Ok I was wondering when I can wash and work on the bumper and fender. I installed it and some paint came off. Luckily, the spots are unseen. Btw, it was painted by Maaco.

Originally posted by jsupetran
Ok I was wondering when I can wash and work on the bumper and fender. I installed it and some paint came off. Luckily, the spots are unseen. Btw, it was painted by Maaco.

It depends on the job done. Usually, it's anywhere from two weeks to a month.

The universal rule of thumb is to wash it when you can't smell the paint.

ive always heard you should wait at least 30 days before you wax it, but that you could hand wash it after a week. just cant use high pressure when you wash it. could be wrong but thats just what ive always heard.

So it probably wasn't a good idea to mount it to the car? Also, I need to shave a few inches to clear the front mount, can I shave the bumper after 3 weeks?

you can wash it now, you can even polish it but you should wait about a month or so to wax it.

Originally posted by optikal
you can wash it now, you can even polish it but you should wait about a month or so to wax it.

does anyone else feel slightly dirty after reading this one

Originally posted by baxsom

Originally posted by optikal you can wash it now, you can even polish it but you should wait about a month or so to wax it.

does anyone else feel slightly dirty after reading this one

Im still trying to get the picture out of my head of someone kneeling over and smelling their fender.....

Originally posted by hazardeclipse

Originally posted by baxsom

Originally posted by optikal you can wash it now, you can even polish it but you should wait about a month or so to wax it.

does anyone else feel slightly dirty after reading this one

Im still trying to get the picture out of my head of someone kneeling over and smelling their fender.....

OMFG!!!! I just did that two hours ago after work lol