Quote Originally Posted by secondgencamaro
To give paint time to fully cure. You'll notice bugs sitting on your bumper because they're attracted to fresh paint. When they aren't there anymore is what I've used as an indicator that the paint has cured enough to wash. Waxing is a definite no-no for 90 days.
i have painted about 8 car's, 20 hood's, 6 bike's, and alot of other parts and i have never had any problems washing them 1 or 2 days after i painted them. if anything needs wet sanded and buffed. i do that the next day.