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Re: Old school vs Modern sanding
Originally Posted by DUBL0WS6
Meguiars makes some nice smallish semi flexible sanding blocks.
I don't know about any flexible sanding block from Meguiar's - maybe some other company?
Meguiar's does have these,
How to use Meguiar's Unigrit Sanding Blocks to remove runs and dirt nibs in paint
Originally Posted by DUBL0WS6
When my car was painted my painter hand sanded with a block but we ended up finishing with 3m Trizact with 3000, 5000 and 8000 with a air powered RO.
I'm not sure you can hand sand as fine as 8000 on a RO.
Finish looked great. Not a trailer queen car, driven regularly on the street.
Pictures please!
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I guess I was wrong about the sanding block. I know that you can find small sanding blocks at any auto paint supply store.
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2000 Trans Am. Pic didn't upload.
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2000 Pontiac Trans Am - Completely Finished - Huff's Auto Body & Repair | Facebook
Tried to upload the pic but had an issue.
That's bare paint. I ended up finishing it up with Wolfgang Spray Ceramic Coating.
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Re: Old school vs Modern sanding
Here's some of what I wrote in my initial reply...
Originally Posted by 2black1s
... The waviness that the OP describes, if I'm interpreting his description accurately, is from one of two things... The paint was either applied in coats that were too wet and heavy; or too many coats were applied (without in-between sanding)...
Today I went back and read through this entire thread again. I caught where the OP stated that seven (7) coats of clear were applied. Assuming that the paint (clear) used was a modern urethane, seven coats is beyond excessive in my opinion. Most paints are designed to typically have a final film thickness of less than 2 mils. That is the rough equivalent of 2 or maybe 3 coats depending on the application technique.
The only time I ever applied seven coats of clear to anything was back in the days of acrylic lacquer. With today's urethane clears, I have never applied, nor would I recommend, more than three medium-wet coats.
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I've watched Powernation type videos on youtube where they've done as many as 6 coats of clear. I'm guessing they sanded between coats to do that many.
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