Painter abandoned freshly painted truck, need help!

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Painter abandoned freshly painted truck, need help!


Hello,

I live in Dallas, TX and this is my first post. I found this forum because I want to stop depending on others to do things I know I can do! :)

I have a '59 Chevy truck that I've been working on for about 3 years. A paint/body guy I met would come over to the house on the weekends and work on it. Over the course of a long time, the truck paint was finally finished but now the guy is nowhere to be seen. Last time he was here a few months ago, he began colorsanding the bed.

I think he used 1500 grit because that's what I see laying on the bench. So the bed is dull and needs further sanding and polishing. The fenders, hood, and doors have never been touched so they have a fair amount of orange peel.

I read the sticky on colorsanding and assume this is the steps I should take? I'm not sure because in the tutorial it was OEM paint where this is single stage black. Should I wetsand the fenders, doors, and hood with 1500 and then follow the process in the sticky? There are some unknowns here so I need some guidance! I'm placing my order for a buffer today and appreciate the help. Here is a pic:

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Hi Jemo,

Welcome to Autogeek Online! :welcome:


I'm getting ready to step into the studio as we're shooting TV commercials today and just by coincidence, in one commercial I'll actually be machine sanding and then buffing out the sanding marks.

I would recommend finishing the sanding with a higher grit paper but I'll leave that up to you.

After the sanding you need to get an aggressive wool cutting pad, a rotary buffer and an aggressive compound, M105 from Meguiar's works really well as it cuts fast and finishes out really nice but Optimum makes a very good compound too... as does Menzerna...

The Mother's Pro Series works well also...


What do you have?


When you say a "sticky" do you mean this thread on dampsanding?


Damp-Sanding Tools, Tips and Techniques by Mike Phillips



Also you're going to want a spur as you need to clean your pads often when compounding with a wool pad.


:)
 
I would have a look at how flat the painter has already cut the bed down then proceed to continue your way around the rest of the truck with 1500 just knocking the bulk of the peel off. Then follow with 2000 all the way round to make life easier for you.
If you have access to 3000 it can make your life easier but certianly isnt a problem cause even the 1500 will buff out. Remember where ever you sand you have to be able to effeciently buff.
You will encounter dirt nibs in your sanding the small ones will go with your 1500 sanding, bigger ones grab a hard rubbing block and block them down.
If you happen to find runs then thats a different kettle of fish. Always remember that the clear is thinner above a run. On the up side the paint should be hard as a rock by now. If your not comfortable in blocking a run down then finish the rest and perhaps grab some one "in the know" closer to you to cut that run out for you.
Mask the car off as normal but when your doing a panel mask the edges of the ajoining pannel up finish that panel and repeat for the next one.
This allows you to get right on the edge so its all uniform with out the risk of going through.

I hope your experienced with a Rotary, I use 3m rubbing compound 06044 for this exact purpose and use the cutting pad of your choice I'd personally stay around the 6" pad though. If your inexperienced with this take your time and start out slow. It will take you a good while to get around the truck. When you have finished see if you can roll her out into the sun to have a look.
After this step just follow with your normal detailing routine.


Hope that helps you out champ
 
The best solution is ROAD TRIP!

Go to Autogeek in Florida and let Mike use it as a demo vehicle.:dblthumb2:

You will enjoy the vacation and your truck will enjoy Mike's attention.
 
You may want to visit an English Color and Supply store to get hands on the materials you can use before you buy them from Autogeek.

Might be helpful...

I sand with 1000, 1500, then 2000 grit paper. Then I use 3m perfect II compound on a wool pad, then their machine polish on a yellow foam pad.

Be very careful around edges, raised areas, and curves. You can burn thru these areas easier than others.
 
Looks like those 3 years are paying off, from the pic the truck looks amazing... would love to see a few more.

On that note,

Sorry, I'm not much help as I am here to pick up some knowledge before attempting to paint my van.
 
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