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learning on my car wet sanding with 1200
so i wet sanded with 1200 because thats what the guy at the body shop said to use. but after buffing i still have deep sanding scratches, not dull, but just texture on paint from sanding
i was using a wool buff head for driver door and driver front fender
with 3m cutting compound 05973 (old style compound)
but some other guy @ the shop came up and told me to use a yellow (pollishing) bonnet so i continued the hood front bumper and passanger fender with just the yellow foam head
to my understanding i was to use the wool, then use the yellow with the compound, then continue to the next stages of swirl removal and pollishing with the according buffing heads.
so...
i stopped using the wool pad on my hood and continue with the yellow foam pad and compound for the hood front bumper and other fender.... because thats what i was told to do
well i notice that i still have deep sanding scratches on all panels except for driver door.
obviously i should use the better cutting wool pad right? then go back over it with following steps.... or is the problem the 1200 grit instead of 1500 or 2000?
either i have to go back over it with the wool, work harder on it with the yellow foam, or should i go over it with 2000 and start all over? i do have a bit of clear to work with. but would it be risky to lightly sand one more time then buff with compound(wool or foam?) then continue on to swirl removal and final glaze?
Last edited by 87rx7chick; 11-09-2009 at 05:10 PM.
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Re: learning on my car wet sanding with 1200
It is kind of hard to say without seeing the car up close. Either way it sounds like you're committed to do either one. If it were me I would drop the compound all together, hit it with the 2000 then follow it with a light cutting pad and some Poorboys SSR 2.5 or some other medium cut polish. Then put the lights on it and see where I was with it. Just my oppinion without seeing your sanding marks.
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Re: learning on my car wet sanding with 1200
At lowest imo start at 1200, then 1500, 2000, 3000 and so on. It will take a lot of compound and time trying to get 1200 sanding marks out.
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Re: learning on my car wet sanding with 1200
Looks like you need to follow up with higher grit sand paper first, then compound.
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Re: learning on my car wet sanding with 1200
Originally Posted by BrOkEn_Dc2
At lowest imo start at 1200, then 1500, 2000, 3000 and so on. It will take a lot of compound and time trying to get 1200 sanding marks out.
I also agree with that process.If you start with 1200 you need to work your way to 2000 and even up too 3000.If you use some 105 on 2500 or 2000 you will get the sanding marks out.Not 100% sure but i think Mike P has a thread on wet sanding do a search on it.
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Re: learning on my car wet sanding with 1200
so i shouldnt be worried about cutting threw the clear? my painter/teacher said i wont have to worry about it. i didnt sand to much with 1200, im not new to wet sanding but, last thing i want or need is to accidentally cut threw, i bought 1500 and 2000 today so i am ready to tackle it tomorrow
edit: we did like 3 coats of clear... i am sure theres plenty of clear on it. and i didnt spend to much time with 1200...
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Re: learning on my car wet sanding with 1200
Originally Posted by 87rx7chick
so i shouldnt be worried about cutting threw the clear? my painter/teacher said i wont have to worry about it. i didnt sand to much with 1200, im not new to wet sanding but, last thing i want or need is to accidentally cut threw, i bought 1500 and 2000 today so i am ready to tackle it tomorrow
Just do some reading on this site first and make sure you don't get to close to the edges while sanding.What i learned was run a tape line as close too the edge you can makes a great buffer.Soak the paper before you use it and go slow
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Re: learning on my car wet sanding with 1200
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Originally Posted by 87rx7chick
so i shouldnt be worried about cutting threw the clear?
edit: we did like 3 coats of clear... i am sure theres plenty of clear on it. and i didnt spend to much time with 1200...
You can cut orange peel fairly quickly with #1200 but it can leave deeper tracers that you'll end up sanding even more to get them out.
A quality #1500 like then Nikken brand will cut as fast as #1200 and leave a lot less tracers do to the Unigrit particle size and particle distribution over the entire sheet of paper.
Machine sanding is even better with 3M Trizact or Mirka Abralon but you can get it done by hand.
If you want to be safe, stick with the #1500 and only sand till the peel is just gone, then move onto #2000 and even #2500 depending upon how old the paint is.
Fresh paint is usually considered a few day old to a week, after that it starts to get pretty hard. You can still sand it easily but buffing out sanding marks will be more difficult.
It's better, faster and safer to spend time up front sanding to a high grit and reduce the amount of time and work spent behind a buffer than it is to sand to a low grit and then spend a lot of time buffing in an effort to get your sanding marks out.
Originally Posted by 87rx7chick
so you guys dont think i should buy a wool buffing head? just stick with the yellow foam one with the medium cut compound?
If it were me I would get an a aggressive wool cutting pad as this will cut out the sanding marks quickly so you don't heat the paint up as much and risk melting it or burning through it.
Then use foam for your follow-up steps to remove any swirls left by the wool pad fibers and compounding abrasive particles.
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