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On 28/09/2017 at 11:11 PM, Manne said:

I don't want to be that guy, but, I was taught that you're not supposed to buff a car for at least 3 months (normally 6) because the paint has to de-gass.

Most paints are water based now, takes no time to dry these days....

42 minutes ago, TiTAN said:

 


When did you stop being all for men hugging in fields? I thought that was your 4th favourite thing to do?

 

Was till he ran outa lube... i think hes still soar and chaffed from last time

11 hours ago, TiTAN said:

I thought it had to do with letting the paint finish hardening before you start cutting into it with polishes as it's still technically "Soft" for a while after its dry.

Think of paint like skin, kind of. When a car gets freshly painted, or when you buy a new car, the paints generally still in a stage of de-gassing, where all of the gasses from the paint are slowly releasing. If you start covering it in polish/wax,  you clog the "pores" on the paint and get imperfections. 

I've always been taught not to wash a car for 3-6 months after a paint job, although some paint shops have developed baking techniques to get the gasses out faster.

2 hours ago, Manne said:

Think of paint like skin, kind of. When a car gets freshly painted, or when you buy a new car, the paints generally still in a stage of de-gassing, where all of the gasses from the paint are slowly releasing. If you start covering it in polish/wax,  you clog the "pores" on the paint and get imperfections. 

I've always been taught not to wash a car for 3-6 months after a paint job, although some paint shops have developed baking techniques to get the gasses out faster.

Ovens a pretty technical these days, my mates blow dries the paint inbetween coats then bakes it a different heat settings over a set period of time.

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On 9/21/2017 at 12:22 PM, Stinky Rooster said:

I would rather douse my genitals in hot sauce before dragging them through broken glass and razor blades, than drive a magna

 

 

Actually, I might do that anyway

 

results to be posted

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Ovens a pretty technical these days, my mates blow dries the paint inbetween coats then bakes it a different heat settings over a set period of time.

So technical. I was thinking if you just went really really fast the air would dry it out?
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