Newly repainted car, what happens if u don't wait to wash it for a month?

Question

blue metalic urethane base paint
no clear coat
painted by inexperenced father
paint seems to be starting to bubble up
have wiped it off with water a few times to clean off bird stuff
will be buffed and shined in 2 or 3 months

Auto painters tell you that on newly repainted cars not to wash it for a month and not wax for 3 months.

tiny bubbles, not big bubbles in the paint, just more in some places than others.

the is a suitabble primer/sealer between paint and surface.

Answer 1

Since it hasn't been cured properly, it needs time to cure. Time. And it doesn't need any type of wax coating on it, as this will hinder the process. As far as RebelBitch's husband and the clear coat thing, I myself do not usually use clear coats to make them shine. A high quality paint job is usually 'rubbed' out and no need for clears. Even though clear isn't needed for the shine, that doesn't prevent me from using them. There is nothing wrong with clearing a car, if you cut the color first, well, there are just so many ways to go here. Multi-stage paint jobs are nice, but relying on the clear to give you that show quality shine? For all Rebel knows, you might have a single stage, I mean if you already have the metalic in the paint and not the clear, the flakes need to be knocked down and than rubbed. The bubbles? Poor prep or as some DIYers do it, they spray the fllor down with water to prevent dust from getting into the paint, now that just leave water on the floor to splash up! Poor prep, but don't worry, it can all be fixed. I do want to point out that I do use clears in certain applications. I believe your father is the wiser and better off if he is going to rub the paint out. He will get that rich, mile deep showcar shine. There are paints made multistage for clearing. Small time body shops or crash and ding repairers use the quick and easy method and usually don't do show cars. The paint jobs at my restoration shop start @ $6'000 + and go as high as needed.

Answer 2

The bubbling may be due to improper surface preparation. If that is the case, it may need to be stripped off and repainted. Some paints are incompatible with each other and you must apply a suitable primer coat before applying the topcoat.

This happened to my Dad a number of years ago and the paint, both new and old, started peeling off in sheets a few months later. All the more reason to have a paint job done by an expert.

Answer 3

Well, the fact that there is no clear coat explains some of it. Urethane paint is tough stuff but the bubbles are conserning. Are they large bubbles? If so, the surface was not prepared correctly. If they are tiny bubbles...that's from the paint cure. You can sand them down and buff them out. Lot's of work involved depending on the number of bubbles. If you're waiting several months to buff and shine, best to let all of the bubbles come up and do it then. Good luck.

Answer 4

In the old days before clear coat they would recommend washing your car with only cold water and no soap on a freshly painted car to help cure the paint, and I wouldn't wax it for at least a month. Are you sure the little bubbles your talking about isn't dirt in the paint?

Answer 5

i work in a paint and body shop helping my husband which is a car painter if he put the base coat on the car he should have went ahead and cleard it as well that will make it bubble up like you are describing cause it has no clear coat on the paint itself to hold it on there. and when he puts the clear on your car i would put at least 2 to 3 coats of clear on there to give it a wet look to make it shine. but you can wash a car after it has been painted 2 days afterwards cause we just painted my camaro and i washed it the day after and it still looks like it just came out of the spray booth itself. but if you need more info please feel free to email me at [e-mail] or im me and i can talk to you and show you my camaro.

Answer 6

bubbles sounds like either moisture under paint or dirt in paint. look at them closely with a magnefying glass for more details. you should be able to wash the car as often as you like but NOT wax it for at least one month. depends on the area and season of the year too. waiting a month to wash it won't hurt anything in most cases.

Answer 7

I paintings in a 'smart gown' workplace and 0.5 of the persons I paintings with look to imagine that showing your bottom is nice enuff paintings placed on besides. i imagine this is needed once you're washing your vehicle.

Answer 8

the thing about paint is that it must cure and harden.

Answer 9

if you do not wash it for a month, it will look very dirty

Answer 10

Bad prep, (sorry to tell you)