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Offline sj2780

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New Paint
« on: March 01, 2013, 11:44:50 am »
Hi, just had the wings replaced on my '55 gti under warrenty. anyone know how long i should leave it before i give it a good clean.
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Re: New Paint
« Reply #1 on: March 01, 2013, 02:16:24 pm »
In the past, paints used to have solvents and hence you had to wait for the solvents to gas off and the paint to fully cure - this was about a month. Nowadays, EU ruling means paints are waterbased and you don't have to wait as long.

Generally speaking, washing/polishing is okay - the issue was always sealing with LSP.
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Re: New Paint
« Reply #2 on: March 01, 2013, 03:21:08 pm »
thanks for the quick response, champion will give it a much required wash the weekend.
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