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Dec 23, 2008 | 02:13 PM

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AxisOfOil

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how long would it take to do my whole car like this?
and is there any real benefit to the wetsanding over just polishing? idk... just lookin for info.

Dec 23, 2008 | 02:26 PM

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Polishing wont remove orange peel

Dec 23, 2008 | 02:27 PM

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AxisOfOil

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thank you.

Dec 23, 2008 | 03:38 PM

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time depends on how much wet sanding is needed. Could be 20 hours, but could easily top 50.

Dec 23, 2008 | 06:50 PM

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Hey Gofast, You might want to invest in one of these.
http://www.auto-paint-meter.com/incl...nformation.pdf

Dec 23, 2008 | 08:00 PM

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I would love to try this out on my dakota..but I'm almost positive you'd have to have a porter cable and all I have is a ryobi thing that goes in circles basically used to spread wax and keep my wrist from hurting

lol

Dec 23, 2008 | 08:21 PM

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Porter Cable at least, Rotary would make much faster work of it though

Dec 23, 2008 | 08:46 PM

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Dang for your first time that was pretty good no it's time to do the rest of the car!

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Dec 23, 2008 | 09:09 PM

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Looks amazing man, nice job for sure.

Dec 23, 2008 | 10:59 PM

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damn that came out good

Dec 24, 2008 | 12:59 AM

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GoFast908Z,

Thats some good work and lots of *****. I guess that spoiler was just for practice right ?

Dec 24, 2008 | 01:12 AM

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Thanks guys! I definately want to pick up a paint guage too!

Yeah this is for practice, but I plan on doing my entire car very soon.

Dec 24, 2008 | 01:40 AM

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Nice work... FYI paint gauges dont work accurately on SMC and fiberglass parts.... only metal.

Dec 24, 2008 | 02:27 AM

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whats SMC?

Dec 24, 2008 | 07:24 AM

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What most of a Corvette is made of and a few parts on a F-body like the doors and hood etc.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheet_Moulding_Composite

Dec 24, 2008 | 07:55 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Havok2

you shoulda buffed the part next to it, without sanding see how that would look?

Great Job man! I agree with the above statement as well.

Dec 24, 2008 | 09:49 PM

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i looks sick but i dont have the ***** to dio that specially bbecause factory clear coat is thin as ****.....unless that was an aftermarket painted item...you have big giant huevos my friend it looks awsome