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Old Jan 1, 2009 | 10:47 PM
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Was painting a few things under the hood... and everything came out okay except my driver side fuel rail cover. Not sure how to fix this, Should I wait a few days for it to dry and then wet sand it and paint again? if thats the way to fix it... what grit should i use?

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Old Jan 3, 2009 | 07:29 AM
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Yeah, let it dry up a little, sand it down lightly, then respray. Did u primer it before??
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yes, I used a sand able primer. I let it dry for an hour, re sanded it down with like a 600 grit and then sprayed my base coat. what should i sand it down with when i'm going to respray?
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Old Jan 3, 2009 | 11:10 AM
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make sure you let it dry or you will have some cracking problems, I would think sand it with 320 or 400 but maybe someone else will chime in.
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never want to bust through the primer when sanding primer on raw plastic...when you re spray dust a very light coat, let it flash.(dry) another light coat, untill completely covered then a medium coat then clear it...thats what i would do...
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thank you so much for the info guys.
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