how long should I wait....

[Paramedic]

Im aware of the 60-90 days to apply wax after a new paint job. I just got my truck back from the body shop today from having the hood painted from my mishap of going through the clear and down to the primer. I asked the guy there if I should wait 60-90 days before applying wax and he said I can do it when ever I want because the hood was removed from the truck while it was painted and they use a high tech heat lamp that bakes the paint. Is that true or to be on the safe side should I just wait the 60-90 days? I think I remember reading on here that #80 will give me little protection on it, but not nearly as much as a wax would.

Thanks
Nick

[MikeGT]

Personally, to be safe, I would wait. When I had body kit peices painted on my old car, the guy said to wait.

Make sure you wash and use QD on it for good measure though on a regular basis.

[Chex]

Re: how long should I wait....

well...if he told you he used the paint baking lamp, the pieces should be ready to wax, but still instead of waiting 60 to 90 days, wait from 20 to 40 days.

paint baking systems accelerate paint curing, and I don't think body shops that use these systems, differ much from the paint baking systems used ad car assembling plants.

however you can use M80 (speed glaze) or 3M's PIII finishing glaze. both will give you protection and it's for around a month (that's what the PES video said about M80 hehe)

Hope this helps

[the other pc]

Re: how long should I wait....

... I asked the guy there if I should wait 60-90 days before applying wax and he said I can do it when ever I want because the hood was removed from the truck while it was painted and they use a high tech heat lamp that bakes the paint. Is that true ...? ...

No.

Unless he can show you the thermometer he used to measure surface temperature, a log sheet of the actual measurements at multiple points on the panel (including dwell time) and a copy of the coating manufacturer's drying schedule that indicates the aforementioned data falls within their recommendations for waxable cure, don't believe him.


PC.

[Paramedic]

Re: how long should I wait....

No.

Unless he can show you the thermometer he used to measure surface temperature, a log sheet of the actual measurements at multiple points on the panel (including dwell time) and a copy of the coating manufacturer's drying schedule that indicates the aforementioned data falls within their recommendations for waxable cure, don't believe him.


PC.

That makes perfect sense to me. Im not sure on how the surface was "cured" in there terms. The painters helper I talked to there claimed there DeVilbiss Downdraft paint booth will heat up to 400 degrees to cure the paint which takes 45 minutes. 400 degrees to me would seem to have some type of effect on the plastic trim parts on a vehicle. I also see they have heat lamps around there too. They are a Sikkens shop so I will have to check the sikkens website for a product tech sheet for what they used to check and be sure of for myself.

http://www.olsonsautobody.com/paintshop.html

Thanks!
Nick