Help Finishing Paint Job
09-05-2012, 03:00 PM
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Help Finishing Paint Job I just had my hood, bumper and fender repainted by one of my buddies back on July 28th.... Primer, Basecoat and Clearcoat, 3-5 coats of each. Looks great. It was done in a garage, so there is some over spray that landed on top of the paint (poor ventilation).
Anyways, skip to the point. I don't know how to wet sand / polish / buff. I was wondering if someone in the area could help lol. I have all the stuff I think. I have 2000 grit sand paper, polish and a orbital buffer. I keep asking my friend, he works every weekend and doesn't have time. It's been two months... tired of waiting. Orange peel is ugly.
I can meet you somewhere in Reading, PA or somewhere close by.
Anyways, skip to the point. I don't know how to wet sand / polish / buff. I was wondering if someone in the area could help lol. I have all the stuff I think. I have 2000 grit sand paper, polish and a orbital buffer. I keep asking my friend, he works every weekend and doesn't have time. It's been two months... tired of waiting. Orange peel is ugly.
I can meet you somewhere in Reading, PA or somewhere close by.
09-06-2012, 09:34 AM
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Water and sand paper, it really is pretty easy. Just stay with 2000 or above paper and you should be fine. If the over spray is base coat, just stop when your water isn't turning the base coat color. Unless the over spray is really bad, it should be pretty easy to get back to the clear and just polish. If you have a porter cable, you probably wouldn't even need wet sanding.
09-06-2012, 01:42 PM
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Water and sand paper, it really is pretty easy. Just stay with 2000 or above paper and you should be fine. If the over spray is base coat, just stop when your water isn't turning the base coat color. Unless the over spray is really bad, it should be pretty easy to get back to the clear and just polish. If you have a porter cable, you probably wouldn't even need wet sanding.
In the garage that we were painting it, after he finished the coats, we would open the door and your eyes would tear walking in.......
What's a port cable??
Mhm, I think it should be wet sanded? Should I get more pics?
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09-06-2012, 01:51 PM
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I sand with 1500 then 2000 and buff, go slow and stay off edges, i cant realy explain to to buff but make sure ur buffing off the edge and not onto it, and just take ur time. You can learn to do anything on youtube also
09-06-2012, 02:14 PM
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You'll never learn until you jump in and do it. Use some lightly soapy water, 2000-2500 grit paper and sand lightly, you can always sand more if you see it didn't do enough. As noted before, stay off the edges and rinse constantly. Try to avoid circular motion. A gentle back and forth with one direction is best.
09-06-2012, 03:09 PM
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You'll never learn until you jump in and do it. Use some lightly soapy water, 2000-2500 grit paper and sand lightly, you can always sand more if you see it didn't do enough. As noted before, stay off the edges and rinse constantly. Try to avoid circular motion. A gentle back and forth with one direction is best.
09-07-2012, 02:18 PM
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how bad is the peel? a pc will level some but nowhere near as effiecently as a rotary. i'd be willing to help you out but i'm not taking responsibility for wet sanding on your car. Let me know if i can help you out
09-07-2012, 02:37 PM
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Here's some pictures! You have to click the numbers at the top to go to the next picture, there huge so I don't want to post them here.
http://imgur.com/WkMjS,KAB7u,XDGdj,4...O6,C2OWe,0CCCj
http://imgur.com/WkMjS,KAB7u,XDGdj,4...O6,C2OWe,0CCCj
09-10-2012, 10:24 AM
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youre going to have to wet sand a garage paint job 99.999% of the time.
use 2000 grit on a block with water. If this is your first time, stay away from the edges.
BTW wet sanding that two months after the fact is gonna be a bitch. you might need to start with 1500 grit.
use 2000 grit on a block with water. If this is your first time, stay away from the edges.
BTW wet sanding that two months after the fact is gonna be a bitch. you might need to start with 1500 grit.
09-10-2012, 01:07 PM
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youre going to have to wet sand a garage paint job 99.999% of the time.
use 2000 grit on a block with water. If this is your first time, stay away from the edges.
BTW wet sanding that two months after the fact is gonna be a bitch. you might need to start with 1500 grit.
use 2000 grit on a block with water. If this is your first time, stay away from the edges.
BTW wet sanding that two months after the fact is gonna be a bitch. you might need to start with 1500 grit.
I can give you a working computer if someone wants to help. It's got Windows 7, AMD Dual Processor, 2GB of RAM, 150GB HDD and a good graphics card. I just don't use it anymore... Hit me up, really wanna get this thing done.
