Wet Sanding and Buffing

[MoparMuscleGuy]

Hello, I just finished painting, basecoat/clearcoat, my hemi scoop today and it turned out beautiful. I had to paint it outdoors and a fricken tiny bug flew into the base coat. I would like to wet sand this area out and buff it. How long do you wait to wet sand and buff? I believe 2000 grit would be good but what polish should I use to buff it out after sanding? Thanks, Chrisopher

 

[AdamR]

wait at least 24hrs, cut it with 1000, then 2500. Any good compound will work. 3M should be easy to find, I use yellow foam pads.

 

[DA69RT GT]

and when you finish... come down to Juno Beach and bring some B5 Blue with ya...

 

[66_B_Body4ever]

Hello, I just finished painting, basecoat/clearcoat, my hemi scoop today and it turned out beautiful. I had to paint it outdoors and a fricken tiny bug flew into the base coat. I would like to wet sand this area out and buff it. How long do you wait to wet sand and buff? I believe 2000 grit would be good but what polish should I use to buff it out after sanding? Thanks, Chrisopher

Depending how nasty the bug defect is will dictate the starting grit. 1000 is a little aggressive (sorry Adamr) 1500/2000 is a safer approach. I would use 1000 on a run to knock it down) Like Adamr said, most compounds will work. After 2000/2500/3000 (not always 3000) I use Farecla G3 (coarse) with a blue foam pad followed by G10 (fine) with a white foam pad. Mirror finish!

If you haven't already started, post a pic of before!

 

[SUPERSTOCKRACER]

Depending how nasty the bug defect is will dictate the starting grit. 1000 is a little aggressive (sorry Adamr) 1500/2000 is a safer approach. I would use 1000 on a run to knock it down) Like Adamr said, most compounds will work. After 2000/2500/3000 (not always 3000) I use Farecla G3 (coarse) with a blue foam pad followed by G10 (fine) with a white foam pad. Mirror finish!

If you haven't already started, post a pic of before!

Had the same thing happen to me, I agree start with 1500/2000.

 

[AdamR]

Depending how nasty the bug defect is will dictate the starting grit. 1000 is a little aggressive (sorry Adamr) 1500/2000 is a safer approach. I would use 1000 on a run to knock it down) Like Adamr said, most compounds will work. After 2000/2500/3000 (not always 3000) I use Farecla G3 (coarse) with a blue foam pad followed by G10 (fine) with a white foam pad. Mirror finish!

If you haven't already started, post a pic of before!

Your correct, I wrote 1000, 2500, should have been 1500,2000.

 

[MoparMuscleGuy]

Thanks for the help guys. I probably will not get to it for a couple more days due to my work schedule. Here's a few photos of the Hemi Scoop. MMG

 

[mrkinger]

Hi Mopar,very nice car ,i like the floor in your garage ,What type of flooring is it,I dont have a hoist so can a floor jack be used on it
Thanks

 

[MoparMuscleGuy]

Hi Mopar,very nice car ,i like the floor in your garage ,What type of flooring is it,I dont have a hoist so can a floor jack be used on it
Thanks

The floor is a VCT with a high gloss sealer. It's holding up very well after about 2 years of use. If you wanted to use a floor jack, I would use a piece of wood under it to protect the tile.

 

[66_B_Body4ever]

Damn you have a nice car! (and a very nice shop) what brand of scoop is it?

 

[alleyoopmgv]

Very nice looking ride MoparMuscleGuy!

 

[MoparMuscleGuy]

Damn you have a nice car! (and a very nice shop) what brand of scoop is it?

The scoop is by AAR. It's a well made quality scoop.

Very nice looking ride MoparMuscleGuy!

Thanks my Brother.