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Thanks for the response everyone, they've been really informative. I gave Rust-Oleum a call and it looks like most of their spraycans are sand and buff-able back to original finish, including the paint+primer in one. I ended up wet-sanding an area with 1,500 and hit it with the DA and sure...

This was a project I started last year that I am attempting to redo, so I don't remember what grit I went up to exactly. But I started with 200 and went up. I hadn't thought about trying to use compound on it until a few days ago, and I used Ultimate Compound by hand since I didn't have any...

I'm painting a bumper with gloss black paint. I'm using cheap Rust-Oleum Paint + Primer in-one spray I got from Home Depot. Most of it came out ok, but I have some areas that is running. I tried sanding those areas down and now its hazy and no longer gloss finish. I tried using rubbing compound...

Around here, a normal collision "garage" to strip and re-clear will probably run $200 or more. A nicer, reputable shop is in the $400-500 range. I just don't think it's worth that kind of money. I am not too concerned about if it comes out too poorly, because if I just put the plate back on, I...

Thank you for the input, Mike. I am still a little confused between something like burning through the clear coat, a scratch or rock chip, and my situation. You are correct, in my project (bumper holes) I was planning on shaving the hole down below flush, then filling it in and sanding that...

I'm getting mixed information based on what I've read about clear coat. Many threads with knowledgeable folks on AGO, even Mike himself, have said that adding clear coat to existing clear coat without being able to tell is almost impossible (e.g. burned through OEM clear coat and want to add...

I don't know how well chrome will work on a yellow car... I may try black but at that point, might as well keep my plate as mentioned. NJ plate is yellow, so fits the scheme of the car, which I have had on for over a year. As stated in my original post, the wholes I was thinking patching it up...

Just realized this was my first post... but have been here since 2012 and have been browsing even earlier than that! I am aware of the front plate laws (Thanks FUNX725!), but around where I am officers are not that strict with front plates and many people run without them, especially on non...

Not sure if this is the right sub-forum, or forum all together to be posting this in but it's the one I'm most familiar with and learned the most about detailing so figured I'd give it a shot. I finally decided to go plateless and after removing the front bracket, it appears that it was screwed...