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Originally Posted by rajmangal7
I was told by a "body shop expert" that that needs to be done.
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Here's the deal.
Any buffing or polishing is supposed to be done by the shop that is painting the car. That is not YOUR job! That's part of the price that YOU paid THEM! When the car leaves the shop, the ONLY thing that you should have to do is wash the car until the paint cures. After the paint cures, you can apply whatever protection that you want to use. You should NOT have to do ANYTHING else. I would seriously advise you to sit down with the person who painted the car (NOT the body shop manager, the person who DID THE WORK), and get a thorough understanding of what he advises you as to what needs to be done. Of all things, CLAYING a brand new paint job that wasn't shipped to you by rail is completely ludicrous unless the car was painted outdoors during a dirt storm. From the pictures that you posted, that doesn't seem to be the case.
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Originally Posted by rajmangal7
I'm not sure they said its procedure. I always thought the paint is not supposed to even be washed or waxed for a period of time, but the painter says otherwise.
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That's why you need to take a pen and paper with you and get some CLARITY. I have never heard of a painter telling a customer that the customer needs to buff his fresh paint job.
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Originally Posted by rajmangal7
I have always been told to buff the paint every 3 months or so.
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Now tell me why you would need to buff the paint every 3 months or so? Do you know WHY you even buff paint? What is your reasoning as to WHY that would be a good idea?
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Originally Posted by rajmangal7
I figured that if the paint was perfect and I put a clear bra or xpel over it then it would be protected but i am worried about clear bra hazing and damaging the paint more than helping.
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And how would a clear bra damage the paint? As for hazing, if you use some cheap, Chinese brand knock-off product, you should expect that kind of result.
All of these clear bra products on the market are NOT the same. There is plenty of eBay and Amazon sold crap out there. For the most part, you get what you pay for.
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Originally Posted by rajmangal7
I spoke to the painter and he said curing time is in between 1-2 weeks. He said it can sit in a garage all that time and does not need to be in the sun.
-Raj
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I would follow his advice if I were you.
