eLMo

I just got my car back from the body shop. How long should I wait to wash it and wax it? I repainted the whole car.

NmexMAX

iTrader: (22)

What color did you paint it? Which one the 96 or 05? The paint shop should've given you guidance regarding your question though.

eLMo

I repainted the 4th Gen it was all scratched up. It's still black. My dad doesn't ask questions. He never does. I tell him to ask them this and that he goes shut up lolol.

Bobo

What's your dad have to do with this? Stand on your own two feet, get on the phone and start asking questions yourself!

chernmax

iTrader: (15)

Dude, pick up the phone and call the paint shop, should be easier than asking all of us since the shop should know more of the details about your paint job, cleaning and waxing differ by types of paintjobs. CALL....

NmexMAX

iTrader: (22)

Bobo

fishpony

iTrader: (2)

you can wash it right now. as for waxing it i've heard your supposed to wait a few months before you wax it up.

NmexMAX

iTrader: (22)

It's probably still a good idea to ask the shop just in case so you don't void any warranty that they, or your father may have provided.

THT

iTrader: (8)

I was told 30 days by the people who repainted the front and rear bumpers of my car.

Kevlo911

iTrader: (36)

30-45Days+

huyqvu

iTrader: (10)

shiet maybe hose it down but not wash it. ive always been told a month. my last car was smashed up 3 times and fixed twice. thats how i know

fishpony

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i dunno who told you guys not to wash your car for 30-45 days but i can assure you that is not true. Think about it. You just get a new paint job and you dont wash your car for a month and a half. In the summer your front bumper and hood will be Covered in bugs and eating away at your clear coat which will be even softer since it was just painted. We paint our cars the day after they are painted sometime and there is no negative effects to doing so. Washing your car will not hurt your new paint job as much as not washing it will. Now waxing on the other hand is a whole different story you need to let your paint and clear cure totally before waxing it. which will take a couple months.

pikers

Must be how long the warranty lasts

MDeezy

iTrader: (27)

Usually its aleast a few months as the paint needs to cure.

Bobo

My car is Diamond coated and I have been told by a reputable body shop in the paste that it can be re-applied after a month following fresh paint. I think the same would apply to most wax jobs, wait 30 days.