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While sanding, it occurred to me that there was not enough clear on the car in order to color sand, so I have to re-spray specific areas of the car before i can continue sanding. Due to some really hot weather, the paint has been drying to quickly, so I'm going to have to spay earlier in the...

Finished left fender and left door. Only 75% more car to finish. Enjoy.

So, I believe I had made some progress with my wet sanding, and I have buffed and polished the top of the front left fender. I hope you guys enjoy the new photos, and it is now time time to tackle the rest of the car!

after wet sanding, should the paint be kind of dull or should it still have shine. I have now a smooth, orange-peel free surface, but the paint seems to be dull and non-reflective. But the car still feels (to touch) as if there is clear rather than paint.

I sanded the side of the left fender this morning with 1500 and 2000 grit. Some parts on the fender seem to have a clearer reflection than others, and I'm not sure why. The picture with the obvious orange peel is the top of the left door which has only been lightly sanded with 1500 grit...

Here is the top of the front left fender. I have been using 2000 grit, and it is taking forever to get a smooth "orange-peel free" surface. The last picture is the top of the front right fender, which has not been sanded at all. I am dealing with a lot of curved surface on the body, and I...

It's doing alright at the time. I didn't realize how long it takes to hand sand down the clear in order to get rid of orange peel. Much of the body are curved surfaces in which I have wrapped 2000 grit around "fine sanding sponges." I've also been trying to see how much sanding is too much...

Anyone know some good polishing compounds I should use once wet sanded. I assume I don't want to wax it right after the buffing so any helpful rubbing compounds and tools to apply them will be very helpful.

Here are some pictures of the completed Clear Coat. It has not been wet sanded, or buffed so there is obvious orange peel as of today.

The Harbor Freight guns work well, but it wouldn't hurt to spend more on a higher quality gun.

I am borrowing the compressor from a friend, but its a vertical craftsman. 150 PSI Max 2HP 26 Gal And the gun is from harbor freight. http://www.harborfreight.com/air-tools/paint/professional-automotive-hvlp-spray-gun-kit-94572.html

Due to wind, I am only able to paint parts of the side so I sprayed the left side of the car with clear. I have probably put on 5 coats of clear = 2 quarts on that side. I was wondering if anyone knows how much clear is enough? When I put my hand about half a foot away from the car, I can see...

2 additional coats have been sprayed on the car. I hope to begin to color sand tomorrow afternoon. Is there a specific sanding motion you should use? Circular or Straight? And what is the best tool to use. My largest block is about 10 in. I've thought about wrapping the 1500 around a fine grit...

while wet sanding with 1500, I found out I was a little thin in particular areas of paint and the primer was shown through. Today I will be putting on two more coats of red, and try color sanding again tomorrow, and possibly use 2000 instead of 1500, but as of now...I have not decided. I will...

I really appreciate and its nice knowing someone has already experienced what I'm about to. Currently after wet sanding, I will use a tack cloth, which works well, but if the wax/degreaser works better, I will surely use that instead. My plan is to wet sand with 1500 the red paint, and then use...

Hi guys, This is my 1966 Dodge Coronet Convertible 500. Within the past 2 days, I have embarked on my first paint job on my car. I chose to use Duplicolor primer and paint (sold locally in Pepboys) for my automotive paint. Since it was my first time, I went cheap :/ I have put 3 coats of...

Thank you all for your help.

Recently, i was rolling down my window, and i heard a clunk in the bottom of the inside of the door. This is the part that is broken. It seems that this holds everything together. I'm not sure of its name, nor where I can find this, so if anyone knows where I can find this, it would be a...

Im using a sandpaper that i bought from HomeDepot called 3M. Its about 7 buck for 25 sheets. If you could let me know of better sand papers and grits, ill be sure to look into it. Thanks for all the help.

i put a 220 grit sand paper on the electric sander and went over the spots, and it seems like it is really helping. I'm going to keep working on it another day when i got more light. Thanks for the advice