Sanded and buffed my 06 GTO!
TECH Apprentice
Joined: Oct 2013
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From: North Shore MA
Cool. I've already messed around with it some in the past, and it looks 100x better then when I bought it. It almost looked like a blue/grey color, and I don't think its ever been washed a day in its life.
I'm gonna order up some stuff. Maybe I'll make a thread on here when I do it.
I'm gonna order up some stuff. Maybe I'll make a thread on here when I do it.
FormerVendor
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From: In the detail shop!
Nice work Justin, look great!!
Wet sanding, as mentioned, is not for beginners as it can get out of hand in a hurry. VERY easy to remove too much clear, especially when following with a rotary and an aggressive compound.
Did you use a paint thickness gauge to check your clear thickness?
Wet sanding, as mentioned, is not for beginners as it can get out of hand in a hurry. VERY easy to remove too much clear, especially when following with a rotary and an aggressive compound.
Did you use a paint thickness gauge to check your clear thickness?
Thread Starter
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From: Eastern Ma/ PSL florida
Nice work Justin, look great!!
Wet sanding, as mentioned, is not for beginners as it can get out of hand in a hurry. VERY easy to remove too much clear, especially when following with a rotary and an aggressive compound.
Did you use a paint thickness gauge to check your clear thickness?
Wet sanding, as mentioned, is not for beginners as it can get out of hand in a hurry. VERY easy to remove too much clear, especially when following with a rotary and an aggressive compound.
Did you use a paint thickness gauge to check your clear thickness?
To answer your question. Nope! LOL... I know to some it seems like a huge risk, which is probably is. But in my 12 yrs I have never burned through factory clear while sanding with 1500. Never mind the 2500 I used to do this job. Now I do know the history on this car as it has never been painted and has factory clear on it. If I thought it had crappy clear/paint job done I would of been using a gauge more than likely. I guess I am a little old school when it comes to that, even though I am only 30. Haha.
Thanks Nick. Really appreciate the compliment.
To answer your question. Nope! LOL... I know to some it seems like a huge risk, which is probably is. But in my 12 yrs I have never burned through factory clear while sanding with 1500. Never mind the 2500 I used to do this job. Now I do know the history on this car as it has never been painted and has factory clear on it. If I thought it had crappy clear/paint job done I would of been using a gauge more than likely. I guess I am a little old school when it comes to that, even though I am only 30. Haha.
To answer your question. Nope! LOL... I know to some it seems like a huge risk, which is probably is. But in my 12 yrs I have never burned through factory clear while sanding with 1500. Never mind the 2500 I used to do this job. Now I do know the history on this car as it has never been painted and has factory clear on it. If I thought it had crappy clear/paint job done I would of been using a gauge more than likely. I guess I am a little old school when it comes to that, even though I am only 30. Haha.
Thread Starter
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From: Eastern Ma/ PSL florida
Haha! Feel free to hit me up!
TECH Junkie
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You have any experience with scuffing and re clearing, good idea or bad? My car and paint are in very good condition, I also have plenty of experience with paint correction and wet sanding and would like to wet sand my car this summer if a scuff and re clear is a good route to take if ya have any input
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Verdad Gallardo Thread Starter
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From: Eastern Ma/ PSL florida
You have any experience with scuffing and re clearing, good idea or bad? My car and paint are in very good condition, I also have plenty of experience with paint correction and wet sanding and would like to wet sand my car this summer if a scuff and re clear is a good route to take if ya have any input
Thank you sir
OP car looks great.
