New paint, should be waxed?

[sasuke]

Just got my car a new paint. Very shinny now. Do I still need to wax it so that it can has one layer of extra protection? Paint shop say no need wo. What do you think?

 

[koolspyda]

well, heard that too from paint shops.

very often new coated paint will take longer than 24 hours to sit in.

BTW, why not wait at least 2-3 weeks? Than every month wax the car. Paint will l be like new even after 3 years! or atleast very gleaming

can't guarentee the plastics... . .

 

[popiah]

thats a very difficult question to answer as we have no idea whats the paint, chemicals and also dilutions used for painting. so it is best to leave your car as it is for a couple of weeks. do make sure that you wash your car frequently as you want to keep the car as clean as possible to ensure that you do less work when you actually wax it. however, waxing itself is just a protective step. other steps you can look at also are steps like polishing before waxing. or even claying as some painters do not clean the car properly enough and you find that there are mini paint particles which are stuck on the surface of the car.

 

[tajulsans]

as mentioned, the paint need ample time for it to properly cure.. if ur paint job is forced dry, ie painted in heated paint booth.. then it is safe to wax it after 24 hr as the paint have fully cured, if not, then try not to wax it for one week ka.. then the paint should have already cured.