How many people are interested in learning how to wet sand?

How many people are interested in learning how to wet sand?

  • YES - I'm interested in learning how to wet sand

    Votes: 161 98.2%

  • NO - I am not interested in learning how to wet sand

    Votes: 3 1.8%
  • Total voters
    164
Very valuable skill to have. One you hope not to have to use but feels good to know you got that skill just in case
 
2. Would you like to know how to wet sand but hope you never have to do any wetsanding?


3. Sometime in the future you have that special car project in the garage and at some point it will get painted and then you want to do the wet sanding and buffing instead of letting the shop do it?
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Little bit of both 2 & 3....
 
Go for all 3- once you become comfortable with the process the results are phenomenal. I cut and buff my own cars after paint, but would love to go more in depth especially on cars you don't personally know the paint thickness.
 
Mike, I would be interested also. You never know when it may be useful.
 
We are now up to 100 interested voters.

I just picked up a mess of 3M 3K and 5K finishing discs in 3" and 6" sizes. Will be on the lookout for the article Mike.
 
I already know how to wet sand but any info is always welcome. You never know what trick you might learn, or mistake you can avoid when watching a training video or reading a training text.

Right now I wet sand by hand mostly. For deep scratches only. I have never tried removing orange peel although I am confident I could do it after watching countless videos on it.

I think I would like to see a video about removing deep scratches by machine. This is something I have not seen yet. I might actually try that the next time I have to remove scratches. The 3" sanding disk would probably do a great job for that. Unfortunately I only have 500, 800 and 3000 grit ones so I would need to purchase some 1500 and 2000 grit ones if I was to try it.

But yes, definitely interested in anything you want to teach Mike.
 
I would definitely like some tips. Two months ago I picked up a '13 BMW 650i GC and the dealer had "fixed" a big scuff mark on the door with touch up paint. It looked like an aborigine had gnawed on the door for an afternoon. I wet sanded it very slowly and carefully with 1500,2000, 3000 and then hit it with the Flex and Pinnacle advanced swirl remover followed by finishing polish. I was pleased with the results but I never got the touch up paint totally flush to the paint so it still shows. Using sandpaper on my new baby made me a bit nauseous so I was afraid to try it again. Perhaps with some more education I will try to make it better.

By the way, the Flex came with your "Show Car Shine" book in the box. I have truly enjoyed reading and learning!
 
I've watched some videos on it, with some reading up on it, but have never tried it myself. I guess I'm too nervous making the attempt. I would love to learn both techniques - by hand and machine. It's not something I would want/need to use regularly, but to be comfortable know & using this method would be great.
 
I know how to wetsand, but I want to learn more because I know I'm not an expert there by any means. I only know how to do it by hand.

Taught myself on my own car after getting it painted, done some spot wetsanding work for clients and on headlights as well.
 
That is a skill I need to improve on. Cars before 2010 I have done well with. However the newer cars have less paint.
 
andy0902 said:
I was pleased with the results but I never got the touch up paint totally flush to the paint so it still shows.
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Doing this type of work, that is sanding a paint blob flat and then buffing out your sanding marks without making a mistake AND having it come out looking good and even invisible is very time consuming and also what I consider a tick on the difficult side for most people.

So take pride in that you even attempted. :dblthumb2:


andy0902 said:
Using sandpaper on my new baby made me a bit nauseous so I was afraid to try it again. Perhaps with some more education I will try to make it better.
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Hand sanding or machine sanding on any factory paint should cause a person to be a bit on the skittish side. Years ago I wrote an article to explain what most people don't know about wet sanding. Here's that article.


Wetsanding - Fresh Paint vs Factory Paint

I think I was 39 in the picture below. That's a parking garage in Monterey, California. The story about his car can be found here,


The Titanic by Terry Cook

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andy0902 said:
By the way, the Flex came with your "Show Car Shine" book in the box. I have truly enjoyed reading and learning!
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Thank you. I'm guessing this one?

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It's a lot of work to write a book. Everyone has an opinion and now days it's so easy to share opinions with forums and Facebook. Try writing your "opinions" down on paper and then putting them out on the world market for peer review.

Challenging to say the least but I love the challenge...

:)
 
Very interested in wet sanding......never bothered asking my uncle that works in a collision shop to teach me
 
Don't know how to vote on the poll but it's a yes from me probably scenario 3 fits most :)
 
I feel like I'm late to the party; but Yes to learning how to wet sand properly! I've tried a few times but would love to have more confidence in technique - and knowing when to say when. Not only will I have to sand my own car (2002) after repainting the roof; but I'd also like to address a small nick on my wife's 2013 which is still "the new car!"
 
Going to play on your words a bit, Mike.

I'm interested in learning the "basics" as you put it. I want to see what you have to say about the "basics" because I can always learn something new. However, I'm more interested in what you might call 'the more advanced' techniques, mostly. As with any skill set, it's the basics that are the foundation in which to build upon. Advanced work without thorough basics can often lead to working backwards.
 
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