wet sanding?
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From: Gainesville,FL/Riverdale, GA
wet sanding? i had my car painted a couple weeks ago and was supposed to take it back for him to wet sand and buff.now i cant get in contact with him,so i was what grit to use so me and a friend of mine can do it ourselves.
Here is a good write up:
http://www.mobileworks.com/auto_paint_wet_sanding.html
Find the guy that was going to do it for you at all costs. One reason is that sanding and buffing sucks more than any other bodywork procedure, except maybe straightening a rocker panel. The other reason is that I would not advise a novice doing this with no experience what so ever. You can sand and buff too much clear of and be through the clear or still have clear with little or no UV protection left. If you do it yourself good luck and be sure to have plenty of beer on hand.
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From: Gainesville,FL/Riverdale, GA
his shop is about 35-45 mins away,and i would hate to go there and he's not there or he cant do it at that time.how long can i wait to have it done?
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We've had mid 90's cars and trucks come in our shop with factory paint and we have cut and buffed them without a problem so the time isn't the problem. We normally use 3000 on a soft pad DA sander. Stay away from edges. Buff and glaze. It's not hard to do but then again its not hard to mess up the paint job either. Stay on a spot too long with the sander you cut past the clear. Stay in one spot too long with a buffer and you burn the clear. I would suggest letting him do it if you haven't done it before or call a few body shops and ask them the best way.
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i like my stuff sanded flat with no orange peel. normally i use 1500 and a d/a then 3000 and on some colors 4000 to finish. but like stated above no novice should do this. and honestly i would hunt that guy down no matter what because a wetsand and buff should have been part of the paint job anyways. a car doesnt leave my shop until its buffed unless its a real pos.
If you have never done it before please in no way even think about using a DA, do it by hand and you could even tape the edges to make sure you don't burn them. If it were me I would make him do it especially if you already paid for or he said it was included in what you paid for. It is going to take a long time to do it right even with two people.
Do you have a large buffer/polisher to finish the job up once you wet sand it?
Do you have a large buffer/polisher to finish the job up once you wet sand it?
