Paint question, wait til spring or not

vertigasen

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I have always been told that it is better to get your car painted in the warmer months so the paint can cure properly. Is this true? My car was keyed by some punk kids and I am having it fixed, but I was thinking of waiting due to this issue. My insurance company said that it wasnt true, and I get mixed results talking to local shops. Any help would be appreciated.

 

streethorse

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Just go to a top quality shop to get it painted. They will leave it in
a drying booth until its dry. But dont wax for a couple of months.

 

squeak93

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Some shops can bake it as well. Depends on who u talk to though.

 

flstang65

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agreed. stick with a good quality shop with a drying booth and you should be fine. and +1 on not waxing it for a couple months.

 

squeak93

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I had a trk repainted after a rear end collision (I got hit) and they told me to not use a power wash for 30-45 days on it either. And they had a drying booth.

 

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89lxsport50

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When I had my 5.0 painted the painter told me the paint lays down better when it's cold.

 

Flghtmstr1

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I just had a '95 style Cobra R hood and decklid painted in sub-freezing temperatures, and it turned out great!

 

SaleenGT2001

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mine is being painted right now as well. temps shouldnt be a problem if it is done correctly

 

Stark77

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I'm thinking about using a portion of my tax return for a flat black paint job - the zinc yellow has baked in the florida sun for far too long. I'm not a big fan of glossy paint jobs - flat black would really make me happy/

 

IIGood

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Personally, if you live in an area that is subject to cold and all the crap weather associated with it in the winter months and it gets driven regularly, I would wait till spring. Because if your area gets salt on the roads and other nasty weather, I wouldn't want that shiny new paint job to go through that "shock" treatment.

 

theseeker411

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Stark77 said:

I'm thinking about using a portion of my tax return for a flat black paint job - the zinc yellow has baked in the florida sun for far too long. I'm not a big fan of glossy paint jobs - flat black would really make me happy/

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Funny, I'm thinking of going semi gloss black with my car, cause the original black has a ton of chips and swirl marks. My beater has a chalkboard paintjob that's semi gloss when nothings drawn on it, looks pretty badass.