Should you wait for a certain period of time before applying the first coat of wax to a new car? I remember having to wait a few months before waxing the non-enviro freindly auto paints, doeas this still hold true for today's water based auto paints?

Any, info. would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers, Harper. :roll:

From what I've read, no waiting! apply wax as soon as you like! Check out threads under Detailing 101 , lots of info there.

Shelly

Wax on now. Be sure to check out the detailing forum .

Thanks for the info. :wink:

Also recomended is to clay bar before waxing

This may just be misinformation, but I work at a detailing spot in Nashville. We mainly deal with new, high-end cars. When some cars come in and want us to wax it, we have to make sure that their car has not been painted in the last 5 months. Because if it has, we can't wax it. So, depending on when the side of your driver door says it was manufactured, you may have to wait 4-5 months. Oh, and where I work, we do everything by hand, so I'm not talking about using a buffer or anything. That's just what I've heard, though.

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I would agree, look at the manufactor date and wait a minimum of 3 to 5 months to let the paint cure before waxing the first time. It takes several months for your MINI to reach you so wait another 2 or 3 months before waxing is safe. I your MINI has been sitting around waiting for a long time then no problem.

You can still do weekly wash and dry and that is good for the finish.

:wink: )