Will a wetsand and buff do the trick?

**heyhi** · 03-13-2012, 12:23 PM

Hey guys, new here. I saw a guy on youtube wetsand a scratch with 2k grit and buff it out came out good.
Can I use this technique on my car? It's not a scratch, my cousin scraped a black gate and i have black paint on my fender.

Will a wetsand and buff do the trick?-6-jpg

How far do I sand down with out doing damage? What do I buff it with?
Never done this before, dont wanna mess up can u give me a step my step and what to use? The only thing is I dont have a grinder or sander, Il be using a wheel attachment for a drill. Im kind of on a budget.

**Flash Gordon** · 03-13-2012, 12:28 PM

Originally Posted by heyhi

Hey guys, new here. I saw a guy on youtube wetsand a scratch with 2k grit and buff it out came out good.
Can I use this technique on my car? It's not a scratch, my cousin scraped a black gate and i have black paint on my fender.

How far do I sand down with out doing damage? What do I buff it with?

If thats just black paint, claybar will do the trick

If you wetsand be extra careful around that lip

**SkateForGirl** · 03-13-2012, 12:29 PM

If its black paint then you wont need to wetsand it. Its just paint transfer and some buffing or clay should do the trick.

**AntC** · 03-13-2012, 12:30 PM

Originally Posted by Flash Gordon

If thats just black paint, claybar will do the trick

If you wetsand be extra careful around that lip

Agreed, at worst you can use a compound and remove that by hand

**Setec Astronomy** · 03-13-2012, 12:34 PM

I would absolutely not wetsand that if you have no experience doing that. It's hard to tell from that picture, but if it was a metal grate I'm going to guess that you have a combination of paint transfer, paint removal down to the primer, and paint removal down to the metal.

The lower portion seems to be on the flexible bumper cover, so that won't rust, but the upper portion will. IMO you need to start with a good solventy paint cleaner and get the paint transfer off and see what you have. I'm guessing you are working by hand, I would recommend the Meguiar's Deep Crystal Step 1 if they still make that, if not maybe someone can recommend a Mother's OTC product.

Maybe some of the other members can chime in, the products that I have and would use for that kind of paint transfer are (really old) Meg's #2, DC1, MPPC, and Body Scrub. I know they don't make Body Scrub or MPPC anymore, and #2 has been reformulated a couple of times since I got mine. I guess Poorboy's ProPolish might be good since that's good and solventy.

**heyhi** · 03-13-2012, 01:07 PM

Originally Posted by Flash Gordon

If thats just black paint, claybar will do the trick

If you wetsand be extra careful around that lip

You guys think a claybar will remover the paint from the gate?

**Setec Astronomy** · 03-13-2012, 01:09 PM

Originally Posted by heyhi

You guys think a claybar will remover the paint from the gate?

No. But maybe Flash runs into more gates than I do, or runs into more people that run into gates.

**heyhi** · 03-13-2012, 01:11 PM

Originally Posted by Setec Astronomy

I would absolutely not wetsand that if you have no experience doing that. It's hard to tell from that picture, but if it was a metal grate I'm going to guess that you have a combination of paint transfer, paint removal down to the primer, and paint removal down to the metal.

The lower portion seems to be on the flexible bumper cover, so that won't rust, but the upper portion will. IMO you need to start with a good solventy paint cleaner and get the paint transfer off and see what you have. I'm guessing you are working by hand, I would recommend the Meguiar's Deep Crystal Step 1 if they still make that, if not maybe someone can recommend a Mother's OTC product.

Maybe some of the other members can chime in, the products that I have and would use for that kind of paint transfer are (really old) Meg's #2, DC1, MPPC, and Body Scrub. I know they don't make Body Scrub or MPPC anymore, and #2 has been reformulated a couple of times since I got mine. I guess Poorboy's ProPolish might be good since that's good and solventy.

Im going to take another look at it and see if its scratched. I think its just paint . If I use a paint cleaner will that affect the white paint?

**Flash Gordon** · 03-13-2012, 01:16 PM

Originally Posted by heyhi

You guys think a claybar will remover the paint from the gate?

Absolutely

I would use a red claybar on that using APC as lube. The APC will eat up your clay, but will speed up the process

A solventy type polish/compound will work to as already stated

Originally Posted by Setec Astronomy

No. But maybe Flash runs into more gates than I do, or runs into more people that run into gates.

There is hardly a day that goes by that I'm not removing "garage door paint" or "yellow pole paint" off someones car

**Gurge** · 03-13-2012, 01:17 PM

Originally Posted by Setec Astronomy

Maybe some of the other members can chime in, the products that I have and would use for that kind of paint transfer are (really old) Meg's #2, DC1, MPPC, and Body Scrub. I know they don't make Body Scrub or MPPC anymore, and #2 has been reformulated a couple of times since I got mine. I guess Poorboy's ProPolish might be good since that's good and solventy.

stoner's tarminator with a MF towel will reveal whats paint transfer and whats real damage