Newly Painted Hood

[radicalrev]

So i just have an accident about 3 days after the Meg's Saturday class...was bumped out that I couldnt use all the products i bought for my car....but at least i got to test it out on the rental car!! anyway...my hood and bumper will be replaced or fixed and repaint. Will it be a single stage paint or will it have the same clear coat as the OEM Lexus paint has? Also, if it does get replaced, will the hood and bumper already been painted before the body shop gets it??

So the question is, what should i NOT and Should do to the new hood and bumper??

(ie. will UQD be safe? will a wax be safe? will claying be safe? and etc.)

[Mike Phillips]

Re: Newly Painted Hood

Sorry to hear about your accident...

Some black Lexus cars have a single stage paint, you can test yours by applying something like ScratchX or Deep Crystal Paint Cleaner to the paint using a white piece of terry cloth and rubbing for a few seconds and then turn the cloth over and looking to see if you're pulling black pigment.

Do this test before choosing a body shop and if you're pulling color simply show them the cloth with the color on it and ask them if and how they're going to match your car's paint.

The panels will be painted after they are installed and fitted to your car.

Until at least 30 days have past after painting you should stick with a Body Shop Safe product like one of our pure polishes. Be sure to ask the painter what he recommends and then share that with us.

[radicalrev]

Re: Newly Painted Hood

thanks mike! i will ask them today!

[mis3]

Re: Newly Painted Hood

I posted these questions before and the general opinion was to leave the paint alone for 90 days. Do not use wax because some diluting agents in the paint have to escape through the surface.

One side of my car was repainted on the last week of December. It's been alomost 30 days and I am dying to wax my car. I don"t think I can wait for 90 days, I will do the whole ritual (wash-clay-clean-polish-wax) in March......

[radicalrev]

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okay, so an update...be getting the car back on friday...the paint has clear coat on it...as they say mostly now Lexus does not have single stage paint especially mine being a 2006..So what now? I already bought so many products for my car and I found out I cant use it?? Anyway, I have swirls all over the car, not just the bumper and hood. So could I just work on the UNPAINTED areas? Or do you think some paint will spread all over the car when the bodyshop is repainting the hood and bumper??

[Michael Stoops]

Re: Newly Painted Hood

okay, so an update...be getting the car back on friday...the paint has clear coat on it...as they say mostly now Lexus does not have single stage paint especially mine being a 2006..So what now? I already bought so many products for my car and I found out I cant use it?? Anyway, I have swirls all over the car, not just the bumper and hood. So could I just work on the UNPAINTED areas? Or do you think some paint will spread all over the car when the bodyshop is repainting the hood and bumper??

Since only the hood and bumper were replaced it's a good idea to check the rest of the car for any overspray. You learned how to use the clay bar in class so you should be able to remove any overspray with that. You should be just fine washing the entire vehicle, and you can certainly use all the new products you purchased on the rest of the car, just don't do anything to the newly painted parts for at least 30 days. Well, you can wash them and even use something like M80 or M07 on them, just don't wax the new parts for a month.

[radicalrev]

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So claying the the newly painted hood, bumper is okay right?? Also, will UQD be safe for the new hood??

[Michael Stoops]

Re: Newly Painted Hood

So claying the the newly painted hood, bumper is okay right?? Also, will UQD be safe for the new hood??

There shouldn't be a need to clay a freshly painted panel. I'm more concerned about the possibility of overspray getting on to the old panels - the clay should fix that for you.

UQD certainly won't hurt the new hood but in reality you shouldn't really put anything that offers protection onto the fresh paint. In all honesty, an application of UQD, or even wax for that matter, isn't going to ruin your new paint job. But you really should allow the paint to fully outgas and harden before sealing it with anything. Factory paint jobs are baked so they are fully cured before the final assembly even takes place. A body shop doesn't have that luxury so you need to let time do it naturally.

Certainly this is nothing to lose sleep over or get all stressed about. Go crazy on the rest of the car and make it sparkle. When 30 days are up do the same to the hood and bumper and you'll be fully stylin'. Hey, how long have you had a car, and how long has it been all swirled up? Another 30 days isn't going to kill you and besides, the fresh paint should look better than the rest of the car, which you're going to polish up all nice and pretty anyway!!

[radicalrev]

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thanks mike!! i had the car since 06...and it has been swirled up since...i got my full detail about 2-3 months ago..but the detailer did not do a good job on it..still has swirls..urghh...Also, I heard that when some parts get repanted, the paint job wont be perfect match to the rest of the car??

[Michael Stoops]

Re: Newly Painted Hood

Also, I heard that when some parts get repanted, the paint job wont be perfect match to the rest of the car??

That all depends on how good the body shop is! I had a rollpan installed on the rear of my PT Cruiser when the car was just over 3 years old and the body shop matched the paint dead on. I have seen others with the same rollpan and their new paint was a poor match for the factory paint.

[mis3]

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Yes, it depends on the body shop.

I repainted the right rear panel of my CLK320 a few months ago. The body shop did a real good job.

Since this is a 2-door coupe, the rear panel extends all the way to the roof. They actually removed everything which was on its way, eg: rear light assemly, moulding, roof rack, etc. They also removed the door handle when they blended in the paint.

Perfect job but it was expensive. I was quoted $1400 but I paid $950 as cash deal.

[radicalrev]

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okay so i read the meguiar's main website's FAQ..and read that the #80 is safe for new paint (non-factory)...can some1 tell me that it is okay? btw, will i expect swrils on the new paint caused by the body shop?

[radicalrev]

Re: Newly Painted Hood (updated with pics)

I dont know whether this is normal...but they did a TERRIBLE job...

First...
not only saw swirls but SRATCHES on the new hood....Also...this scratches does not seem like a normal scratch but Micro size scratches....When i got the car, I saw an adhesive mark (like a tape being taken out) So i try touching it (slides my finger across) and got these Micro scatches...

Second....
also I notice oversprays on the pillar of the car...it is very hard to capture using the camera...However..I HONESTLY cannot confirm that this is overspray..but by the look of it..it is hazy and blurry...Or may this be the cause of the painter, BLENDING the color to the rest of the car??

LASTLY!!!
I inspect the rest of the hood with a Xenon spot light...and saw a few WATER SPOTS/ PAINT SPOTS on hood..i try using a MF with QD but it did not help to remove it....

So what should I do now?? Go back to the bodyshop and have them buff it out?? Or deal with it and hopefully be able to buff it out using the #80 and clay especially the pillar that has the look of an overspray??

[radicalrev]

Re: Newly Painted Hood

Here is the pics....(excuse the low quality of the camera)