How long before applying speed glaze to new paint?

S

Sad little man

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I just got one half of my car repainted about three weeks ago, and it needs to look really nice for a special occasion Saturday, and I was wondering if it'd be ok to use megs speed glaze on the freshly painted part to clean up some swirls and shine it up. I've heard it won't block paint offgassing, but I wasn't sure if the paint is hardened enough to use it. I'd probably just apply it by hand fwiw.
 
#80 won't interfere with the outgassing, but the initial cut of its (generally mild) abrasives can sometimes be too much for recently-shot paint. I've had it cause surprisingly nasty micromarring that I had a terrible time removing. This was on a fairly fresh b/c repaint (RM brand paint FWIW) that *had* been baked. After a few more weeks the paint hardened up a bit and there were no more problems of that nature but for a while there I had to use even milder abrasives than those in the #80.



I'd err on the side of caution and use a nonabrasive product for the time being. My fave for this is Meg's #5, but their other "pure polishes" are all fine (#3/#7/#81/Deep Crystal step #2), as are 3M IHG and the Mother's glaze.



After a few more weeks you can try the #80 if there's any marring you'd like to correct, just try a small spot first. Once the paint has hardened up enough it oughta repond fine to the #80.
 
Sad said:
I thought the deep crystal step 2 polish had fillers in it.
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While some expert at meguiar's would probably spank us for using the word "fillers" (as opposed to maybe "trade secret oils" ;) ), yeah, *ALL* the products I mentioned have them. No problem with that IMO, sure won't hurt the new paint any. The fillers/oils/"stuff" is what makes them worth using- they provide a little minimal protection and shine things up a bit. Then they wash away quickly because that's all they are- fillers and oils. Dunno if I'm clarifying this as much as I'd like :o
 
Yup, I've got my #5 and DC #2 ready for when I pick my car up with a fresh paint job on Tuesday. I'd been hoping for tomorrow, but I'd rather they take their time to do it right than worry about me rushing them. They'll bake the paint, but I have a feeling it would be best if I still give the fresh paint a few days to cure before I even glaze. I also have some RMG I just received that I'm anxious to see how it looks on the car, so I'll try that out a few times.
 
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