Paint Wax Options

[Liam_c]

I have recently been to get my car tidyed up by a panel beater. After a month of having it back, it has already started peeling, and has fish eyes and contaminents in the paint. I've since taken it back and they said they will repair it, but i've been told that its happened because of the type of wax i've been using They have told me not to wash the car with wash n wax products or wax my car after washing it for a few weeks before bringing it in to respray.

Just for future reference, is there any wax products that easily wash off when the car is washed? Or would be less likely to do this?

Cheers

[Reyne]

What paint are they using that takes a month to cure? Good God... I've used acrylic lacquer and even in humid as hell Alabama it needed no more than a week sitting outside to cure before colour sanding and then buffing, polishing, and waxing. Has held up for two years with no flaws and still going strong. The truly professional shops can get it sprayed, colour sanded, buffed, polished, and waxed to a showroom finish that'll last for years in a weekend. Then again they have heated paint booths which goes a long way. Still, a month to cure is absolutely asinine...

Big big difference between being buffable and fully cured. Acrylic lacquer will not release all of its solvents in a week. The pro shops do spray bake and buff in a short time. Purely based on quick turn over to survive. I have been painting professionally for longer than I will admit and my thoughts on this subject are based on experience and also have been told by the Glasurit- BASF training rep about the 3 month proper cure for 2 pack paint. In particular sealing it off within the 3 months.