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This is a discussion thread titled "Should you Wax a new truck?", within the Detailing forum, part of the Technical & Vehicle Assistance Forums category.
Picked Up my Tundra yesterday and was going to give it a good wax today to protect it. HAd some friends tell me I should not wax it for the first year. Not sure what they are basing it on but just wanted to know what the proper care was. Thought appllying a good wax today would help protect the paint. In a year I prolly won't care and it will gets it pre hunting and post hunting season wash but fell like babying this one for a while as I am giddy as hell and just want a reason to spend some time w/ it driveway. As another thread mentioned I am constantly doing the look back.
The whole 'paint breathing' issue. Some believe the paint takes months to fully cure. Though the longest I've heard is 1 month from paint time on a factory paint job. 2 on aftermarket.
Definitely not a year. Couldn't hurt to wait a month to wax after actual production date. Chances are, its already passed.
Guess I'll wait a month. Went and looked. Build date was 06/07. Made me realize I need to call the GSM at my dealership back. Gave me a proactive call to keep his survey good after I called Toyota customer service to find out about the delay and if the TRD tire issue rumor was valid Truck was supposed to be here last weekend of May. Was told it was built on time but that the delay was caused by the railroad and absolutely nothing to do w/ toyota, distributor, or dealership If it was built on time to arrive end of May, why is the build date in June. HMMM?
I don't see how it could be a problem. You just don't want to do it on a freshly painted car because the paint hasn't cured yet. The truck was probably built at least 3 weeks prior to your picking it up. That means it was painted at least 3 weeks ago, if not more, ..... I would think that 3 weeks(and probably more) is plenty of time to allow the paint to cure. paint needs time to cure (harden), so you won't scratch the surface.
I would not be afraid to wax it now.
I dont know why everyone always has this question, the factory paint is baked at high heat at factory, so you are perfectly safe to wax. In fact, it's a great idea. Head over to the detailing forum for some great info.
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I dont know why everyone always has this question, the factory paint is baked at high heat at factory, so you are perfectly safe to wax. In fact, it's a great idea. Head over to the detailing forum for some great info.
LOL! Agreed. These vehicles are baked at the factory, if they're on the lot you can wax and polish them.
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Yes, go ahead and wax, but I would clay the vehicle first. I had the opposite situation. Mine had a production date of 1/07 and the dealer had been sitting on it for several months and all the fallout from the freeway (dealer is right next to the I-5 in San Diego) made the paint feel like there was overspray. Spent like an hour just claying the truck. Now the finish is super smooth.
There is a new product coming out that is a clay sponge that lets you clay a truck in about 15min, and it works even better than clay, can be dropped and re-used, and can be used about 30-40 times.
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I have found great advice from all the detail gurus and self proclaimed experts at atuopia(dot)org.
May be well worth checking out..but be careful you will soon be addicted to washing, claying, polishing multiple times and then waxing multiple times a year. This would not include your weekly wash with ocw wax application.
My truck has May 2007 build and I gave her the full treatment last weekend. Washed, clayed, polished, sealant (instead of wax). The paint was rough before when you ran your hand over it and now it's smooth. Thanks to my porter cable the polishing didn't take all that long.
Autopia is an awesome site if you care about detailing.
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Think they're talking about polishing a new vehicle. Should never polish a brand new vehicle because it'll take off the clear coat. You can wax whenever you want
There is a new product coming out that is a clay sponge that lets you clay a truck in about 15min, and it works even better than clay, can be dropped and re-used, and can be used about 30-40 times.
Who is marketing this new product? I would like to get my hands on some. I did find one @ details plus, but I am not sure this is what your talking about.
Think they're talking about polishing a new vehicle. Should never polish a brand new vehicle because it'll take off the clear coat. You can wax whenever you want
Wrong wrong wrong wrong. Polishing is perfectly fine on any vehicle. Compounding removes very small amounts of clear, but you could compound 8-9times before wearing down the paint.
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