Originally Posted by
Gaz7
Mike - it's the other way around for fresh paint

The wax will block all the pores (usually desirable) but you want to leave them open on fresh paint to allow some work hardening. A polish is fine as it doesn't block pores, and the paint will have already had a really harsh compound polishing by the body shop, so a light hand polish will be a breeze
Gareth

How fresh are you talking though?
Personally whenever I've had a respray done, the car doesn't see a road or even the light of day for at least 2 weeks so everything is hard and settled anyway before doing anything else
As for polish, well the best way would be a 3-stage job, but for a decent all-in-one, I'd recommend something like this from Chemical Guys
http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/polish.../prod_166.html
or poorboys products
Then get yourself some of this for when you get round to waxing it as well, it's a pre-wax cleanser
http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/wax/do.../prod_441.html
that one is really easy to use
Then for that something extra special invest in a bottle of this
http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/zaino/.../prod_471.html
Go over your car with that after waxing and it'll remove any unwanted residue and give you a proper show car shine. It's expensive for a QD, but by far the best
Also get some of this to wash your car with too
http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/washin.../prod_165.html
it's one of the cheapest and best "wax-friendly" shampoos, so it'll wash your car good and proper between waxes without stripping the wax off.
That along with the Collonite would be a very, very good basic kit IMO. With Collonite you wouldn't need to wax it very often as it's so durable, but you can use the Z8 spray after washing in between time to enhance the shine etc