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    Deep sandpaper scratches, any help please?

    Hey, I have some deep scratches from a sandpaper (2000 & 2500). What I have to do now?

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    Re: Deep sandpaper scratches, any help please?

    Quote Originally Posted by EliRaih View Post

    Hey, I have some deep scratches from a sandpaper (2000 & 2500).

    What I have to do now?

    First - Because this is your first post to the forum,

    Welcome to AutogeekOnline!


    Second - If this is a FACTORY paint job, STOP sanding. Here's why,


    Clearcoats are thin by Mike Phillips


    And here's also why,

    Wetsanding removes paint - Compounding removes paint - Polishing removes a little paint



    If you're not careful, either via the sanding, the compounding and even the polishing - you'll go through the clearcoat layer of paint. Then the only way to fix it will be to repaint.





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    Re: Deep sandpaper scratches, any help please?

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    The way you remove #2000 and #2500 grit sanding marks is via compounding.


    Questions

    What do you have for a polisher?

    What do you have for compound?

    What do you have for buffing pads?


    And...

    Do you have any experience doing this?




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    Re: Deep sandpaper scratches, any help please?

    Here's a recent video where we show how to remove sanding marks via a rotary polisher.







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    Re: Deep sandpaper scratches, any help please?

    I have nothing and no experience :/

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    Re: Deep sandpaper scratches, any help please?

    Quote Originally Posted by EliRaih View Post

    I have nothing and no experience :/

    Tell us about the car?

    Tell us about the sanding marks? Did you do the sanding or did you buy the car this way?


    Touch situation. You're going to need a polisher, a cutting pad and some compound.



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    Re: Deep sandpaper scratches, any help please?

    Please listen to Mike Phillips as he is one of the best and premier detailers in the USA. You should take one of his classes or get his book on how to detail cars.

    With NO EXPERIENCE, wet sanding/sanding should be done by experienced detailers. I hope this helps.
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    Re: Deep sandpaper scratches, any help please?

    And the detailer better have a decent paint thickness gauge. Without knowing how thick the paint is, you can’t make a valid plan of attack. Some detailers pass up polishing cars due to thin paint/clearcoat. No way should wet-sanding or heavy compounding be done without knowing the thickness of the paint.

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    Re: Deep sandpaper scratches, any help please?

    If you have nothing and no experience, take it to a body shop. It’ll cost you more to buy all the equipment and all the products that It will to have a body shop clear it up.
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