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Re: Wet Sand Paint Runs?
a GG6 is more than enough to do whatever you need to do. don't doubt it!
yeah, you can block those runs down, wet sand the whole damn thing and compound/polish accordingly. the GG6 can do the sanding mark removal, compounding and polishing.
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Re: Wet Sand Paint Runs?
Originally Posted by RedXray
I'd start with 1500 and a rubber block to eliminating the sags then working my way up to a P3000 Trizact pad. The GG polisher with an orange cutting pad will remove the P3000 sanding marks then move to a white or gray finishing pad.
I shot this bumper with PPG Deltron and finished with this same method. (Griots 6" RO polisher)
ha, i meant to ask you this the other day after seeing another post. your user name reminded me - have you ever used red lead? lol
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Re: Wet Sand Paint Runs?
Would it be a good idea to tape off first around the area and wet sand down to the tape?
That way you would reduce the amount of clear, or paint, that you remove from the unaffected area and would only be sanding on the run. Then pull the tape and continue with your sanding to completely level...?
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Re: Wet Sand Paint Runs?
Originally Posted by Mantilgh
Would it be a good idea to tape off first around the area and wet sand down to the tape?
That way you would reduce the amount of clear, or paint, that you remove from the unaffected area and would only be sanding on the run. Then pull the tape and continue with your sanding to completely level...?
In theory yes...
BUT
You/we don't know how well that repair has been prepped. Pull tape and you run the chance of pulling the paint off with the tape. The rubber block will only cut the high spots giving your eyes a way to map the cut as the sags disappear.
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Re: Wet Sand Paint Runs?
Originally Posted by RedXray
In theory yes...
BUT
You/we don't know how well that repair has been prepped. Pull tape and you run the chance of pulling the paint off with the tape.
I see what you are saying. I was thinking of something like a scratch repair with a run.
Originally Posted by RedXray
The rubber block will only cut the high spots giving your eyes a way to map the cut as the sags disappear.
Yes, if you do it carefully and keep the block only on top of the run. Chances are you are going to hit areas you don't want to with the folded fresh corner of the block. You will also need to remove that, or those cuts, removing more clear, or paint. Not much, but some.
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Re: Wet Sand Paint Runs?
Couple more bits of information, I've owned the truck for 2 1/2 years or so, not sure if that factors in to the touch up paints hardness, etc. And the overall irregular area is about the size of your palm with the paint runs limited to a smaller section. (Also not sure what they did to have them streaking horizontal)
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Re: Wet Sand Paint Runs?
Originally Posted by Mantilgh
I see what you are saying. I was thinking of something like a scratch repair with a run.
Yes, if you do it carefully and keep the block only on top of the run. Chances are you are going to hit areas you don't want to with the folded fresh corner of the block. You will also need to remove that, or those cuts, removing more clear, or paint. Not much, but some.
True but the block can be anything as small as a rubber squeegee doing fineness type sanding if one is that paranoid. Just be smart and don't go ape crazy you'll be fine.
The best practice is not to have any sags in the first place.
Shooting cars over 40 years... I've pulled runs off (first & second coats) with long pieces of 3/4" masking tape as they're still wet & running, touch the run with the tape pulling back, then flow the oops mark out with subsequent wet coats. I've used razor blades shaving off dried runs holding the blade angled away from the sag (this cuts down on wet sanding time). Painting cars you hate to see them but you learn to deal/repair them.
Wet = Shine
I'd rather see someone learning to paint have a few repairable runs in the finish, than someone that was to gun shy of runs and didn't get the panels wet. Dry shot paint will never shine, at least with a run or two the painter got it wet.
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