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kyle
Dodge Dakota
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12/14/2005
18:54:57
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thank god, get my truck back tomorow:-)!!!!!!!!!!!
its going to be a dark hunter green- what a improvement over that nasty gold!! they charged me a extra 400 to strip the back half and the roof b/c the primer would not hold paint where it was flaking off. i'll let u know how it looks. do u have to wait a week before u put wax on new paint? so someone toldme
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cuzindoug
GenIII
 
12/14/2005
19:49:58
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You are supposed to wait about 30 days from the time it is painted because of the curing vapors and oils "leaching out". If you don't wait you will get what is called "old ladies leg(or @ss)" which is ripples in the paint.
If it ain't broke, fix it til it is.
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bandit01
Dodge Dakota
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12/15/2005
03:22:57
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Yup, you have to wait at least 30 days, especially if it is not in direct sunlight all the time. I have also found that, if you don't wait and just start waxing. Your paint will get a slight fog to its finish and not be as glossy.
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Super bee
GenI
12/15/2005
12:08:13
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how much did it cost to have it repainted?
1990 sport RC SB, 1995 318drivetrain, 3.92 gears (came with truck) 95 dash/steering wheel, hearthrob exhaust, headers, cutout after y-pipe, necessary electric fan add-a-leafs, 30x9.5 mud tires, cranked T-bars, AR 39 15x8 rims, grill guard, roll bars
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Mattleg
Dodge Dakota
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12/15/2005
12:31:08
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Let us know more details about the paint job. My clear coat is starting to go, and the crappy primer is starting to show through the paint even. Just curios about your experience with a paint shop as mines gonna be at one pretty soon.
Oh and as for the wax, hold off for awhile. What happens is the the clear coat is still kinda gel like for ahwile. When your try to wax it, you rub that wax into soft clearcoat which makes it kinda foggy and leaves swirl marks like cracy. With yours being a dark color it would look really bad. Just to confirm though, ask the paint shop. They of all people should know how to take care of new paint.
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daddio
Dodge Dakota
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12/15/2005
14:04:54
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i had an accident last year at this time. had to replace the whole front clip. the guys that did my work said i could wax it the day i picked it up. i'd ask them.
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ck98daksport
Dodge Dakota
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12/15/2005
23:21:00
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Like most have said, wait at least 30 days before waxing or running it through a car wash because of the high pressure nozzles. The new paint and clear coat need time to cure. My truck got hit last winter right before christmas basically got a new front clip.
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