Buffing out by hand in tight areas with m105

[Mark Preus]

What grit of sand paper do yall feel that m105 could remove by hand? Im doing a full wet sand and buff and I am debating on wetsanding the areas I cant use a machine on. Should I only use 2000 grit and up? I will be using the m105 by hand to remove the scratches. TIA

[LincolnZephyr2006]

I mean... if you need to use 1500, then 2000 in those areas I know that 105 can def take them out! I would stay in the 2000-2500 range for sure though

[Mark Preus]

Thanks I just don't want to wetsand those areas and not be able to get the scrathes out

[Mike Phillips]

Couple of suggestions...

If the paint is fresh then it will be easier to work your sanding marks out by hand versus if it were factory baked-on paint.

You can always start out with a piece of 100% cotton to give the M105 more bite or abrading power and then redo the area using foam or microfiber

I've removed #2000 by hand using M105 and terry cloth on factory baked-on paint so you should be able to repeat this on fresh paint.

Get a piece of #2500 or #3000 Nikken and use this to reduce the initial sanding marks to be more shallow.

If you have it, use the Abralon #4000 grit by hand. The foam backing acts a little like a backing pad to spread out the pressure from your fingers.


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[Harleyguy]

Couple of suggestions...

If the paint is fresh then it will be easier to work your sanding marks out by hand versus if it were factory baked-on paint.

You can always start out with a piece of 100% cotton to give the M105 more bite or abrading power and then redo the area using foam or microfiber

I've removed #2000 by hand using M105 and terry cloth on factory baked-on paint so you should be able to repeat this on fresh paint.

Get a piece of #2500 or #3000 Nikken and use this to reduce the initial sanding marks to be more shallow.

If you have it, use the Abralon #4000 grit by hand. The foam backing acts a little like a backing pad to spread out the pressure from your fingers.


:)Some great suggestions Mike,Have to write them down for future reference

[VR8]

Speaking of doing #105 by hand in areas that you can't reach ... how about the fingernail marks inside a door handle latch? I tried with #105 on a hand held orange light cutting pad and it only removed half of the defects. Sounds like I should try 100% cotten first or is there another trick to door handles?

[LincolnZephyr2006]

Speaking of doing #105 by hand in areas that you can't reach ... how about the fingernail marks inside a door handle latch? I tried with #105 on a hand held orange light cutting pad and it only removed half of the defects. Sounds like I should try 100% cotten first or is there another trick to door handles?

Here is one of my secrets.... get a damp magic eraser and rub it lightly like sand paper..... then use the m105 with a terry cloth and proceed with a microfiber... then use the 205 and see the results.. hope this helps