for the painters...

[pickleweasel_00]

Got a question for the painters/bodywork guys. Do you know of any books that go into proper datail and depth on how to correctly wet sand and polish clear coat finishes?

I have a bronco I re-painted a couple years ago and for my first ever paint job, it turned out pretty good

http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/142790/fullsize/im001309.jpg

http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/174032/fullsize/im001349.jpg

http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/174033/fullsize/im001350.jpg

It has a couple runs in the clearcoat and some orange peel on the rear fenders. Basically I've looked over a few books and many magazine articles on painting and while they talk about wet sanding/polishing, none of them tell how. Here's what I want to know:

- What kind of polisher should I look into (I'm a beginner and no expert)
- What kind of pads and polish do I use?
- What grit paper do I use to wet sand before I polish?
- What is the proper technique for polishing?
- What order of polishes do I use when polishing?

Sorry, just kind of frustrating to come up basically empty handed. Maybe I'm not looking in the right places, but I'd like to find a book that I can get read up on that covers the proces of sanding and polishing in great detail. Already got books on painting, just not the polishing. Thanks :beer

[Erics350x]

wet sand with 1000 or 1200 grit
since you are new at this hand buff with micro finishing compond (just like waxing but you rub longer and harder) or you can buy a high speed buffer, just keep it moving and don't use any pressure so you dont burn the clear.

[pickleweasel_00]

sweet, that's a start, thanks :beer Any reccomendations on buffers? That will work on the runs but if I'm gonna do the whole fenders (or even the whole thing) it might take awhile by hand, but I might practice with the hand method first. Just wanna learn how to do it since this isn't going to be my last paint job

[SYKO]

dude....I can give you a list a mile long on what I do and how I buff paint, lets just say it first starts with the type of clear you used, then how much clear you actualy applied to the vehicle, then what type of gun you used and the working air pressure at the time. SO... to save you a bunch of time go here and do a search.

http://autobodystore.com/forum/index.php?index


therre is a million topics about buffing

just to let you know unless its a pure show job, I start watersandiing with 1500 or even 2000! then buff from that.

[pickleweasel_00]

thanks syko :beer That will help out alot