[Pele96]

Hey everyone just got my car back from the bodyshop. I own a monaco blue 335I. Anyway 3/4 of the car was painted over again because I was involved in a accident. I had a clear bra on my car. They are telling I have to wait a month before I can install it again. My question is how long does it take for freshly painted car to fully harden and cure as they say? Also how about the clear coat?

Thanks,

[Detailed Image]

Originally Posted by Pele96

Hey everyone just got my car back from the bodyshop. I own a monaco blue 335I. Anyway 3/4 of the car was painted over again because I was involved in a accident. I had a clear bra on my car. They are telling I have to wait a month before I can install it again. My question is how long does it take for freshly painted car to fully harden and cure as they say? Also how about the clear coat?

Thanks,

The place that did the work would know best, but typically its 90 - 120 days for fresh paint to completely cure. Clear coat is just paint without pigment, same amount of time.

Not only should you wait to install the clear bra but to also use a sealant or wax on your vehicle as well.

Hope this helps.

George

[Pele96]

Originally Posted by Detailed Image

The place that did the work would know best, but typically its 90 - 120 days for fresh paint to completely cure. Clear coat is just paint without pigment, same amount of time.

Not only should you wait to install the clear bra but to also use a sealant or wax on your vehicle as well.

Hope this helps.

George

Thanks George. They said because of the cold weather ( I live in the northeast) its take a little bit longer but you are right on target. As far as the clear bra every place has told me at least a month. Good thing because I don't want to get any chips on the new paint

[BoomerM3]

Is this wait also true for 'factory painted' new cars?

[nocloud]

Originally Posted by BoomerM3

Is this wait also true for 'factory painted' new cars?

I have the same question.

[Pele96]

Originally Posted by BoomerM3

Is this wait also true for 'factory painted' new cars?

Well I put my clear bra about two weeks after I got it..

[e92phreak]

Originally Posted by Pele96

Well I put my clear bra about two weeks after I got it..

You got lucky.

I have a clear bra and I recently got the OEM front lip. I also had that clear-bra'd, but two times in a row now, the paint has come off during the clear-bra install. Both times, the paint had been on there for 10 or so days...

This time around, I'm probably going to wait a couple of months, clear-bra it, then install the lip.

[pander5]

With regard to the factory paint question, no, you don't need to wait before you clay, buff, polish etc. on your new factory paint. It arrives to you fully cured.

[Detailed Image]

Originally Posted by pander5

With regard to the factory paint question, no, you don't need to wait before you clay, buff, polish etc. on your new factory paint. It arrives to you fully cured.

Yep, new vehicles won't have this issue because the bake them in the factory when the car is just a shell and no interior pieces installed. By the time the car is fully assembled and delivered you have nothing to worry about as far as the paint is concerned.

George