Waxing too soon?
 

I was going to pick up my car, minus the dealer wash and take it right to a detailer.
Should I have it detailed right away, and get a wax job, or "let the paint bake"?

Considering your car was built months ago, and then took at least 3 weeks to be shipped across the ocean You will be fine waxing it.

Yeah, the guy who mentioned it said that he doesn't wax until about 10k miles.

Wax it now. Feel the paint and if it desn't feel slick, it should be waxed. I waxed mine the day after I got it.

I wouldn't wax the car period. EVERY person I know that waxes their car regularly has developed clear coat issues that crop up within a couple of years of ownership.
I've never waxed any on my cars, and I've driven a couple to 150k+ miles, and I've never had a clear coat issue anywhere on the car.

Clay, wash, seal, wax. Then wax again every few weeks.

Basic regimen -> http://www.ammonyc.com/?detailing=638
Clay -> http://www.ammonyc.com/?detailing=cl...in-your-garage
Sealant & Wax -> http://www.ammonyc.com/?detailing=wax-and-sealant

Hope this helps!

Wait, what? Unless every person you know that waxes his car regularly has a Tornado Red GTI, I'm calling you out on this one.

I am not a wax expert so this is just a rumor I heard, but I heard you should wait a few month to wax. I guess the clear coat outgasses and hardens for the 1st several months. Waxing does not allow it to cure properly.

It might be total BS, but it is a good excuse to not wax for a while.

These cars are on slow boat from.... so, I noticed right away in the rain that it needed protection. Wash,Wax.

Fresh paint only needs 30 days to gas off. Go ahead and wax or seal it. Good idea to clay it as well. The ones I have done did have quite a bit of fallout.

Please tell me you're kidding, right?

Wash, clay, seal, wax - waxing every couple weeks may be excessive. Not there is anything wrong with being OCD! Reapplying wax every couple months, especially over the sealant, will be fine.


Yes it's BS. The paint will be completely gassed off by the time you take delivery.

apply opti-coat instead of wax

bought some clear coat. Instructions say wait 1 month before waxing. That is all