# Newly Repainted 99 Town Car **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** towncar, lincoln\ **Created:** [June 24, 2015, 11:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/newly-repainted-99-town-car/90392 "2015-06-24T23:38:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Seen1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e480ec/32.png) [@Seen1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Seen1)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2015, 11:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/newly-repainted-99-town-car/90392/1 "2015-06-24T23:38:30Z")
I had my '99 Lincoln Town Car repainted on 5/22, with clear top coat and baked finish. How long should I wait to (1) use car wash, and (2) have wax coat applied?? Getting mixed answers from jobber. Seen1 ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2015, 11:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/newly-repainted-99-town-car/90392/2 "2015-06-24T23:59:26Z")
I’d wait a couple of months. ---
**Author:** ![Docnick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Docnick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Docnick)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2015, 12:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/newly-repainted-99-town-car/90392/3 "2015-06-25T00:31:51Z")
Three months is the usual answer. The Toyota dealer said as much when I bought my new 2007 model. ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2015, 12:46am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/newly-repainted-99-town-car/90392/4 "2015-06-25T00:46:34Z")
You can wash the car as often as you want. As a matter of fact, it’s recommended after a new paint finish is applied to keep contaminates off the new finish. But you can’t wax the new finish for at least 90 days. Wax is a sealer. And it takes at least 90 days for the new paint to fully cure or flash off it’s solvents and adhere properly. Tester ---
**Author:** ![missileman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/missileman/32/1366_2.png) [@missileman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/missileman)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2015, 12:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/newly-repainted-99-town-car/90392/5 "2015-06-25T00:50:53Z")
I also agree with the 90 day rule for waxing. Just be careful when you wash the car. Do the washing by hand and no high pressure car washes at all. ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2015, 12:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/newly-repainted-99-town-car/90392/6 "2015-06-25T00:54:26Z")
Explain the mixed answers from jobber statement. ---
**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2015, 1:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/newly-repainted-99-town-car/90392/7 "2015-06-25T01:54:41Z")
My vote is with missleman; wash by hand and avoid the high pressure soap at the car wash. ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2015, 3:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/newly-repainted-99-town-car/90392/8 "2015-06-25T03:15:53Z")
To use the car wash you should wait at least 46 years. They destroy cars. ---
**Author:** ![Seen1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e480ec/32.png) [@Seen1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Seen1)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2015, 7:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/newly-repainted-99-town-car/90392/9 "2015-06-25T07:03:36Z")
Tester & Missileman: Thanks…will do. Volvo V70: Shop owner said OK to wash/wax after 30 days, their paint techcian said 60 - 90 days.