Re: Removing Orange Peel & Sanding Marks with the Griot's ROP and the Wolfgang Twins
I only have 2 types of sanding discs,
Mirka Abralon 6" 2000grit and 6" 4000 grit discs
These actually work great and I love finishing out with the #4000 grit discs as you can see the paint goes from sanded to a sheen that is starting to look polished, that is you can start to see reflections. Of course, #4000 grit sanding marks buff out incredibly easy.
According to the painter, they sprayed clearcoat liberally(3-coats) and said that I can compound and polish to my heart's content! lol
Sounds good... did you tell them you wanted to sand and buff the paint after they gave it back to you?
If not, anyone reading this thread into the future, if you are getting your car painted, AND you are planning on doing some sanding and buffing to the car, then tell your painter that you intend on sanding and buffing the paint after you get it back from them and for this reason you're willing to pay for,
- More paint
- More labor to spray the extra paint
- More time in the paint booth
It requires all of the above to put more paint on a car.
I'll be getting Meguiars unigrit finishing papers soon.
The Nikken brand started out as an electronics grade paper, which is usually deemed to be of higher quality than an automotive grade paper. I know the guy that obtained the marketing rights to this brand back in the 1980's and then sold the rights to Meguiar's. I think I've typed up portions of this story somewhere on the Internet.
Be sure to soak them before you use them, you can even soak them overnight as the backing is paper impregnated with a latex rubber so it won't fall apart even after years of soaking in water. (some papers fall apart after they become saturated with water).
Currently I have 3M wet or dry finishing papers(1500, 2000 grit) that I use with meguiars sanding backing pad.
But looking at the sanding pattern on the red El Camino that you did, I feel that 3M papers are a bit more 'harsh'. Thats why I ordered some unigrit papers to get a uniform sanding pattern(just like a proper matte finish!!)
Machine sanding, just like machine polishing will always do a better job than the human hand.
Another prob is that, only a few parts of the door panels are flat, others have curves or have body lines etc.
I'll have to hand sand most of it.
Take your time and you'll be okay...
Anyways, I'll be busy next month, so there's plenty of time to ponder over 'How to go about it' and I want to absorb all the knowledge in detail before beginning to sand!
Thanks!
Maybe just tackle a panel at a time, that way you can work all the way through the process and this will likely teach you a few lessons you can then use on the next panel(s).
(I have refinished other panels before, but somehow just a lil' bit of orange peel was left on them even though I sanded flat!?
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If you sanded flat, then you should have a flat surface with excellent DOI after buff-out.
Not sure what to tell you about this?
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