Wetsanding car
Wetsanding car Alright guys heres my dilemma, my car needs a REALLY good wetsanding. It has ALOT of scratches and everything on it that i dont believe would come out from just polishing and buffing. So a buddy of mine offered to do it for me, and he said he did it, but i really wanna try to do it myself, but im afraid to do it on my car since it is black, and i dont have all the tools and everything to do it myself, so i was just wondering what u guys think i should do?a and could i get some advice on wetsanding.
If you're not comfortable with his or your abilities, DON'T DO IT. Paint on newer cars isn't very thick and it wetsanding/buffing is a skill learned best on some pos you don't care about. Not your pride and joy. Get some good(I like Meguiars paper, it seems easier to work the scratches out than 3M) 3000 grit and practice on a pos.
I've been doing it for 3-4 years now on different stuff, only time I went after my SS with the paper was right after buying it to get rid of some of the stains from bird **** and whatnot.
I've been doing it for 3-4 years now on different stuff, only time I went after my SS with the paper was right after buying it to get rid of some of the stains from bird **** and whatnot.
I dunno, I'd get a porter cable and some 3m polish(or whatever brand you like) and try to get the scratches off that way, before I'd break out the sandpaper, there's a real good chance of screwing up the paint bad enough to require reclearing/painting if you don't know what you're doing wetsanding.
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From: Jax, FL
Originally Posted by 2K2WS6TA
I dunno, I'd get a porter cable and some 3m polish(or whatever brand you like) and try to get the scratches off that way, before I'd break out the sandpaper, there's a real good chance of screwing up the paint bad enough to require reclearing/painting if you don't know what you're doing wetsanding.
I wouldn't really take on wet sanding unless your wanting to remove the orange peel. You will be suprised what a heavy compound can do for a car.
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So far some good advice. Always start with the least aggressive method first ie; Porter Cable if that does not do the trick try a rotary buffer, still not satisfied then wet sand. I to would recommend Meguair's paper.
If you want to try wet sanding go to your local junk yard pick up a hood for $20 and try it.
If you want to try wet sanding go to your local junk yard pick up a hood for $20 and try it.
the only reason i assume it needs it is because when i took it to a detailing place the owner said he could try to get it out, but chances are that i would need to get it wetsanded
If the scratches are that deep they are probably through the clear. Trying to wetsand them out would only make it worse and then would require reclearing. It's really hard to say without seeing it. I'd like to wetsand my car to get out the orange peel but I don't know how thick the factory clear is and I'd rather live with some orange peel than have to reclear the whole thing. I have a couple scratches on mine where I had taped on the hockey stripe and cut the tape lightly to mark where it had to go. Even though I just BARELY scratched it my 3M Finesse It III wont' polish it out by hand. I haven't been to my dad's to try the coarser compounds he has there.
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Originally Posted by JacobK
the only reason i assume it needs it is because when i took it to a detailing place the owner said he could try to get it out, but chances are that i would need to get it wetsanded
Give the PC a try, at worse, you do have to get it sanded, you then have the PC to help keep it looking good after
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If you're talking rubbing compound that is NOT the same as polishing compound for paint. You need a high speed buffer for polishing compound to really work properly.
