Fresh from the body shop

ibidu1 said:
Most shops do not use heated lamps to bake paint on, unless they have a rush job and want the paint to harden faster. "baking" term is an old skool term that was for the old style lacquer paints. It's all mostly in the hardeners mixed in it and the type of weather.
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Most big shops have ovens where they throw heat shields on your tires and bake your entire car at 160F for 10 minutes. It has been shown to significantly reduce the life of your tires. This was general practice in the early 90's when I was in the aftermarket end of things.







And the guy who takes his Yaris to a paintshop that wetsands and polishes the entire car could have bought a $25k car and forgone the paintjob. Whatever floats your boat.
 
The body shop said I can wax in 30 days, I think I will was with dawn to get all the heavy solvents/oils off, clay bar, polish, than Klasse AIO and wax.
 
Hey man u asked for advice but i think your not listening to these guys. If u ever work in a body shop you will see most of these guys may be able to paint and paint good, but when it comes to buffing and polishing afterwards well they're not so good. i suggest u wait 90 days for the clear to cure. most clears have to offgas except for few that specialize in quick curing but if i remember correctly it very expensive and not a general practice. u should be fine waiting the 90 days and u can always clay and polish as often as u like but if u seal the clear your taking a chance. oh yeah and please stay away from the dawn
 
Yea I better wait the 90 days and yes I used to work in a body shop so I have remnants of that mentality. I'm just a paint engineer now , the paint we use is 100% acrylic enamel and once out of the oven it is 100% cured and ready for polish. wax, whatever. Haven't worked with urethane in 15 years.
 
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