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Re: Orange Peel Before and After
Dramatic difference.
How much clear coat is lost when wet sanding a vehicle like this? I could see quite a bit being abraded away between a sanding step (or two) and the following compounding/polishing to properly correct the paint. Is it safe to assume any correction work after this point will have to be very light?
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Re: Orange Peel Before and After
Mike,
Awesome important. Looks so much better.
That would make a great billboard for some custom airbrushed Autogeek advertising on the rear panels. I think you should push for a new company car. Would look great at all the events you go to and host
Bob
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Re: Orange Peel Before and After
Originally Posted by
Desertnate
Dramatic difference.
How much clear coat is lost when wet sanding a vehicle like this?
Good question but just to note - this streetrod was painted with a single stage catalyzed urethane paint system - not a catalyzed basecoat/clearcoat urethane paint system. So it's modern paint technology but not a clearcoat system. My buddy Mike won't paint cars with clearcoats because it's the simple way to avoid clearcoat failure. Kind of smart on his part.
Originally Posted by
Desertnate
I could see quite a bit being abraded away between a sanding step (or two) and the following compounding/polishing to properly correct the paint.
In the old days guys started with #800 grit and worked up to #1500 and then compounded with rocks-in-a-bottle caveman compounds.
We used the best stuff on the market as it relates to hand sanding and machine sanding tools. Sure a person could argue that 3M Trizact #3000 and #5000 are higher in quality than Mirka Abralon but still - in "context" to wet sanding history, we're using top notch stuff and what this means in the BIG PICTURE is we can do the same work like they did in the old days while leaving more paint on the car to last over the service life of the car.
The above is some deep stuff that I cover in my classes.
Originally Posted by
Desertnate
Is it safe to assume any correction work after this point will have to be very light?
Good question and the answer is "yes" and this would apply to this car or any car as in keeping with "Use the least aggressive product to get the job done" philosophy.
The bigger picture is the future owner of this car and the owners of all cars should "wash" and "dry" and "touch" their car's paint in ways that don't put deep scratches in - in the first place - and then they won't need to compound.
Great questions - thank you for asking.
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Re: Orange Peel Before and After
not sure what else to say besides AMAZING!!!
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Great job Mike and to the team as well, outstanding.
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Re: Orange Peel Before and After
Originally Posted by
Cruzscarwash
not sure what else to say besides AMAZING!!!
Thank you sir.... had a lot of help with this project...
Originally Posted by
axel06
Great job Mike and to the team as well, outstanding.
Thanks Axel.
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