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No texture at all - just some degree of waviness all over. Even with 1000 there are still some pinholes too, besides the waves. He said the car had 2 gallons of clear applied to it (its a large one)....
I'm just wondering if you think there's any substantial difference between sanding a new paint job on a classic car with, say, a Rupes pneumatic sander (Skorpio III) vs hand blocking...
Maybe a spongier (or slightly smaller) pad can get you into those harder to reach to areas - just be sure it fits well in your machine. Sometimes hand polishing is the best or last resort, depending...
Honestly it looks exactly how a wet-sanded part normally looks like - nothing different. The problem is this kind of material or coating just doesn't level up like a traditional clear coat.
The scratches were deep-enough to need some sanding - that's why I did it, like I have before in Mercedes & BMWs, for example, with no problems like this.