polishing fresh paint????

I don't know how good it would be for your paint...and outside of small particles of dust and other small paint defects(which is why I often only have to just as we say spot clean) why would you polish new paint?(did you scratch it already?) I'll tell you what thiers one guy who been polishing and detailing for about 11 years and counting ,when I can't get to it he does. He plolished a brand new tailgate for a silverado.1500/2000/3000 colorsand, systemone w/ 8in. cuttung pad,swrilmark remover and it came out great. Something I did notice was once its polished it seems to scratch much easier after that, Gerry also doesnt use sealant either. My bad he does its Race Glaze poly or Wizards.So you figure you can polish new paint be extra carefull and Thier are some much lighter cutting compounds that I have to use on BMW,Mercades(spelling)Audi..etc I just cut the systemone w/ that week stuff so I wont be polishing all day any how you can but only if its really needed, I do it all day every day........OG
 
I would wait 30 days for wax or sealant . You can use a glaze like Imperal Hand Glaze or Meguiars #7 any time.
 
AmirTheOG said:
..and outside of small particles of dust and other small paint defects(which is why I often only have to just as we say spot clean) why would you polish new paint?(did you scratch it already?)
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Why polish new paint? To remove the swirls that the guy at the shop will put in when they polish the paint, and they will polish the paint. You can polish fresh paint but keep in mind it's softer than normal and you don't need to be aggressive. The shops polish fresh paint all the time. So do the car manufacturers. If a new car comes out of the paint boot and has a defect they correct that defect and that will include some polishing. The thing you can't do with fresh paint is seal it. No LSP for what ever period of time the paint manufacturer recommends.
 
Anthony A said:
Why polish new paint? To remove the swirls that the guy at the shop will put in when they polish the paint, and they will polish the paint. You can polish fresh paint but keep in mind it's softer than normal and you don't need to be aggressive. The shops polish fresh paint all the time. So do the car manufacturers. If a new car comes out of the paint boot and has a defect they correct that defect and that will include some polishing. The thing you can't do with fresh paint is seal it. No LSP for what ever period of time the paint manufacturer recommends.
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Exactly...if a paint shop does a poor job polishing after painting then it would be a good time to lightly polish out the marks while the paint is a bit soft. Using a chemical polish rather than an abrasive polish would also be advisable.
Sealing should be done with the recommendation of the painting shop as they will be the ones giving the warranty on the paint. There are some new systems out there by Sikkens that are as hard as they will ever get right out of the paint booth and there will be no more curing time.
 
He told me 30 days before sealing it ,but when I got it home and under my lights its very hazy and yes tons of fine lines in it. I just bought the car last summer and it needs a polishing reallt bad so I was planning on doing it this coming weekend. I can wait to polish the hood thats no problem but would be nice to polish it all at once. I will not seal it though but I did think about putting red moose over it.
 
Anthony A said:
Why polish new paint? To remove the swirls that the guy at the shop will put in when they polish the paint, and they will polish the paint. You can polish fresh paint but keep in mind it's softer than normal and you don't need to be aggressive. The shops polish fresh paint all the time. So do the car manufacturers. If a new car comes out of the paint boot and has a defect they correct that defect and that will include some polishing. The thing you can't do with fresh paint is seal it. No LSP for what ever period of time the paint manufacturer recommends.
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I feel you... usually after any cars leave our shop the adjusters visualy inspect for such defects that I've missed, or swrils I've put in but I'm pretty good at not putting swrils in and yeah plenty of shops do polish fresh paint but not if they dont have to.The fact at our shop is if you can stand two feet away and cant see it dont polish it.Now if its thoes big defects then I do what I do.....wordup keep up truckin OG
 
sergiocoronado said:
hello there to all you detailers.
has anyone here use adams detailing produts, and if you are they good.?
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Perhaps do a search and read. If you don't get your answer, start a thread on topic.
Welcome, though.
 
Just an update;;;; I did polish my week old paint with menzerna FPII and a polishing pad no cutting pad and the haze and swirls cleaned up pretty good . I will wait to do it again after the 30 days but atleast it looks shinny like the rest of the car now.
 
glen22 said:
Just an update;;;; I did polish my week old paint with menzerna FPII and a polishing pad no cutting pad and the haze and swirls cleaned up pretty good . I will wait to do it again after the 30 days but atleast it looks shinny like the rest of the car now.
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The thing that really irks me about Menzerna is none of the labels say "body shop safe" like some other manufacturers. At least none of the bottles I have say that (FPII, IP, FTG, & FMJ).

Personally, I've been itching to polish my car. However, I had my hood repainted after my incident with the Spot Buffs kit and my body shop recommeneded waiting 3 months before waxing. So, I have one more month to go. Between that and all the salt & sand still on the roads from winter I figure I'll just wait.
 
Mikeyc said:
Personally, I've been itching to polish my car. However, I had my hood repainted after my incident with the Spot Buffs kit and my body shop recommeneded waiting 3 months before waxing. So, I have one more month to go. Between that and all the salt & sand still on the roads from winter I figure I'll just wait.
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They recommended 3 months before waxing/sealing. I see no reason that you couldn't polish, as I'm sure they have already polished it some prior to you getting the car back. Waxing/sealing supopsedly traps in gasses that need to escape from the paint. As long as you had a polish with no type of wax in it, I don't see how it could hurt.
 
Mikeyc said:
The thing that really irks me about Menzerna is none of the labels say "body shop safe" like some other manufacturers. At least none of the bottles I have say that (FPII, IP, FTG, & FMJ).
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Menzerna polishes are body shop safe. They are water based and filler free.
 
I was told 30 days before sealing the paint with anything that would cause it to not be able to release the gases and breathe.
 
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