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Old 09-29-2008, 12:36 AM
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what brand is the paint?

I wouldn't wax it, most semi-gloss paints (especially black) show scratches EASILY. Compared to the same brand of paint shot with the same equipment and prep (probably less prep actually) in a gloss. Satin black just doesn't hold up well to much of anything. Mine has been done for 3 + years now, redone once, the rabbit is a gloss color of the same brand of paint and application. The gloss has held up and it much more manageable than the satin.

Might turn out interesting though with the wax, I look forward to seeing it, but the properties of the wax conflict with what the satin paint is. One last thing, painting over the paint job may be tough, depending on brand and application and what you are looking for from your next paint job..... certain satin paints are better off stripped than being painted over.


This all comes from my own knowledge of painting my own cars and other automotive parts.
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