{"id":103,"date":"2024-05-28T03:12:41","date_gmt":"2024-05-28T03:12:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/signspecialist.com\/faq\/questions-about-application\/can-i-wax-or-wash-my-vehicle-right-after-i-install-the-decals\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T03:24:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T03:24:18","slug":"can-i-wax-or-wash-my-vehicle-right-after-i-install-the-decals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/signspecialist.com\/faq\/questions-about-application\/can-i-wax-or-wash-my-vehicle-right-after-i-install-the-decals\/","title":{"rendered":"Can I wax or wash my vehicle right after I install the decals?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For washing, you need to wait a couple days in the winter. Just one day in the summer (let it get some sun). If you use the &#8216;wet method&#8217; for installation double the waiting period.<\/p>\n<p>For waxing, wait 5 days. If you used the wet method or installed during winter time, wait 10 days. But be careful! Some waxes have strong solvents and cleaners that can eat at the edge of the vinyl. Especially if you allow wax buildup on the edge, can this become a problem. That being said, be careful and you&#8217;ll do just fine. Note: while waxing may not hurt the decal, the decal does not <u>need<\/u> waxing.<\/p>\n<p>Have another question about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.signspecialist.com\/decals\/decals.html\">decals<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.signspecialist.com\/signs\/signs.html\">signs<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.signspecialist.com\/lettering\/lettering.html\">lettering<\/a>,<br \/>\nor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.signspecialist.com\/stripes\/fastnfurious\/fastnfurious.htm\">stripes<\/a>?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After installation, wait at least one to two days before washing the vehicle, or longer if the wet installation method was used. For waxing, wait at least five days, or ten days if installed in cold weather or using the wet method. Avoid allowing wax to build up along the edges of the decal, as some wax solvents can degrade the vinyl over time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":836,"parent":18,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-103","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/signspecialist.com\/faq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/103","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/signspecialist.com\/faq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/signspecialist.com\/faq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/signspecialist.com\/faq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/signspecialist.com\/faq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=103"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/signspecialist.com\/faq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/103\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1066,"href":"https:\/\/signspecialist.com\/faq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/103\/revisions\/1066"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/signspecialist.com\/faq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/signspecialist.com\/faq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/836"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/signspecialist.com\/faq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}