Painting and waxing

[John Kuhnast]

My pickup has been painted with enamel. How long must I wait before useing cleaner and wax? I use Mcquire products. Thanks

[Ross/Kzoo]

When was it painted? I used an enamel with hardener and waited about a week to sand and buff.

[Logan]

In texas I could paint a car at the beginning of the day, and be able to start wet sanding and buffing by the end of the day. In summer. Once I'm done sanding, buffing, and polishing I rinse the car down with water. Then wait a day or so before washing with any type of soap. Then a month before waxing. The month allows all the paint to completely seal, so the wax doesn't effect the coats of paint under the top coat. Sherwin Williams actually has had a clear coat for a few years that you can sand and buff 15-30 minutes after it's sprayed. It's not something you'd want to spray if you're doing a large area at once because you're recoat time will be gone by the time you get back around to that area. But after we sand and buff that, we wash it with water to get all the compound off and it's ready to go an hour after paint.

[Tinbasher]

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If it's straight enamel when you should wait 30 days for the paint to dry completely. Then wax it once in the spring and once in the fall and you should be good to go!!

The Old Tinbasher