99TranTrany

I should be getting my car back from the paint shop either this weekend or early next week. Electron blue! Just wondering how long I should wait to wash and zaino it? I'll post pics as soon as I get it back.
peace, justin

Mark IXZD 150

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I'd give it a month just to be safe. If you're really impatient give it a couple weeks.

OctaneZ28

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I waited 5 weeks.

MadIceV8

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They should have baked the paint after they painted the car, so you can basically wash it right away (I waited a few days tho). As for waxing, 2-3 weeks after will be enough.

Bad 00 SS

Octane and Madice: what do u mean...u guys waited also? did u have ur cars painted as well??? if so, it looks like midnight blue for octane and sebring silver for urs madice...if so...why didn't u go with a custom paint job???


Mikie

OctaneZ28

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Some jerk hit my car... passenger side was all FUBAR, so it needed fixed, hence the re-painting.
But the car has always been Navy Blue Metallic.
Couldn't get quite enough out of the guy's insurance company for a full re-paint, heh.

Joe "Preachers Sheets" DIESO

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If they car have been repainted and baked, you want to wait 6 weeks as a rule of thumb.

Considering how shiny new paint already it, I would just let the paint sit for 2 months, it's already clean. Just spray the dust off with water or something.

onehardmaro

You can wash it right away. I bet the paint shop will wash it before you pick it up. They did on my truck. They told me to wait a month to wax it.

MadIceV8

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The only thing I had painted it my SS spoiler and it was blended into the fenders. My bodyman (which does awesome work ), said 2-3 weeks then you can wax.

Kevin V 2002 SS

With Zaino wait 1-2 weeks, then Zaino away.

02 TA

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We usually wash a car the day after we paint it, but we tell the customer wait for a month before waxing just to be safe