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but the writin answers an da questens like dis and dat does not make it too good to read if you smell what ima smokin here
 
Different courses for different horses, as Strangy used to say (bass player for The Klingonz)

No one should judge. (Just my opinion)

How about you post some pictures :xyxthumbs:
 
Willy Wang said:
You won't polish too much away. Most factory paints range from 4-6 mils. Just to give you a reference, a proper wetsanding job removes 0.2 mils. Compounding and polishing removes even less.
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Proper wetsanding can remove up to .5 mils when done carefully. The grit level of the sandpaper you use and how much you sand is a huge factor. Just because high grit papers and discs are on the market that doesn't mean everyone uses them.

I still see guys buying the cheapie #1500 and #2000 wet/dry papers at their local stores and using these and compared to a quality finishing paper, (different than sandpaper), or discs like Trizact and Meguiar's Unigrit these are the caveman approach.


Willy Wang said:
Out of the 6 mils of factory paint and clear coat, its safe to safe that almost half of it is clear coat.
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New cars are supposed to get approximately 2 mils of clear. Dr. David Ghodoussi is and was a chemist for most of the major paint manufactures and he told me that it takes at least 2 mils of clear to insure the entire paint system doesn't fail over time.


Willy Wang said:
So 2-3 mils of clearcoat is there for you to remove. You could 2 step your car at least 15 times before you get even close to removing all your clear.
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I've been told by a number or experts on this topic in this industry for the last 20 years that you can safely remove up to .5 mils, that's a half a mil off the top, clear layer of paint and theoretically the paint system if properly cared for "should" still last over the service life of the car.

I don't think from experience that most people properly care for their car's paint so I don't think for most people it would be advisable to do a lot of sanding and compounding to a factory finish.

Lots of good info on the second page of this thread...

Beginning Clearcoat Failure




To the OP, if you're new to discussion forums there's nothing wrong with that as we were all new at one time. Here's a tip however to help you help yourself..


How to write a good title for your thread



Here's another one...

A tip to help yourself get great answers when you start a thread



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