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pow
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Camper van is en route and it's all freshly painted. Because it's still missing a few windows and the roof isn't in the best condition I've bought a cover for it. Would it be safe to whack a layer of wax onto the van when it arrives so the cover moving in the wind etc won't scratch it?

Just apply a layer of wax and not buff it of before I cover it up? Is that safe? Just some Autogylm stuff?

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17th Jul 12 at 09:36   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Thought you had to leave it to properly 'set' before messing with it but i may be wrong
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^^^^this... you are ment to leave it for ages
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What the paint? Fuccckkkkk
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indeed you are suppost to leave it for quite some time

i left my bonnet in my warm bedroom for 1 and a half weeks, was still a touch soft
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you have to leave it for 48 hours! i had a bonnet bra on my car and wasnt allowed to put it back on for that time, i put it on a week later and it still scratched my freshly painted bonnet! soo be careful what you do
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TBH i'd see what ThomasNovaSixteen has to say
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You don't have to leave it for ages at all.

Depends on how they did the job tbh
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My painting isn't done in an oven so i advise atleast 2-3 weeks before waxing to let all the solvent ect leave the paint, waxing before this happens makes the lacquer go cloudy...
As said all depends on how it's been painted
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I can't not put a cover on it as it has no windows at the moment. It's not water tight! It'll have been inside for nearly 2 weeks by the time it comes.
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I had mine painted in a body shop and ovened. Had the lower sills stone chipped too and was advised 48 hours before washing it. 1 week before fitting skirts and polishing it and 2 week before pressure washing it
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My boss polishes cars hours after being clear coated and sends them up to the pakis to get power washed immediately after
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I recon I'll have to cover it but wait a week or 2 before waxing it.
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you could tape plastic over the windows. i wouldnt want to risk scratching fresh paint with a car cover tbh
DanCobb
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I've Flated & polished cars a few hours after being painted at work

 
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