Washed and waxed the Fox today.

impulse001 · Mar 17, 2008

So it wasnt too bad of a day, so I took the Fox out for a nice wash and wax (Turtle Wax ICE Car Wash & Turtle Wax ICE Liquid Wax)

black87ttop · Mar 17, 2008

I dont think that was a good idea man, it looks great, I believe your supposed to wait 60 to 90 days to wax a freshly painted car. Only hand washes and soft soap and warm water.

impulse001 · Mar 17, 2008

black87ttop said:
I dont think that was a good idea man, it looks great, I believe your supposed to wait 60 to 90 days to wax a freshly painted car. Only hand washes and soft soap and warm water.

Really? I asked the painters and the owner of the shop I got it painted at, and they said it would be fine by now.

The car was painted about 2 weeks ago, so It should have cured by now?

MAC'n89Blckstng · Mar 17, 2008

Yea dont wax it yet. Paint takes about 3 months to fully cure. You can probably still dig your fingernails into the clear now. Leave the paint alone for the next couple of months. Wax is just going to seal the surface and the paint wont be able breathe out and the solvents will get trapped in the paint and dull it out.

5.0Droptop · Mar 17, 2008

They may have baked it, to cure it and if so its fine like the painters said....

impulse001 · Mar 17, 2008

Yeah, they did bake it.

5.0Droptop · Mar 17, 2008

when they bake it they usually will say to wait 2 weeks or so.

Darkwriter77 · Mar 17, 2008

Last time I painted my car, I let it "bake" by letting it sit out in the open. Black paint + Arizona summer sun = free "baking."

SteedaGT9150 · Mar 18, 2008

looks good but i would ditch the tails

MAC'n89Blckstng · Mar 18, 2008

I restore cars for a living and have an associates degree in Collision Repair. Trust me, it takes a good 3 months for paint to fully harden, baked or not. No need to wax it, the paint will shine for a long time until it needs waxing.

Beasty306GT · Mar 18, 2008

car looks good man. do yourself a favor and shorten those tailpipes...doesnt look good like that

blckstng96 · Mar 19, 2008

macn89 is a hack job,dont listen to a word that kid says.only thing they let him do at the shop is clean the bathroom and paint that.we are talking about automobile paint here bud,not your local bathroom.

CleanConcepts · Mar 19, 2008

5.0Droptop said:
They may have baked it, to cure it and if so its fine like the painters said....

+1 looks good man

black87ttop · Mar 19, 2008

blckstng96 said:
macn89 is a hack job,dont listen to a word that kid says.only thing they let him do at the shop is clean the bathroom and paint that.we are talking about automobile paint here bud,not your local bathroom.

Why do you two constantly fight like little girls on here. Do you know each other or just e-bashing?

MAC'n89Blckstng · Mar 19, 2008

black87ttop said:
Why do you two constantly fight like little girls on here. Do you know each other or just e-bashing?

HAHAHAHAHAH he started it

blckstng96 · Mar 19, 2008

HAH,and im gunna finish it too

2fastnotch · Mar 20, 2008

haha he said you paint bathrooms.

iwashmycar · Mar 20, 2008

SickSix said:
car looks good man. do yourself a favor and shorten those tailpipes...doesnt look good like that

ya GT tails are not meant to be seen, except maybe like .5"

other than that its lookin nice

MAC'n89Blckstng · Mar 22, 2008

whats funny is that my boss and coworkers started painting the apartment above the shop! sorry for the thread take over.

impulse001 · Mar 22, 2008

MACn89blckstng said:
whats funny is that my boss and coworkers started painting the apartment above the shop! sorry for the thread take over.

lol, no biggie

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