Re: bra for an 85 4kq

["Fred Munro" <munrof@isys.ca>]

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark L. Chang <mchang@ece.nwu.edu>
To: quattro list <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>
Date: Sunday, May 31, 1998 3:24 PM
Subject: re: bra for an 85 4kq


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>Michael:
>
>you might want to reconsider.  I know that after a fresh paint job,
>anything that sits on the paint and rubs against it is not exactly a great
>thing... I'm not sure the exact time to cure 100%, but you may want to
>talk to your body-shop man.  Considering that you are invensting big $$$
>to get the pearlescent hue, don't ruin it with a 30-hour stint of a bra
>rubbing against that fresh paint while you are on the road...
>
>As always, I open this to other, more paint-savvy q-listers...
>

    Good advice. The old rule of thumb was 30 days after painting to allow
the residual solvents to evaporate and the paint to harden. The car was not
supposed to be waxed in the interim because the wax can seal the paint
surface and slow solvent evaporation. Baking the finish in a paint shop
booth may reduce the waiting period, but I always held off waxing at least
30 days.

Fred Munro
'91 200q  253k km