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How Long Till I PC After Respray?
- Thread starter makavelli
- Start date
106 GTi
Best of asking the bodyshop.
Polishing is fine though whatever - it is waxing and sealants that are the problem and big no no. Selaing the paint prevents it curing. If however it has been baked properly it may on the other hand be fine to do it now. If not 30 -90 days without sealant/wax.
If this is the case dont use SRP as it it maybe a mild polish but it contains the sealants too. Chances are the parts will have been flatted and polished already but using bodyshop sealant free polishes. Most of the Meguiars pro line polishes are designed to be used on fresh paint.
Polishing is fine though whatever - it is waxing and sealants that are the problem and big no no. Selaing the paint prevents it curing. If however it has been baked properly it may on the other hand be fine to do it now. If not 30 -90 days without sealant/wax.
If this is the case dont use SRP as it it maybe a mild polish but it contains the sealants too. Chances are the parts will have been flatted and polished already but using bodyshop sealant free polishes. Most of the Meguiars pro line polishes are designed to be used on fresh paint.
Astra coupe
yep my bonnets full of swirls and holograms...going to have to pay jace a visit.
106 GTi
they used a rotary on it but as rich says there are a fair few swirls and holograms on it
jamie i had my bonnet donehad lots a stone chips and a chip and dent on it
looks loads better now
IMO get them to sort it
VRS
locke and hankey in congleton
they are really good and ive taken all my motors there to be repaired/resprayed.
they used a rotary on it but as rich says there are a fair few swirls and holograms on it
jamie i had my bonnet done
looks loads better now
IMO get them to sort it
to be fair the swirls are only visable when u look carefully in direct sunlight and there is only one bit where i can see holograming but im getting quite anal with my cleaning so would like to sort it lol
andy
VRS
106 GTi
SRP is a no no unless they have told you it is baked and safe to seal.
SSR 2 and 2.5 are bodyshop safe and silicone free, so both would be fine.
I would grab some 80 as it looks better than the others if used stand alone if you cant wax it.
If they tell you it fine to wax, use the SSR's as needed and seal.
SSR 2 and 2.5 are bodyshop safe and silicone free, so both would be fine.
I would grab some 80 as it looks better than the others if used stand alone if you cant wax it.
If they tell you it fine to wax, use the SSR's as needed and seal.
VRS
******* UPDATE *********
spoke to the guys at the bodyshop, they said the paint was fully baked and i can use polish seal wax etc etc as soon as i want to
they said something along the lines of:
"you only had to wait for months on end for the paint to fully harden before you could use polishes,sealants and waxes back in the days of cellulose based paints (or something along those lines) but these days with the paint they use and the way they bake it, its fine to do it as soon as its handed back over to the customer"
happy days
spoke to the guys at the bodyshop, they said the paint was fully baked and i can use polish seal wax etc etc as soon as i want to
they said something along the lines of:
"you only had to wait for months on end for the paint to fully harden before you could use polishes,sealants and waxes back in the days of cellulose based paints (or something along those lines) but these days with the paint they use and the way they bake it, its fine to do it as soon as its handed back over to the customer"
happy days
