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Old 04-27-2006, 06:38 PM   #1
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Wet sand?

How do I wet sand? what Is the process? what should I use to do it? Should I just have it done profesionally? How much would it cost?
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Old 04-27-2006, 06:46 PM   #2
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for what the entire car or what lol u have to explain???
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Old 04-27-2006, 06:47 PM   #3
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wet sanding is an art and should only be done be someone who is real good at it better to have the car or what ever machined buffed by a body / detail shop jz
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Old 04-28-2006, 07:52 AM   #4
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If your trying to take out small scratches in the clear coat wet sanding is good for that. Youll need a rubber sanding block, 600 grit sandpaper, a rag, and a small bucket of water (one about the size of a small cooking pot). WASH YOUR CAR FIRST! this is important because you need to get every piece of dirt off of it. next take the sand paper and wrap it around the sanding block. make sure your car is wet on the area you wish to sand it. now take the sanding block with the sandpaper and LIGHTLY rub it over the area. constantly apply water with the wet rag from the bucket. (if you car gets too dry you'll scratch it further). when your sure the scratch is out wash off the area that you sanded and let it dry. take a look at how good you got that scratch out, you may have to re-sand again. now coat it with some wax and your ready to go. now if you've never done this before, your not going to be good at it unless your that type of person. i recommend that you try this on your beater or a buddys car first

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Old 04-28-2006, 08:24 AM   #5
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If your trying to take out small scratches in the clear coat wet sanding is good for that. Youll need a rubber sanding block, 600 grit sandpaper, a rag, and a small bucket of water (one about the size of a small cooking pot). WASH YOUR CAR FIRST! this is important because you need to get every piece of dirt off of it. next take the sand paper and wrap it around the sanding block. make sure your car is wet on the area you wish to sand it. now take the sanding block with the sandpaper and LIGHTLY rub it over the area. constantly apply water with the wet rag from the bucket. (if you car gets too dry you'll scratch it further). when your sure the scratch is out wash off the area that you sanded and let it dry. take a look at how good you got that scratch out, you may have to re-sand again. now coat it with some wax and your ready to go. now if you've never done this before, your not going to be good at it unless your that type of person. i recommend that you try this on your beater or a buddys car first

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600 is probably a bit too harsh - i know even 1500 can leave the cars surface looking swirled out... To take out light scratches your best bet is to use a medium grade 3m compound on an orbital buffer, just make sure you use light pressure and stay away from corners!
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Old 04-28-2006, 02:00 PM   #6
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If you are a noob taking out scratches, it is better to use softer paper, say 1500 or even higher, and get comfortable. Get rougher paper as you need. 1200, 1000, etc.
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Old 04-30-2006, 09:32 PM   #7
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Do not use anything more coarse than 1500. I'd say use 2000 and then it has to be machine buffed. I just finished this process on the 65 I recently painted. Use masking tape to mask off all your edges and do not sand them as it's the thinnest part of your paint.
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