Washed, Waxed, Leather Conditioned and ArmorAll'd. Looking Beautiful

[Mithion]

 

[uxb2001]

Nice LTZ Dusk Edition!

 

[SuperSonicRS]

Car looks good, just have one thought, I have heard that you are not suppose to wax fresh paint due to the fact that the paint has to adhere and bond with the car, especially with this new water based paint. Maybe someone can chime in on this?

 

[Eric Smit]

man those are big wheels.

 

[NewZJ]

I heard armour all was bad for your car.

 

[Mithion]

I used Meguires Express Detailing spray wax, Lexol ph balanced leather conditioner and armorall cleaning and protectant wipes on the platic bits.

 

[dbarrett231]

It needs to be lowered and it would look perfect

 

[DJEmmie]

My sonic is two years old, I use magnifies wash and wax on it during normal washes. Two weeks ago I used "mother's" rub on wax and now my sassy sonic inferno is gleaming.

 

[Commando]

Car looks good, just have one thought, I have heard that you are not suppose to wax fresh paint due to the fact that the paint has to adhere and bond with the car, especially with this new water based paint. Maybe someone can chime in on this?

That's an urban legend. The wax doesn't even touch the paint. Remember the layers are as such: metal, primer, paint, clearcoat, wax.

What you've heard is incorrect, but wax can get foggy on new paint because some auto paint takes a week or 2 to cure fully. The chemicals that the paint is still releasing can get trapped under the wax and fog it a little.

Easy fix. Either buff the wax again, or clean it off and wax it again. Wax simply fills in the micro scratches in the clearcoat, making it look like glass.

This usually only applies to newly painted custom cars. Production cars are painted with super durable auto paint that is cured by baking in an oven. I doubt the paint isn't fully cured by the time you get it. Mabey if it litterally came straight from the factory.

TD

 

[SuperSonicRS]