[Bagelfast]

Alright i just got m E90 LCI about almost 2 weeks ago and the dealer did a pretty lazy job in doing the prep job, the clay and wax job was somewhat okay, but there polishig or maybe the wax job they did, left some minor maching marks on some parts of the car, and the car has some light scuff marks here and there that are barely visible in some angels of light.

Anyways i was thinking to hit it with some polish and throw some swizzvax i got?


But my question is, how long do i have to wait before i polish wax the car? since its brand new, i remember my E92 when i got it the dealer told me wait about 60 days before doing any wax and such to it.

[TOGWT]

Two whole weeks with a brand new car and you haven't polished / waxed it yet

New cars - Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM oven cured) Paint

The most often asked question and a subject that results in a great deal of confusion regarding polishing or waxing OEM paint. Paint curing process; new cars go through the painting and baking process without any of the rubber, plastic, and cloth components installed. This is why they can expose the cars paint to such high temperatures, these high temperatures and special paints used at the factory level ensure the paint is fully cured by the time the car leaves the assembly line.

Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) water based paint and its clear coat is cured at high temperatures; OEM paints are cured in a paint oven at around 320. °F (160. °C) for 20 minutes, in multiple oven zones where the paint is baked with radiation and convection heat so that 90-95% of the paint systems out gassing has taken place, the additional 5-10% will cure within 2-3 days and the vehicle’s paint can be waxed the moment it is rolled out of the manufacturing plant.

By not applying some sort of paint protection soon after purchase the customer is actually damaging the paint surface instead of helping it. Salesmen that advise a customer not to wax a car for 3-6 months are relying on old paint methods and are misinformed about the latest paint technology. The newer paints are catalyzed (a chemical reaction that cures the paint) lacquers and enamels needed an extensive time for the solvents to release, with modern water based paints this is not necessary.

This is a huge problem in dealerships because customers tend to take the advice offered by a salesman who usually knows nothing about paint, rather than a trained paint professional. This goes a long way to understand why fairly new vehicles paint surfaces are in such bad shape even after a relatively short period of time.

[Bagelfast]

The dealer did and they did a damn bad job at it.

O ok, i was just making sure since the dealer said they did, and yea they put some damn marks doing the polishing/waxing wrong.

So its alright to polish/wax the car even though its 2 weeks old?

[Envious Eric]

polish away!!!

get some protection on that thing!