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Wetsanding and Polishing

Old 04-03-2006, 08:17 PM
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^^^^Nope. You'll need rubbing compound and a buffer(unless you want to hand buff for 3 days). Get mother plastic polish, in many cases the plastic polish can handle the job and save you from wetsanding.
Old 07-03-2006, 08:43 AM
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tight
Old 07-06-2006, 12:47 PM
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Originally Posted by DakarM
it would take considerably longer to do it by hand. doood was able to polish the spoiler in about 30mins. by hand it would probably take 3-4hrs depending on when your arms give out.
I wet sanded and polished my headlights and buffed by hand... my arm hurt for a week and it still is dull. you need a buffer to do it right, otherwise it just ends up looking dull.. clear but dull...
Old 07-07-2006, 06:14 PM
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What about the mothers power ball drill attachment...will that work as a buffer?
Old 07-08-2006, 12:15 PM
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guys.

horrible freight has a buffer for like less than $30.
Old 12-06-2006, 06:12 PM
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real nice..
Old 01-18-2007, 05:12 PM
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Originally Posted by papi_jay
Why are you wetsanding by hand though ? You should use a block on the flat surfaces and a flexi blok on the rounded edges .
Also - after using rubbing compound ( which should be done with a twisted wool pad for wet sanding scratches ) you should follow with a machine glaze or hand glaze or your paint is open to any and all elements .
wouldn't the clear coat protect from the elements?
Old 02-07-2007, 10:09 AM
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The results look good, but I was wondering why he didn't sand the color coat before he clear coated. If there is any orange peel in the color, wouldn't it still show through the clear coat even if the clear coat is sanded. How is this usually done?



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