Wet sanding?
06-15-2009, 04:21 PM
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Wet sanding? Ok so a car is freshly wet sanded, all the wax is off and the clear coat is looking good. Do you just keep buffing it, or apply wax to help protect it from the elements? Car's looking like new figured I'd slap some zaino on there and seal the clearcoat. Auto body experts please advise!
06-15-2009, 05:50 PM
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Well actually he said what because your post made me say what to?
So lets clear this up...
1. You wet sanded your car
2. The wax is off because you wet sanded it
That about the only thing clear I got from that.
I am assuming you buffed it with a polishing compound or the simlilar after wet sanding it... so why would you keep buffing it?
Zaino makes many products...?
Why would you not wax it...?
So lets clear this up...
1. You wet sanded your car
2. The wax is off because you wet sanded it
That about the only thing clear I got from that.
I am assuming you buffed it with a polishing compound or the simlilar after wet sanding it... so why would you keep buffing it?
Zaino makes many products...?
Why would you not wax it...?
06-15-2009, 07:07 PM
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Are you wanting to burnish the paint with a buffer? If the paint correction is done,and the paint looks good as you said, then apply your favorite LSP and call it a day.
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06-16-2009, 03:30 PM
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This guy is on crack.
If you've wet sanded it, then you need to compound/polish/buff. Once you have a mirror finish with no haze or swirl marks and the clear coat is perfect, then you can put down the buffer and just wax the thing. Like was said before, once the paint correction is done, just use wax/sealant.
Let us know if this is too confusing for ya, I don't know how easier to explain it. Good luck!
If you've wet sanded it, then you need to compound/polish/buff. Once you have a mirror finish with no haze or swirl marks and the clear coat is perfect, then you can put down the buffer and just wax the thing. Like was said before, once the paint correction is done, just use wax/sealant.
Let us know if this is too confusing for ya, I don't know how easier to explain it. Good luck!
06-16-2009, 08:13 PM
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Well, this is how it should have gone.
1. Wet sand entire car. (Finish is dull, there is no shine, wetsand marks everywhere)
2. Get out the buffer. Use your most abrasive polish and pad, and move up to less abrasive polishes and a less abrasive pad until ALL wet sanding marks are gone (Car should be a perfect mirror finish shine, with no swirls, scratches, or hazing.
3. After BUFFING/POLISHING, apply your wax or sealant.
Done...?
1. Wet sand entire car. (Finish is dull, there is no shine, wetsand marks everywhere)
2. Get out the buffer. Use your most abrasive polish and pad, and move up to less abrasive polishes and a less abrasive pad until ALL wet sanding marks are gone (Car should be a perfect mirror finish shine, with no swirls, scratches, or hazing.
3. After BUFFING/POLISHING, apply your wax or sealant.
Done...?
06-16-2009, 10:03 PM
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Last Step Product (wax)
Lets clear some stuff up for less experienced people.
1. Only wet sand where needed,wetsanding removes clear coat which removes protection.
2.Start out with your least aggressive product to achieve your desired results.Don't make unnecessary work for yourself.
3.If the paint is new,you must use a body shop safe product. Not a wax or sealant,until the paint has fully cured.
Well, this is how it should have gone.
1. Wet sand entire car. (Finish is dull, there is no shine, wetsand marks everywhere)
2. Get out the buffer. Use your most abrasive polish and pad, and move up to less abrasive polishes and a less abrasive pad until ALL wet sanding marks are gone (Car should be a perfect mirror finish shine, with no swirls, scratches, or hazing.
3. After BUFFING/POLISHING, apply your wax or sealant.
Done...?
1. Wet sand entire car. (Finish is dull, there is no shine, wetsand marks everywhere)
2. Get out the buffer. Use your most abrasive polish and pad, and move up to less abrasive polishes and a less abrasive pad until ALL wet sanding marks are gone (Car should be a perfect mirror finish shine, with no swirls, scratches, or hazing.
3. After BUFFING/POLISHING, apply your wax or sealant.
Done...?
1. Only wet sand where needed,wetsanding removes clear coat which removes protection.
2.Start out with your least aggressive product to achieve your desired results.Don't make unnecessary work for yourself.
3.If the paint is new,you must use a body shop safe product. Not a wax or sealant,until the paint has fully cured.
