I had a run in with a pipe and it dented my rear passenger door and took out some paint. I had it fixed at a shop and they "blended" half the front door and the rear quarter panel. Anyways, when I picked it up I noticed they had waxed that area. Aren't you supposed to let the paint cure for a few weeks before waxing it? I asked the manager and he says that it is ok to wax immediately. thoughts?

 

usually after the paint is done they do a wet sand, one more shot of clear, then a polish and a glaze..maybe what they did was the polish and glaze..but i wouldnt recomend waxing at lease for the first 6 months when the paint is new.

 

yeah, just polish alone can make it look pretty darn shinny...

 

it isn't polish and glaze. It's wax as I can still see white residue on certain spots. Even the manager himself said they waxed the area.

 

it depends on what they did after they painted the car. i don't remeber what they do or can do, but one of the ways u can wax and do whatever right after, and the other way u can't and have to wait a few weeks before doing anything

 

Polish and glaze leaves a white residue too.. (I unoficially work at a body shop)

 

oh ok didn't know that. but manager said they waxed it, not polish or glaze.

 

Don't sweat it, if it gets F'd up bring it back to them and have them redo it. They painted it, they waxed it...