New paint full detailing (dark color)

Would you recommend that I just re wet sand with 2000 grit and go up to the 3000 and 6000 then re buff with less aggressive compounds? Possibly the meguiers compounds and different pads? I just cannot stand swirls in paint on dark cars.
 
Yesterday I picked up some norton 3000 grit for my buffer. I'm going to use that on one of my days off. I figure maybe I rushed through the buffing process. I can see scratches in the clear in multiple spots. I'm guessing my technique and products just were not working for what I was trying to achieve.

I did buff a test spot on the car to check my technique and I saw that there were some scratches that wouldn't buff out
 
When you say buffer you do mean your DA, right?..
Who makes the 6000 grit sanding material you mentioned? And have you been using Norton sanding papers for this whole process? Have you tried other superior brands like 3M, Meguiar's, or Mirka?


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How are you inspecting each section after sanding? What angles and what type of lighting? I ask this because it sounds like you had trouble seeing sanding marks that were left.
As far as compounds that you can find locally, most body shops carry Meg's and Autozone does as well; if you aren't wanting to wait for something to ship from AG. Meg's 100 and 101 would be worth trying. Also, I can't recommend Menzerna's Fast Gloss (FG)400. Very versitile and cut fast(hence the name) and finishes like most swirl removers and some medium-fine polishes. And Menzerna's 4500 polish would probably work well for you on the DA also. There are several other options out there, and I'm sure you will find them on AG and members will post them here shortly.

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Sorry I did mean my da. I look at all my sections in the sun. From multiple angles. As far as sand paper norton is just what's available to me since that's the line the paint supply shop I deal with carries. They can get me any compounds I want but carry 3m and mothers in store.

Would you possibly recommend some techniques for me to get this done properly? I've been doing days of reading on here and I've got my techniques down pretty good. Maybe my sanding isn't good or I should be using different paper or different grits. But I did get the 3000 grit norton which is the same as 3m trizact.

And I do not mind waiting for supplies since I work a lot and it's starting to get cold here in delaware. And I will post more pictures of what I got going on too
 
here are some better pictures of whats going on

picture1- if you look close you can see scratches in the paint...they were not there when I buffed but seem to appear after a while(maybe I didn't notice when buffing)

picture2- swirls

picture3- these show up after I wash the car. I can buff them and the hide a little but just come back. im guessing buffing just glosses the area around it

picture4- swirls

picture5- the bed lid after I got done painting it...that's how I want the paint to look
 
Ive decided to wait until it gets warmer since the motorcycles are in the garage and its freezing outside. I did get some 3000 grit discs to use on my air da. I figure ill just resand out scratches and buff again

was wondering if anybody could recommend the mothers polishes, since its sold locally at the shop I go to, im just not sure which pads to use with those compounds. I also recently put a new hood on the car so I have the old painted hood to mess around with and practice

thanks
mike
 
mikeselky85 said:
Ive decided to wait until it gets warmer since the motorcycles are in the garage and its freezing outside. I did get some 3000 grit discs to use on my air da. I figure ill just resand out scratches and buff again

was wondering if anybody could recommend the mothers polishes, since its sold locally at the shop I go to, im just not sure which pads to use with those compounds. I also recently put a new hood on the car so I have the old painted hood to mess around with and practice

thanks
mike
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Don't think you really need to wet sand again, but if you do I would go with 3000 grit followed with 5000 grit.

I would go with Megs M105 followed by M205 and finish with M21, you can get them here on Autogeek.


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