My car is back in the shop to get some of the paint touched redone. Well, the Fbody Gathering is this weekend and I was debating on whether or not to compete. However, I won't get the car back until Friday, which would mean I would only have that night, or VERY early Saturday morning to get anything done with it.

I know some people say to not even wash a car until X amount of days after it's painted, but I don't know if that's definitive or not.

I wouldn't use any kind of paint cleaner on it, but I was hoping for atleast a wash, polish and wax. Any input would be appreciated.

For the 2 people on Earth who've never seen my Camaro before, this is what I'm debating on entering.

 

Washing and polish shouldn't cause any problems, but DO NOT wax for 3-6 months. You will seal the paint and it won't cure properly. Good luck with her.

 

Thanks man. The first time she was painted, I waited 10 months before I did the Deep Crystal System on her.

Should I stay away from the wash bay and just do it in the drive way with a hose and sponge? I figure that might be less harsh.

 

i'll admit i dont know a whole lot about paint.. but it seems to me that i would just give it a good rinse with plain water and perhaps a light sponging with a SOFT sponge. i remember when my dad got his VW back fromthe paint shop he told us kids not to touch it... well first thing we did.... (i was like 9 mind you) i remeber a light finger poke left an indent, luckly he never saw it

PS i have never seen your car before. it looks great.

 

Use microfiber towels, no sponging. Soap shouldn't hurt it at all but yes I would always wash my car at home as you never know what those car washes are spraying on your car.

 

OK, so the plan is to:

1.) Wash at home, using Eagle One wash soap and some microfiber towels

2.) Dry with chammy

3.) Polish with Deep Crystal Polish

4.) Hope for the best

 

thats correct. i just painted my friends 91 firebird on here. you can wash it as soon as its done baking. same with polishing (i think its actually better since its easier to smooth out). but waxing is a big no no. my teacher told me to wait 4-6 months before waxing. so just give her a bath and a nice polish.

 

Sounds good, remember to use microfiber to remove the polish and if your going to do the actual polishing by hand use the microfiber for that as well.

 

DO NOT spray high pressure at the paint, especially if it's at the end of the metal, example is where the doors and fenders meet. Just a light spray or don't put a nozzle on the water hose and let it rinse to make sure that you don't have soap on the paint.

Wash it all at home and use soft towels. You can get away with not polishing if you just dry it right let the untouched paint shine through.

 

VERY TRUE... The paint will be "soft" for about 3-4 depending on how warm it is where you are... So, save your quarters and stay away from the car wash.

 

when i got my old 95 camaro repainted factory quasar blue, my bodyshop guy told me if i washed it to use a very light palmolive solution and nothing else..

 

Does it make any difference since it's a base coat/ clear coat paint?

 

yeah u might not need soap because it is a detargente rise with a horse then dry and polish id say hand polish take u a wile but it will keep the paint looking new no clothes rember because it creates mico scratches

 

my painter told me i could wa it any time i wanted when i got it back

 

nice roseary i got one too dont leave home with out it

 

I was told by my painter on multiple occasions (multiple paintjobs) that
a) I should only hand-wash it for a few months
b) No waxing for at least 6 months
c) The paint is still curing for about a month after the paintjob, so keep any contaminants off/out of it.

Nice car btw. Always liked the look.

 

every time i see ur car i wanna cry that is a nice car!!! that paint job is so hard to get sliver is a bitch to get right i stick to basics black blue red. NICE CAR!!! please run me over with it thats how i wanna go

 

Now that's a compliment...

 

Yeah, you aint kidding.

 

Hahahaha! That's a new one.

 

Well I appreciate everyone's advice, but unfortunately the shop was unable to finish my car in time. However, I did stop by to take a look at it and they've somehow managed cause my window tint on the driver's side to get f-ed up.