some killer swirl marks.

travis_afx · February 16th, 2009, 10:41 AM

it will depend on what the final cure time for the clearcoat is, but a couple months is a very safe number.

and the reason it could die back, is because the cure isn't fully cured and the solvents are trapped underneath the wax. that is why I use a breathable sealant, because the solvents can still escape.

Zatrekaz · February 16th, 2009, 03:48 PM

Originally Posted by travis_afx

it will depend on what the final cure time for the clearcoat is, but a couple months is a very safe number.

and the reason it could die back, is because the cure isn't fully cured and the solvents are trapped underneath the wax. that is why I use a breathable sealant, because the solvents can still escape.

Travis, paint my car... for free...

travis_afx · February 16th, 2009, 07:31 PM

Originally Posted by Zatrekaz

Travis, paint my car... for free...

Ill get right on that bud

February 14th, 2009, 12:39 AM	#1
keeprollin02 Regular 2000 Mustang V6 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Radford, VA Posts: 221 iTrader: 6 reviews	Washing after paint. So I just had an 01 cobra front, mach c panels, and side scoops painted and installed on my car. How long should I wait to wash it, or can I go ahead and wash it as long as I baby it? I use a microfiber wash mit and a sham wow type shammy to dry. Turtle wax car soap. Will that be alright? __________________ MEMBERS AGAINST STREET RACING CLUB

February 14th, 2009, 12:45 AM	#3
keeprollin02 Regular 2000 Mustang V6 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Radford, VA Posts: 221 iTrader: 6 reviews	Oh god...no way i can wait that long. __________________ MEMBERS AGAINST STREET RACING CLUB

February 14th, 2009, 01:52 PM	#4
travis_afx Rebel Of The Sacred Heart '02 GT Join Date: May 2007 Location: OK Posts: 2,338 iTrader: 0 reviews	Now i know alot of people say wait such and such amount of time before washing a freshly painted car, but every car i have ever painted i always wash the car and put a coat or two of Wizards Shine Master( a breathable clearcoat sealent) before i returned it to the customer. I am just careful that everything i use to wash it is completely clean. Im not saying you wont scratch yours though if you wash it, the clear that was used on your car may be different than what i use. Im just saying i have washed everything I have painted one to three days after clearing and have never messed up the finish. __________________ Travis Billings May 6, 1982 - July 5, 2011 Rest In Peace brother, you will be missed.

February 14th, 2009, 07:44 PM	#7
keeprollin02 Regular 2000 Mustang V6 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Radford, VA Posts: 221 iTrader: 6 reviews	Yea, I went ahead and washed it. Used a brand new micro fiber mit, new shammy, and went really light on the painted parts and used Meguiars gold class soap. No scratches or swirl marks. __________________ MEMBERS AGAINST STREET RACING CLUB

February 15th, 2009, 12:17 AM	#10
1FUN4RD MMs Ford Racing Nut Swinger 2007 MUSTANG GT Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: CENTRAL IOWA Posts: 4,367 iTrader: 3 reviews	Don't wax it!! Let it cure for a few months 1st __________________ www.1fun4rd.blogspot.com

February 14th, 2009, 05:17 PM	#6
ajm Banned Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 7,966 iTrader: 4 reviews	Im with travis on this one. If washed cars about 2 hours after baking them w/o problems. You should be ok.

February 15th, 2009, 12:38 AM	#11
Zatrekaz Wax on, Wax off 2003 Mustang V6 16.8@83.3 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 6,954 iTrader: 15 reviews	Thats why I did not say do it right now Reason I said Travis should know the time frame and "the instant its safe do it" __________________ Black Bullitt Rims FT/FS Looking to Sell or Trade for Silver FR500s Looking to buy a lot of 99-04 Interior Pieces If you have any for sale, PM me

February 16th, 2009, 10:41 AM	#15
travis_afx Rebel Of The Sacred Heart '02 GT Join Date: May 2007 Location: OK Posts: 2,338 iTrader: 0 reviews	it will depend on what the final cure time for the clearcoat is, but a couple months is a very safe number. and the reason it could die back, is because the cure isn't fully cured and the solvents are trapped underneath the wax. that is why I use a breathable sealant, because the solvents can still escape. __________________ Travis Billings May 6, 1982 - July 5, 2011 Rest In Peace brother, you will be missed.

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