dmw319

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HELP!

so i had some hazing (from when my car was repainted) on one of my rear quarter panels that a friend said i could just easily wet sand off with some 2000 grit sand paper and water... so i tried a test spot.. and now its messed up. it looks scratched up and even more "hazed" than before. what can i do to fix this problem?

here is the picture:
http://www.f7lans.com/mike/dave%20paint%20problem.jpg

Z28-CTYHNTR

You cant just wetsand it and leave it at that. You have to buff it out afterwards. I hope you read up on this first because if you sanded through your clear your going to be in trouble.

parbreak

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Yeah, wetsanding is not going to do anything other than create the look you have right now. With those scratches you're going to need to get some rubbing compound, swirl remover and maybe some hand glaze and finally wax.
I use 3M products and like them alot. If you're not sure what you're doing take it to a detailer to have it buffed out.


OH, and stopped listening to your retarded friend
Bryan

dmw319

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uh oh. hope not. ill try some polish

Mike02Z

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I would say you need to take it somewhere to have it corrected. As said above you can't just wet sand and forget it. Based on your post my suggestion is take it to a body shop and have them buff it out. Don't do anymore yourself or you'll probably make it worse.

3800RS

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u need to compound it out now

Luna

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It doesn't look so bad that it won't buff out but theres only one way to tell, try some rubbing compound or something like scratch x by hand first if you don't have a buffer.

Sgt. Spuds

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wet sanding creates scratches. You need to make sure you haven't sanded through the clear, but have sanded enough so that your texture is the same throughout. Then start with a medium 3m Compound and a buffer, and buff it out a bit, watch the edges, don't want to burn through the paint. Once your done with that, move to a fine polish, then to a hand glaze, and a final wax, it will take a while but the paint will look like new when your done.

BAD ASS TA WS6

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It needs to be buffed. And based on what you've done so far, I wouldn't recommend that you finish it.

Don't take offense to that. But paint is a delicate thing... Fixing a mistake like that involves some know how, and a procedure pretty similar to what Spuds listed.

Chaulk this one up as a loss, and pay somebody to buff out that entire quarter. Better yet, how much of your car was repainted, and did they buff it afterwards? I would assume no, by the "hazing" you referred to, prior to you wetsanding.

Drop $300 big ones, and have the whole car done. Take it to someone who is known locally, and have him go at it. Use that as your base, and from their you can use a wax/sealer of your choice.

ITSA6

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ouch that sucks

Gipraw

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I agree with BAD *** TA WS6.. at this point, your best bet is to have someone else fix it ..

Find someone locally, that is very well recommended, and have them buff the fender out for you .. if the whole car is bad, then have them do the whole car.

don't make the problem worse by picking someone out of the phonebook, or looking for the cheapest job.

That is not that bad, and even an experienced hobbyist should be able to fix it for you .. just make sure they know what they are doing.

luckyou03

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go to walmart get some 3m "rubbing compound" rub it into the haze with a microfiber towel till it starts squeaking and done. there gone.

dmw319

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well thanks to Sgt. Spuds, i was able to fix the problem 100%. i just took some 3m finish restorer rubbing compund and some scratch x (i had both products in the garage!) and took about 10-15 minutes and got it out. looks brand new! pretty much exactly what luckyyou03 said. thanks!

transambandit

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okay, heres the thing with wetsanding/hazing, you need to wetsand A LOT if you have hazing, i mean like a serious amount, because you are using a 2000 grit sandpaper so it takes a lot of sanding to get any layers off, then you need to use some compound eithor by hand or with a buffer. Then polish it and wax it. But be careful because you dont want to go through the clear. I watched the guys that wetsanded the hood on my old t/a and they wetsanded it 2 guys for seriously 2 hours and it came out looking like glass.

618HAWK

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I agree if you have not done this before, save yourself and take it to someone that can. Yes it is easy to buff out but, if you go through the clear you will be sorry.

If you dont want to go to a auto body shop, just head for a good auto detailer that can do a good "Cut&Buff" for you.
Might be a good time to have the rest of the car professionally buffed as well.

'Trust'

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He's already fixed it himself....

Tudds

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It looks like you were doing it wrong to begin with from the pics, you should do small even strokes not big swoops across the whole panel

Sgt. Spuds

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Glad to help man, its really not so bad once you get the hang of it.. Practice a lot, and get yourself some product and start making money...

dmw319

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thanks sgt. spuds!