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Old Jun 13, 2008 | 06:57 AM
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Amigo and Epic after touching up paint chips?

this weekend I will be doing my full exterior detail without a PC andf by hand.

My plan is to:

Dress exterior plastic with black WOW
Dawn Wash
Clay
And then touch up a bunch of paint chips i have with this dr.colorchip kit i have.

My question is what do i do after that? How long should i wait before using amigo and epic?

I would prefer to do it all on the same day so I can protect my paint....I dont liek the idea of having my car sitting out there naked with no protection

Let me know what think ....
 
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Old Jun 13, 2008 | 09:58 AM
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you have to let touchup dry for days... like up to 15days from my
experience for it to harden completely.

therefore, just do your entire detail now, use some alcohol to
remove the wax on the areas where you're going to touch up.

do the touchup, let dry with no wax for 2 wks. then spot wax
the area, followed by Hydro on the entire car the following day.

should look great.
 
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Old Jun 13, 2008 | 10:39 AM
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I like the way you think ....This is going to be my strategy. thanks for your help
 
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Old Jun 13, 2008 | 11:38 AM
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good luck with that and show us some picts when done.
 
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Old Jun 13, 2008 | 11:57 AM
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I have done it the way Ken suggests. Better to have wax covered chips, than no wax on the whole car.

Mark
 
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