Thread: How long to wait before waxing after a paint job

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I use the 3M Perfect-It III line of products for paint finishing... After we color-sand and buff a paintjob we will usually use the the Rubbing Compound then the Finishing Glaze... On some cases especially dark colors of paint we will use a coat of wax to maximize the shine and help to keep the spider-web scratches off of the finished surface of the clear coat...

Dave Brisco
Dangerous DesignWorx

My painter told me if you cant smell the paint anymore , you can wax it if you like...but he prefers polish , no wax. the paint on mine was baked, he said I can do it whenever I wanted. I waited 60 days. John

Most waxes are paint sealants and like mentioned BC/CC does not need it .
PPG says 3-4 months air dry before any type paint sealant is used .
It takes this long for all Solvents and Catalyst to GAS off for a hard finish.
Now if the paint job was cured by infrared 24-48 hours.
I will only use a good quality polish , it does wash off in time so re-application is required .

To me wax is so 1970's , to many other better products out there .

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