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Somebody scraped the paint off last week in parking so i got my from bumper repainted(the left side) and also there were tons of chip marks on hood which i got painted too .. now its going to be raining tomorrow and i have work to go to .. should i be concerned about if the rain is going to ruin my paint or should i be fine .. any other precautions i should take ?

 
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Um, was it painted with watercolors or something?


Ask the painter how long it needs to stay dry.

 
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No it wasnt ....
anyways i asked here becoz he told me i could drive it off right away plus i can wax the car with in 2 weeks and can wash it right away .. i think that too good to be true and i dont think i should do all that ... thats why i wanted more real opinions

 
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The shop should have allowed enough time for it to cure before they gave it back to you. If its a reputable shop you should be ok. The clear coat will protect the paint.

 
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If a shop painted it then they also probly "cooked" it to cure the paint. You should be fine.

 
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No it wasnt any hi class service... it was in home service the guy came house with his tools to do it

 
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Should be a fast drying paint, if it was just chips and scuffs then you should still be good, most touch ups dry within a few hours.

 
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I would wait longer than 2 weeks before waxing it but rain or washing it should be fine. Always use a detergent designed for cars unless you are stripping off old wax, then use Dawn.

 
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You should let paint sit for 24hrs indoors in dry conditions before it even goes outside. Especially if its a front bumper or hood beacuse they take the most impact from rocks etc. If it's not given time to cure when rocks start dinging the front end the paint will begin to chip off in large chunks. This happens less in the rear but it will eventually flake off.

 
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ok so when he painted my hood he put some kind oil spray at the end to protect it and its been 4 days that oil left ugly stains on my hood which i tried cleaning with water and cloth and it didnt work ... the guy is out of town for a while so i dont know how to take it off ? any help?

 
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I would wait until he is back in town and ask him. I can not think of anything oily that is normally sprayed as part of a paint job. Normally the only thing done after painting is polishing but that does not sound like what you are talking about. If it really is just some kind of oil I would suggest Dawn which is good at cutting oil and grease and won't hurt the paint.

To be honest, I don't have a good feeling about this whole thing. Painting is all about the prep work and bumpers require special prep because they flex more than body panels.

 
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This whole thread reminded me of something similar I saw......

https://forums.craigslist.org/?ID=228964411

 
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It was touch up on the hood. and what he put on top is i think some kind of oil to protect it or so i can drive it right away ... but it left a stain on my hood which isnt coming off by water

 
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my case is nuth like that .. there is no "white goo" but oil stains that has been left over by some product that he used in the end

 
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So i emailed him and he said to polish it after when the paint gets old and the surface will be fine

 
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Guys i tried cleaning my bumper with different cleaners to get rid of mark but it just wont go away now it looks very dull after cleanong SEE THE PICTURE (YELLLOW PART IGNORE RED PART) Guy told me to polish it but im sure polishing will not fix it .. i havent polished it yet so before i do some more damage i need some more suggestions what to do

 
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That to me looks like a shotty paint job , wether it be the wrong paint or not enough paint or even wrong clearcoat . buffing/polishing will blend some things but im not to sure about that, id be after him to make it right.

 
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But not to be mistaken that yellow part is not THE REPAINTED PART... THE RED ONE IS .. Yellow one is just that he drip oil all over my hood to protect it from rain.. he didnt do any paint job within yellow part

 
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yea I see were the problem is and by the picture it looks like it was the complete wrong shade of silver , buffing it could make it less noticable, wouldnt hurt it anymore. but I think you will always see it.. do you know if he used primer basecoat andd clearcoat or was it a rattle can ?

*if you had a random orbital buffer or even by hand you could try and work on a corner were the new meets the old and see if you can get them to match

 
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Erm, HUH? No.



How much is it gonna cost to have a real body&paint shop fix this mess?

 
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I understand what u said but theres no question of using wrong color because he didnt do any paint job in yellow part.. and thats where i have an ugly mark .. and this ugly mark came on when put oil all over my hood ... even on unpainted part