transsam

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Are they even similar? I have done the claybar before, but never dared wetsanding. Any ideas?

vjo90rs8

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not even close. A clay bar removes contaminates on the surface of the paint. When you wet sand you are actually sanding off the clear coat to remove deep scratches/imperfections in the paint. You then need to follow up with a multi-step buffing process, etc. On a scale of 1-10, 10 being the most difficult, washing a car would be 1, clay bar 1.1, and wet sanding would be a 10.

transsam

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Thats just about the scale I figured! Too bad. I won't tackle a job like that where I could *&^% up the paint.
Thanks for the bad, though expected, news!
To have a shop do it, what kind of price am I looking at? The paint is in pretty good shape and is mostly new. I'd just like to get it looking as good as possible short of new paint which I cannot afford at this time. I am afraid that means I can't afford the wetsand either!

Camaro_94

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Do NOT try wet sanding your car if you've never done it before. I can almost guarantee you will damage the paint. Its a tough process to learn, and is also very easy to mess up.

I found a door pannel from a Camaro and practiced on that before I attempted it on my own car. I'm glad I did it, because I would have ruined my paint if I went right to my car.

vjo90rs8

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I got a stage two paint correction from GoFast908Z and that cost me $500. He told me a wet sand would start at about $1000.

9WhiteCamaro9

it can get real pricey but it does make a world of difference when its done and done right. ive sit lookin at my car and thought i may be able to do it but then i thought to my self i aint got the money to fix WHEN i mess it up lol