washing your new paint?

[1971fordcustom]

Im just wanting to know, What do you all use to wash your new paint job?

Mine is all most done! But I know if you use just old bath towels it will make little marks in the paint"DON'T WANT THAT" woud microfiber towels be the best thing to use?

I know most people won't see the marks, But I will and it will bug me way to much

Thanks all

[ezernut9mm]

is this a two stage paint job?

[1971fordcustom]

is this a two stage paint job?

UHHH SORRY BUT WHATS A TWO STAGE



I do know its """base coat""" "" clear coat"""

[ezernut9mm]

k thats two stage. i wouldn't wash it for a few days after being painted to let the paint cure. after that, i'd use those 100% cotton white little towels with some turtle wax zip wax car wash. (thats what i like). then after a couple of weeks wax it with a good quality wax like zaino.

[1971fordcustom]

k thats two stage. i wouldn't wash it for a few days after being painted to let the paint cure. after that, i'd use those 100% cotton white little towels with some turtle wax zip wax car wash. (thats what i like). then after a couple of weeks wax it with a good quality wax like zaino.

Its been painted for about a month now. We just been getting the molding on grille that stuff on.


Thanks for the help!

[fordman]

rinse the truck before you start rubbing on it. the dust and stuff will put small scratches in the paint.

[foghorn]

This is I would get a sheeps wool wash mit and i like dawn dish soap and use as hot as you can stand to put your hand in water. This has never failed me yet and i been using these for years now. But as someone else said rinse it first. If your painter has a bake booth it will me mostly cured when you get it. Other wise this time of the year its gonna take about 30 days to cure really good. The cold air will slow down the cure time. Also i wouldnt use anything to will produce a high water pressure like a sweeper nozzle. use a nozzle that will make a wide spray pattern. If your wife or girl friend has a flower watering wand this would be the best choice.




Foggy

[1971fordcustom]

This is I would get a sheeps wool wash mit and i like dawn dish soap and use as hot as you can stand to put your hand in water. This has never failed me yet and i been using these for years now. But as someone else said rinse it first. If your painter has a bake booth it will me mostly cured when you get it. Other wise this time of the year its gonna take about 30 days to cure really good. The cold air will slow down the cure time. Also i wouldnt use anything to will produce a high water pressure like a sweeper nozzle. use a nozzle that will make a wide spray pattern. If your wife or girl friend has a flower watering wand this would be the best choice.




Foggy

I found a forum off of mothers auto!
One thing they said never use dish soap as it will take off wax or any thing you put on the paint! But thats what I have all ways used I guess I need to change that! with this new paint job. Ill get me a woolmitt and some other microfiber drying towels from mothers.

[foghorn]

This never did bother me as i always waxed after washing. I look at it like this all soaps will remove wax's no matter how mild they are. All soaps are a cleansing agent is what i was always taught. The only kind of wax i ever used was a carnuba wax others can kill a paint job faster than it should. Saftey kleen makes a wax that is great for older paint jobs but not for newer ones the product is called sparkle brite.




Foggy

[layedout72]

get the softest lint free towels/gloves whatever you can possibly find. You didn't spend 2g's+ to go and put some scratches in it! autopia.com will give you some good info as to what you can get locally, and online. I personally would buy the best of the best for an aftermarket paint job.

[lightning_msd]

rinse it down first, then use whatever kind of soap you want, after its dry buy some mcguires instant detailer, i used to use that stuff all the time at the bodyshop after we painted a vehicle, its awesome stuff.

[1971fordcustom]

rinse it down first, then use whatever kind of soap you want, after its dry buy some mcguires instant detailer, i used to use that stuff all the time at the bodyshop after we painted a vehicle, its awesome stuff.

My mom got me a Meguiars detailing kit a wile back. I have all there brushes.

I have there Cleaner WAX and I have some Teflon Spray Wax its carnauba wax but its from a diff brand. I have there high tec past wax I have so much wax its not even funny.

I have there hot shine for the tires, More junk for the rims. When will I ever ues this stuff .

I just found mothers carnauba wax

Just tell me what ya think about my stuff.

[FORD428CJ]

I would use good car soap for starters. Dish soap strips the wax! The reason why is because they waxed it after it was painted (color sanded and waxed) and it serves as a good protection as well. I wouldn't wax it again for another month or 2. Just my 2 cents........