dreamer

I want to wash/wax my new car when it turns up, which is 1-3 weeks before the big meet in September.

I have heard you're not supposed to do this to new paint, so any ideas how soon I can wax the new car? I guess it will have been on a boat from Japan for a few weeks first ??

User 11317

What colour is it?

Richieh

The paint is far from new by the time the car's travelled from Japan

dreamer

Moonrock

User 11317

OH Lurvly.
So if you polish it too early worst than will happen is it will become Silverstone!

Get it polished good and bright. Soon as you can

Kelk

As the cars are only made in the car plant where NSX's are made in Japan and not in Swindon the paint should be good to go from as soon as u recieve it.

Bassoctopus

I was talking to marcw about his new red MY04 on Saturday. He was saying he'd been told to leave the car for 6 weeks before polishing.

Kelk

But what about the difference between polishing and waxing?

RichUK

You need to leave the car for a couple of months before you start waxing / polishing. Washing is okay, but you need to give the paint more time to 'cure'.

dreamer

Hang on, so I can wash it but not put any wax on for 6 weeks or so..... so no P21s (or whatever it's called )