Just wondering, I have herd that you are suppose to wait 6 months, to let the paint "settle". Anyone know anything about this?

 

if you went to the dealer to get an oil change after a few months or so- trust me any decent dealer will automatically wash it...

if paint has problems after 6 months... you bought the wrong car

 

right wen i got my 08, as soon as i had time i clayed and waxed it

 

I have always been told from the bodyshop to leave it alone for 90 days. Six months seems a little much.

Did it really require a clay bar right when you received it?

 

What I was trying to say was i know that you can wash it. I am saying i have herd that you are supppose to wait six months before you WAX it in order to let the paint settle. I have herd this on more than 1 occasion. Just checking its reliablity with people that seem to know a lot about cars.

 

I know alot of people I deal with refuse to accept a dealer prepped car... they specifically request that they receive the car with all the plastic, protective covering on, etc- if it is cleaned- they will refuse delivery.

Since dealerships are well known to scratch cars, swirl marks, etc.

So the clients prefer to do it themselves

Any car make that says- hey don't wash the car for a month or so after delivery- is not a good car

if you have to worry about the paint- that is the least of the worries- what about the drivetrain, etc.

 

bodyshop is one thing- that means had bodywork etc.

i think he was talking about receiving delivery of a new car

 

I was talking about new car. Also, the dealership is not the people that said wait awhile. It is people that work on cars and some people that dont and it applies to ANY car i have herd. Not just this particular one, so I am not worried about the other things. I have had hondas before and know they are great cars. I was just wondering about the paint. Not just specifically the paint on the Fit either.

 

I have herd this before too. Because the cars generate such friction on the rail cars that tiny particles adhere in the paint. Just answering from what i have herd. I have no knowledge or experience with this.

 

Just read this:

A new car with a factory paint job can be waxed the moment it is rolled out of the manufacturing plant. Cars that have factory paint jobs are cured at much higher temperatures, sometimes as high as 300 degrees in special baking ovens. At a factory level, the car goes through the painting and baking process without any of the rubber, plastic, and cloth components installed. This is why they can expose the car and it's fresh paint to such high temperatures. These high temperatures and special paints used at the factory level insures the paint is fully cured by the time the car is completely assembled.
After-market paint finishes however, are cured at a much lower temperature to ensure the method of baking or heating the paint doesn't melt non-metal components such as wiring and vinyl. For this reason, it's best to follow the specific paint manufactures recommendations for care and maintenance of fresh paint. Most paint manufactures that supply paint to the refinish industry recommend that you allow anywhere from 30 to 90 days curing time after the paint is applied before you apply the first application of wax.

 

there isnt any reason to clay bar a new car

 

Yes you can, wash and wax away. Clay barring a brand new car is a complete waste of time.

 

I agree - - I waxed our '09 the next day

 

Not unless the vehicle's train ride to your part of the world deposited rail dust on your brand new finish, rail dust that will soon oxidize and rust onto/into your paint.

 

you must not know about the infamous rail dust then

 

You should wait about 90 days if it was just painted from a body shop. From a body shop is different than from the factory since they paint and then bake it on. It's generally a good idea if your car is parked outside to wax the top parts (the parts taking the most beatings from sun/weather) once a month (especially with the crumby paint on newer cars). Or you could just wax it once every three months and it should be fine.

But directly from the dealership you do not need to.

 

There's absolutely no problem waxing a new car with a factory finish. If you're lazy, like me, you might want to wait a few weeks