I'm so excited! My 1st major detailing this weekend :)
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Wow! This is really great. Your car looks outstanding. What do you plan on putting on the wheels to protect them as well? My neighbors all thought I was insane for using a leaf blower to dry my car until they came by the first time in the evening and couldn't believe the finish on my car compared to theirs. Keep it up.
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Wow! This is really great. Your car looks outstanding. What do you plan on putting on the wheels to protect them as well? My neighbors all thought I was insane for using a leaf blower to dry my car until they came by the first time in the evening and couldn't believe the finish on my car compared to theirs. Keep it up.
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I have questions for you about your detailing...and they might be based on old-school thinking that no longer applies...I'm looking for education because I've never had a black car before and black is just plain higher maintenance. ![Smile](https://themustangsource.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
I've always been of the mind that you shouldn't be waxing brand new paint, and should wait at least 90 days on fresh paint. I can see using the clay bar for rail dust, that **** is NASTY if it beds in. I was initially planning to just use a high quality paint sealer when I first got it to strengthen the clear, then wait a couple months (it'll probably be 30-45 days old when it gets here) before going further. Is my information out of date, or was it always wrong to begin with?
I don't have a lot of experience with a clay bar beyond some spot jobs, as I've always had white/silver cars that just don't show a lot of contaminants like black does, often a little mild polish will take care of anything visible on those colors, so this level of paint care is somewhat new to me.
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I've always been of the mind that you shouldn't be waxing brand new paint, and should wait at least 90 days on fresh paint. I can see using the clay bar for rail dust, that **** is NASTY if it beds in. I was initially planning to just use a high quality paint sealer when I first got it to strengthen the clear, then wait a couple months (it'll probably be 30-45 days old when it gets here) before going further. Is my information out of date, or was it always wrong to begin with?
I don't have a lot of experience with a clay bar beyond some spot jobs, as I've always had white/silver cars that just don't show a lot of contaminants like black does, often a little mild polish will take care of anything visible on those colors, so this level of paint care is somewhat new to me.
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Posted by lakeguy77
The paint on a new car has been cured in a bake oven at high temperatures. This happens when the car is still a shell.
Keep in mind that once a car is assembled, it sits in the lot at the factory for a while until it can be shipped.
Repainted cars that are done in a spray/bake booth are cured at a much lower temperature, henceforth one should wait to wax and/or seal it according to the paint manufacturer's specifications.
See the information above.
Having a black car is a labor of love. Marc Harris writes for Detailed Image, everything you need to know about maintaining your car's looks can be found here.... http://www.detailedimage.com/Auto-Detailing-Guide/
I have questions for you about your detailing...and they might be based on old-school thinking that no longer applies...I'm looking for education because I've never had a black car before and black is just plain higher maintenance. ![Smile](https://themustangsource.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
I've always been of the mind that you shouldn't be waxing brand new paint, and should wait at least 90 days on fresh paint.
![Smile](https://themustangsource.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
I've always been of the mind that you shouldn't be waxing brand new paint, and should wait at least 90 days on fresh paint.
Keep in mind that once a car is assembled, it sits in the lot at the factory for a while until it can be shipped.
Repainted cars that are done in a spray/bake booth are cured at a much lower temperature, henceforth one should wait to wax and/or seal it according to the paint manufacturer's specifications.
I can see using the clay bar for rail dust, that **** is NASTY if it beds in. I was initially planning to just use a high quality paint sealer when I first got it to strengthen the clear, then wait a couple months (it'll probably be 30-45 days old when it gets here) before going further. Is my information out of date, or was it always wrong to begin with?
I don't have a lot of experience with a clay bar beyond some spot jobs, as I've always had white/silver cars that just don't show a lot of contaminants like black does, often a little mild polish will take care of anything visible on those colors, so this level of paint care is somewhat new to me.
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