Help with wet sanding

[twistedframe]

So I have wet sanded several times with great results when it comes to removing scrathes, RIDS etc. However I have a car to play with that has loads of orange peel after a crappy Macco repaint. I have started to do some sanding and was wondering a few things

1. Wet sanding small scratches by hand is no problem, but it will take forever to go over this whole vehicle. What do you guys use to speed up the process? DA sander, palm sander?

2. What wet sanding paper do you prefer? I've been using 3m stuff from Lowes with pretty good results.

3. What steps would you use? 1500, 2000, 2500, 3000 or 1500, 2500, 3000?

Thanks in advance for any info and I appreciate any other tips you all might have.

It's really hard to capture on this color, but the left side is untouched and the right side is done 1500, 2000, 2500 then SIP via yellow pad on PC.



Also I have a Nissan frontier that is COVERED in orange peel and it is black so it shows up alot. It is the factory paint, so can I even attempt to fix this issue? It annoys me to no end, but I don't want to mess it up.

[Mike Phillips]

You want to machine sand, actually damp-sand...

Faster overall
Les buffing
Leave more paint on the car
Buff cooler, better for the clear coat
Less work


I just finished my Power Point Presentation for this weekend's class which is,

Machine Damp Sanding & Machine Polishing

We'll be going over everything you want to do.



Hang on....

[twistedframe]

Thank you, I look forward to it!

[Mike Phillips]

Here are a few articles with lots of pictures and links to the right products...


Wet-Sanding
*New* If it has paint... it gets polished...
RIDS and Feathersanding - A Highly Specialized Technique by Mike Phillips
Wet-sanding - Fresh Paint vs Factory Paint
Basic Hand Sanding Techniques
Removing Orange Peel & Sanding Marks with the Griot's ROP and the Wolfgang Twins
How long will a half sheet of wet/dry sandpaper last before it stops cutting and you need to replace it?
Fight or Flight Method for Gaging Surface Temperature

[twistedframe]

Thanks!

[ASPHALT ROCKET]

Hey Dave, let me know and I can come by and show you or help you with wet sanding.

[twistedframe]

Hey Dave, let me know and I can come by and show you or help you with wet sanding.

Thursday?

[Mike Phillips]

Hey Dave, let me know and I can come by and show you or help you with wet sanding.

Way to go Dana...


Each one teach one...

[ASPHALT ROCKET]

Thursday?

I will be in MD the rest of the week doing a few vehicles.

Way to go Dana...


Each one teach one...

Thanks Mike, I help people all the time.

[rohnramirez]

Thanks Mike, I help people all the time.

Yeah!!! Very approachable! Great guy!