Wet-sanded and buffed: 01 White Firehawk!
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Originally Posted by 1BADTALS1
yeah i know my car needs it but im too scared to try it. any tips? can you go into a little more depth on how you did it? car looks great. oh and my car is black.
The only real "tip" I can think of is to keep your fingers together, don't spread them out. Put equal pressure on the piece of paper ( bout six inches by 4 is the size I used ) and keep it wet. I just used straight water when I wet sanded mine, I was just practicing on the car though, b/c we painted the car, so instead of just prepping the car, I decided to wet sand the car to try and make it look good on one panel. It was really easy, and went pretty fast actually, and I NEVER burnt threw the 10 year old clear.
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Originally Posted by 1BADTALS1
yeah i know my car needs it but im too scared to try it. any tips? can you go into a little more depth on how you did it? car looks great. oh and my car is black.
Be careful while buffing near sharp edges, especially with the coarser compounds. I taped the edges of the panels adjacent to the panel I was working on.
It will take a loooonnnng time, but it is worth it, IMO. Even on WHITE! With black, you are going to take extra time with the finer compounds to get out the "haze" (you`ll see what I mean).
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I had my car repainted at a GM place, black with violet pearl, it looks like a factory job with all the "orange peel" I guess this is what I need to do to get it looking good....
I'm skerred though, since I will be close to baltimore (I live/work in DC again in June) what do you think about mentoring? I'll buy the beer?
I'm skerred though, since I will be close to baltimore (I live/work in DC again in June) what do you think about mentoring? I'll buy the beer?
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Originally Posted by Hawk312
There wasn`t one spot where I burned through the clear (no white paint on the pads), much less through the color. I am finding that this "factory paint is thin" thinking is a myth.
Anyway, I don`t think it came out too bad for only my second try.
Anyway, I don`t think it came out too bad for only my second try.
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Originally Posted by camaroextra
eventually uv rays will cause the clear to lose its bond with the paint. In 1-3 years your clear will come off the top of your fenders. Not trying to be mean, im just telling you what will happen if you dont get it re-cleared
Also, I plan to keep this well maintained with many coats of Zaino. It would be crazy to wetsand an entire car and not take care of it.
Regardless, I could care less since this only comes out of the garage on the weekends.
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Originally Posted by Hawk312
I`m not trying to be mean, but I seriously doubt it. I have seen factory clear coats that were wetsanded and buffed over 5 years ago without any signs of what you are saying, and in fact still look better than factory. In theory, you may be right. I just never have seen it simply because of wetsanding. I would rather take a chance with that than to have it it re-cleared and taking the chance of the new clear not liking the old and lifting, or a body shop guy getting his fingerprints on the car just before clear coating and having it lift (which I do have an experience with).
Also, I plan to keep this well maintained with many coats of Zaino. It would be crazy to wetsand an entire car and not take care of it.
Regardless, I could care less since this only comes out of the garage on the weekends.
Also, I plan to keep this well maintained with many coats of Zaino. It would be crazy to wetsand an entire car and not take care of it.
Regardless, I could care less since this only comes out of the garage on the weekends.
car does look awesome!
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Originally Posted by camaroextra
true. i was just looking out for a fellow ls1 owner. I just put in my 2 cents because i work at a shop that mainly builds and paints f-bodies, and i have seen that happen before. this is florida though, and not all the cars have been garaged all week.
car does look awesome!
car does look awesome!
Thanks, and that`s cool. I have seen clear lifting on some f-bodies, mine included. But I think it was because it was a daily driver that sat in the sun without being polished/waxed often.