I have a 2006 300C SRT8. The car has a lip on the bottom of the front clip. When I bought it, the underside of that lip was pretty scratched up from being pulled over parking blocks or rubbing pavement when going down a steep drive into a roadway. Out on the ends, the damage isn't bad with mostly cosmetic scratches. In the middle, though, some heavier scratching even down to primer.
Im unwilling to have the whole front bumper repainted to address this and this is technically under the car, so I thought to tackle it on my own. I've bought some Duplicolor Perfect Match paint and clear for my specific color. I've thought that I would wash and dry the area and then, for my first time, wetsand by hand the area, then spray, clear, and throw some wax on it.
Regarding the wetsanding, I thought I'd use a block of some sort and work my way up from 1000 to 1500 to...and this is where my planning fell apart. Is 1000 too aggressive or not aggressive enough? I think I really just want to clean up the scratches, i.e., take their edges off and scuff up the panel to accept the paint,since again this is underneath.
I'd appreciate any advice on the grit I should use and any other suggestions.
I'll post some pics after completing the task this weekend.
Im unwilling to have the whole front bumper repainted to address this and this is technically under the car, so I thought to tackle it on my own. I've bought some Duplicolor Perfect Match paint and clear for my specific color. I've thought that I would wash and dry the area and then, for my first time, wetsand by hand the area, then spray, clear, and throw some wax on it.
Regarding the wetsanding, I thought I'd use a block of some sort and work my way up from 1000 to 1500 to...and this is where my planning fell apart. Is 1000 too aggressive or not aggressive enough? I think I really just want to clean up the scratches, i.e., take their edges off and scuff up the panel to accept the paint,since again this is underneath.
I'd appreciate any advice on the grit I should use and any other suggestions.
I'll post some pics after completing the task this weekend.