wet sanding and clearing tail lights
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wet sanding and clearing tail lights Whats the procedure for wet sanding and clearing tail lights? What grit sandpaper and how many coats and such. Does it look nice compared to factory? Thanks fellas.
If I remember correctly I used 1200 grit to scuff up my taillights (with water)and then placed, I think, around 500 little hexagon stickers over the red parts and my dad sprayed my taillights with the car, then he applied around 6-7 coats of clear (but he likes to go heavy to give room to wet sand). I think they turned out pretty nice...
Send'em to me, ..., I'll wet-sand & polish them to look like new again! (For a small fee of course!)
No, seriously, I've done it many times. I've done many, many center sections over the last couple years also. Selling them on all the forums & eBay.
Wet-sand with 1200, then 2000 grit. Polish.
(I use a 1/4-sheet sander, & an old B&D orbital polisher with Zaino plastic polish to do the trick. Excellent results.)
Good Luck!
(Uh, I'd not recommend the clear-coat paint thing myself. But I guess that's because I've never tried & simply have better luck wet-sanding & polishing.)
No, seriously, I've done it many times. I've done many, many center sections over the last couple years also. Selling them on all the forums & eBay.
Wet-sand with 1200, then 2000 grit. Polish.
(I use a 1/4-sheet sander, & an old B&D orbital polisher with Zaino plastic polish to do the trick. Excellent results.)
Good Luck!
(Uh, I'd not recommend the clear-coat paint thing myself. But I guess that's because I've never tried & simply have better luck wet-sanding & polishing.)
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I just sanded them smooth with 800 and shot clear on them. When I finish with my little "secret taillight experiment", I'll post pics. It's hard to explain but I think it will go well with my berger panel.
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Originally Posted by jaljohn
when you guys say wet-sand do you just mean run contant water while sanding or what?
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From: Mullica Hill
I got the 3M sandpaper, its called wet-something, but you have to add the water yourself. Its regular, dry paper at the store. Those grits are good, but they are more for the finishing coats.
