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Old 06-03-2004, 05:46 AM
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Hello all I?m scheduled to pick up my car today @ 1pm!!!!!!!!

When do you guys recommend I wax my car? Should I wait a bit or should I wax it this weekend. If so I'll be using Zymol (the good stuff, not the cheap version), I have some left over from my old 325i.
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Bet you wish you were here....its nearly 3pm already ! Ha Ha


Go with the zymol....I swear by it, Mine will be getting its first coat this weekend and by then, I should have managed to get 3 coats onto the wheels.......this makes brakedust hose off!

Enjoy your new arrival and get thos photos posted!


<span style='font-size:21pt;line-height:100%'>ENJOY !!!</span>
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A professional detailer friend of mine said the paoint needs 6 weeks to 'cure' after it exits the paint shops. Probably a good 5 weeks from the build-complete date should be good.

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There's one question I asked a while ago that I never say answered.

Does the 6 week clock start ticking from the time the paint is applied or from the time the cosmoline is taken off at the VPC?

Can the paint "breathe" through the cosmoline?
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Very good question. I wonder how soon, after the auto leaves the paint shop, the cosmoline is applied. Waiting a month after delivery before the first wax should do it. It's hard for me to leave the paint unprotected that long. I just and avoid birds, at all costs! No parking under trees or power lines. Avoiding any kind of tree sap and bird poop before the first wax would be critical.

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You guys wash your cars?



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Sure. Got mine hand-washed this past Friday, 2 week anniversary. It's just the first wax that should wait a bit. I don't think I have any marks yet, but did hear the telltale high-pitched 'click' of a stone chip on the highway...a tiny one. I checked briefly (no, I didn't pull over and stop immediately!!) and didn't see anything.
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Originally Posted by Doctor Diesel' date='Jun 3 2004, 02:57 PM
Bet you wish you were here....its nearly 3pm already ! Ha Ha


Go with the zymol....I swear by it, Mine will be getting its first coat this weekend and by then, I should have managed to get 3 coats onto the wheels.......this makes brakedust hose off!

Enjoy your new arrival and get thos photos posted!


<span style='font-size:21pt;line-height:100%'>ENJOY !!!</span>
Where can i get this Zymol wax stuff.

Oh...Oh.. & also Which one do i choose once i find where i get it from?

Kiran

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