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about after painting, when should i buff the car???

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alright so i sprayed the car with a limco 1 single stage oem black with hardener, i guess the kind i got i didnt have to use reducer. well its been about a week now just letting the paint cure. when should i polish and buff it?
 

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See http://forums.stangnet.com/562905-step-step-orange-peel-eliminator.html?highlight=orange+peel for lots of good info on how and when to do post paint finish work.
 

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If you painted it in a paint booth and "baked" it then you can do it right after, if you did it in your garage then id give it at least 2 weeks of good warm weather. The easiest way to tell is if the paint still fells kinda "soft" when you put your finger nail in it then dont touch it with sand paper or buffer.
 
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alright cool got about a week left then, thanks
 

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Just don't wait too long. The job will get more difficult if you let the paint harden longer.

I did a urathane clearcoat on mine in a heated spraybooth. I started wetsanding within a few days. Fun stuff...but the results are awesome.
 
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