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Been reading up on this and it seems as waxing a brand new car is okay. Back in the days 20 years ago it seems that It may have been

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Old 05-20-2012, 03:44 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Been reading up on this and it seems as waxing a brand new car is okay. Back in the days 20 years ago it seems that It may have been true. Is this true?


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true. paint is baked.
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true. paint is baked.
It used to be you would have wanted to wait about 6 months before waxing, to give the paint ample time to cure. Not true any more.
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It used to be you would have wanted to wait about 6 months before waxing, to give the paint ample time to cure. Not true any more.
30 days would be more like it. I'm old enough to know
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30 days would be more like it. I'm old enough to know
I was always told 6 months, but that is probably just opinion based. The fact is, you always waited a while with a new car before you waxed it. I think I am old enough also -- born in 1960.
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Hey buddy was just asking if it's okay to wax my new car. Ce


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