New Paint......how long before I can wax?

bigbsgt

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I was in a fender bender a while back and had pretty much the whole front end of my car repainted about 1-2 months ago. I have always heard not to wax new paint right away but am not totally sure on this.......

How long is safe enough after a new paint job before I can wax? I hate my car being in the hot sun w/out a good coat of wax on it!
 
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You need to give the solvents in the paint enough time to evaporate into the air as part of the curing process. 30-60 days is a general rule of thumb but I would really stress that you should be asking the shop that painted the car. None of us are going pay to repaint your car if you mess it up :D