NEW PAINT

[ZOMBIE]

I JUST HAD MY 13 YR OLD CAR PAINTED. base coat clear coat. The body shop said not to apply any thing to the paint for 90 days. I live in Florida and the bug season just started. A drive at night will coat your car with bugs. Also during the day time with love bugs. I cant wash the car after every trip because of water restrictions and its also not practical. I washed the front of the car off with mild car wash but now have water stains on the rest of the car which got water over spray.
This is starting to make me nuts. Is there any waterless product I can use which is safe for new paint. I don't want bugs eating my clear coat. A lot of manufactures claim their quick detailers are but I don't know whether to believe them. 3 months seems like a long time to me but the paint job was not the best in the world and don't know if they used cheap paint.

 

[qwertydude]

Just use a rinseless wash. You'll be able to safely use those as they don't really wax the surface as much as maintain an already waxed surface.

If they used cheap paint I would definitely wait the full 90 days to let the paint gas off. A decent two part clear would easily be ready for a wax and polish in 30 days or less. But if you're worried I'd just simply wait.

And water restrictions don't apply to most car wash places as they recycle their water, at least that's the code for California. But if Florida was concerned about water wastage they'd have enacted some water recycling restrictions. Either way you should be able to find a car wash to wash your car regularly before the allotted cure time.

 

[Sam2000]

Optimum No Rinse. Can also be used as a quick detailer.