I just had my door repainted on my truck. I wanted to wax the door along with the rest of the truck but the paint shop said I had to wait 90 days. If they are allowing me to drive the truck, I'm sure that the paint is set up enough. Why wouldn't you be able to wax the new paint job. It has been 3 weeks since I got the truck back and I want to get some protection on the new paint job. Any suggestions?

 

I am picking up my truck from Ford tomorrow for the same thing... sounds like yours turned out great... they could not match up my black paint so the entire passenger side of my truck is slightly darker than the rest of the paint. They had originally painted just the door darker and then they went back and "blended" the door with the fender and third door. I will ask them when it is safe to wax it. I do believe it is 3 weeks though.

 

Yes my truck did turn out very good. The only problem I had was that Ford sent the wrong pin stripping the first time. I had to wait a week until they ordered in the right colors. My truck is two-tone and they matched the truck very well. My truck is dark red with tan on the bottom. Please do post what they tell you about how long you have to wait. Thanks Again.

 

The last body work I had done, the shop told me it was OK to wax right away. It may depend on what the paint manufacturer suggests, different brands, different times.

I'd do whatever they said to avoid future warranty concerns.

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The reason they want you to wait 90 days to wax the new paint, is to let the paint cure. Silicoln in wax seals the paint & won't let it cure properly. If you want, you can use a glaze that don't contain silicoln. This will give you some protection until you can use a wax.
Jay

 

Todays paints dry almost immediately. People in the auto industry generally say this because they have said it for years. Don't worry about waiting a little time anyway because your paint will be fine unprotected for a while. Three weeks is plenty enough.

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