Paint Guru's Please

[Z06_2002]

A couple weeks ago I hit a piece of fiberglass lying on the road that was picked up by a truck and hurled at my car. Ouch tore through the front plastic and if that wasn't enough wrapped around and smacked into the door leaving a less than desirable gouge.

I took it to the Ford dealer 1300.00 and a week later I have it back. BTW less than 1 mile added to the odometer, made the service advisor write the mileage on the sheet and we both signed it.

I feel like they did a pretty good job, they did however leave some swirl marks. My question is: It has been about 4 days since the paint can I start working on getting the swirl marks out by hand with some swirl remover without possibly damaging the paint, sorry novice paint dude here

 

[MattNCSU]

Whenever a car is painted by someone other than the factory, the paint takes 2 to 3 months to cure.

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So I might wait a few more weeks before doing anything to that area. Most scratch removers are pretty abrasive.

 

[Orange Poison]

I dented the rear qtr. panel of my GT a year ago, the Ford bodyshop I took it to, told me to wait at least 30 days before putting anything on the paint, or else I'd screw the paint up.

 

[byevette]

When I had my hood repainted for the orange peel fiasco, they told me to wait at least 30 days after their paint session before I did any work to it myself, ie swirl marks they left behind.

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[Z06_2002]

Good answers thank you all, I will live with them till the paint is cured then.

:thumbsup:

 

[Sinister04L]

I'd wait at least 45 days. If you don't let the paint cure fully, it may peel sometime later on.

 

[94SVT Coupe]

Park it out in the sun and you will smell the paint curing.