When can I wash my car after a respray?
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Wash it as and when mate, regarding wax and having to wait a few weeks i am not too convinced, 90-95% of solvents have cured in the oven with only a little remaining, by the time your vehicle has been sat around waiting to be crucified with a grit laden polishing head, built up and checked off and ready for you to collect you shouldnt worry about waxing it, especially as most natural carnauba waxes are breathable, on the other hand if it hasnt been baked then i would wait a while....
Horses mouth time - PPG recommend leaving for 4-6 weeks before sealing with a "hard wax or polish".
The chap spoken with said he's seen similar numbers mentioned from other refinishing manufacturers.
So, whilst 90% of the curing is done by the time you get it back from the repairers (oven or lamps), the final remnants of the process can take 1-2 months.
Until then, wash with a regular shampoo with no optical enhancers or wax constituents, but don't use washing-up liquid either!
The chap spoken with said he's seen similar numbers mentioned from other refinishing manufacturers.
So, whilst 90% of the curing is done by the time you get it back from the repairers (oven or lamps), the final remnants of the process can take 1-2 months.
Until then, wash with a regular shampoo with no optical enhancers or wax constituents, but don't use washing-up liquid either!
hing about if something happens.Reflectology said:
Luckyluciano said:
Very few body shops have ovens, most use lamps.
so where do they do the painting, I am not sure where your info comes from mate but any self respecting bodyshop will have at least one oven....Secondly, you might be getting confused between an oven and a spray booth!
Luckyluciano said:
Firstly, my info comes from 16 years as a automotive paint chemist.
Secondly, you might be getting confused between an oven and a spray booth!
without getting into an argument mate but i was a painter for 25 yrs, yep maybe you call an oven a spray booth but whether it is either it still has the ability to dry paint and a body shop that only uses lamps, not sure where you get your info from....Secondly, you might be getting confused between an oven and a spray booth!
Reflectology said:
Luckyluciano said:
Firstly, my info comes from 16 years as a automotive paint chemist.
Secondly, you might be getting confused between an oven and a spray booth!
without getting into an argument mate but i was a painter for 25 yrs, yep maybe you call an oven a spray booth but whether it is either it still has the ability to dry paint and a body shop that only uses lamps, not sure where you get your info from....Secondly, you might be getting confused between an oven and a spray booth!
The company I work for is one of the biggest chemical companies in the world and I work in the automotive coatings division.
We make and sell all coatings for vehicles from e-coat to lacquer and from the oem side to refinish.
I think this would give me a fair amount of knowledge and info...no?
Guys, can we dispense with the cock-waving now.
Your both equally "endowed", and not really doing yourselves or this thread any favours.
As above, I posed the question of when to wax/seal refinished paint, and that's their answer.
A bit less than I've advocated previously, but only by a couple of weeks.
Your both equally "endowed", and not really doing yourselves or this thread any favours.
As above, I posed the question of when to wax/seal refinished paint, and that's their answer.
A bit less than I've advocated previously, but only by a couple of weeks.
PJ S said:
Guys, can we dispense with the cock-waving now.
Your both equally "endowed", and not really doing yourselves or this thread any favours.
As above, I posed the question of when to wax/seal refinished paint, and that's their answer.
A bit less than I've advocated previously, but only by a couple of weeks.
Your right, Your both equally "endowed", and not really doing yourselves or this thread any favours.
As above, I posed the question of when to wax/seal refinished paint, and that's their answer.
A bit less than I've advocated previously, but only by a couple of weeks.
Apologise to the OP and to Reflex. It might be just down to terminology.
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