I have just had the car back after a little dent has been fixed and painted. When I asked last week before the car went in people said yes, polish it to give it protection. Should I do that? Clean as normal and polish? Should I put some Autoglym clear resin top coat on? Or leave it. When I had my old escort repainted they said don't wash it for a few weeks, but when I asked last week on another thread Leonardo said no polish it. I'm not sure what to do now, and it looks like it's going to be a nice day for it. Any more advice?

when i got mine back from pps the advice was wash and wax,i used autoglym wax then the clear resin.lovely.

 

bob

It depends on how the paint was set. If not done correctly it can take a few weeks before the paint is fully set, unless they used inferred heat lamps on it or put the panels in the oven.

I think this goes back to when bodyshops used cellulose paint which took a few weeks to harden throughly, but with modern paints like 2k etc (which I would think most decent bodyshops use now) that use an activator to harden and then dried in an oven there should be no problem with a wax, should be no need to use a cutting compound tho and I wouldnt as you may ruin the work thats been done.