on newly paint and rainy days

**del** · May 20th, 2009 02:33 PM

just have my car newly painted and it isnt oven-baked. our garage has no roof for the car and i am worrying about the coming season.

my questions are:

hindi ba madadamage ang painting nito with the coming continous downpour of the rain (as i am afraid to use car cover in it due to bad experiences with the cover)?

i read somewhere na newly painted car should be cleaned only by plain water, how true is this?

can i sprinkle plainwater to the car everyday?

thanks in advance.

**rst619** · May 20th, 2009 08:12 PM

just have my car newly painted and it isnt oven-baked. our garage has no roof for the car and i am worrying about the coming season.

my questions are:

hindi ba madadamage ang painting nito with the coming continous downpour of the rain (as i am afraid to use car cover in it due to bad experiences with the cover)?

hindi po. safe na po iyan wag lang hale ang babagsak lol.

i read somewhere na newly painted car should be cleaned only by plain water, how true is this?

BS po yan. Car shampoo and soft water pa din ang the best

can i sprinkle plainwater to the car everyday?

what for? magkakawater marks lang lalo car mo.

thanks in advance.

**del** · May 21st, 2009 09:42 AM

can i sprinkle plainwater to the car everyday?

what for? magkakawater marks lang lalo car mo.

i thought kasi na it is best to wash/sprinkle the car before we retire para maalis ang rainwater, w/c contains acid (?), sa body ng auto.

anyway, thanks for the response. at least am worry=free na sa paint.

**ghosthunter** · May 21st, 2009 10:05 AM

Originally Posted by del

just have my car newly painted and it isnt oven-baked. our garage has no roof for the car and i am worrying about the coming season.

my questions are:

hindi ba madadamage ang painting nito with the coming continous downpour of the rain (as i am afraid to use car cover in it due to bad experiences with the cover)?

As long as the paint and rust proofing is in good condition, continuous rains will not damage your car's paint.

In cases like this, you should be more concerned about rust developing if certain parts of the car's metal was exposed due to damage to the rust proofing layer.

i read somewhere na newly painted car should be cleaned only by plain water, how true is this?

Yes, but only because the paint requires a few weeks to properly harden. During that time, don't apply waxes and cleaners to the car when cleaning it.

can i sprinkle plainwater to the car everyday?

Not really needed but it would be useful to rinse off the accumulated dirt on the car before the water dries (if the car is rained on during the day). Otherwise, it would serve no useful function.