Anyone here use sandpaper on the clear for defects?

neuronyx · 03-26-2007, 01:43 PM

My Dad mentioned this to me the other day. Said his buddy who does automotive painting uses 3000 grit wetsand to remove small scratches and defects from the clear. I tried it on mine the other day and it worked wonderfully. Finished up with 3M 9 cut polish then swirl remover.

Anyone else ever use wetsand for those hard to remove scratches?

**Sir Toad** · 03-26-2007, 07:48 PM

all the time...lol

NotaDime · 03-26-2007, 09:26 PM

2000 and even 1500 when needed.

neuronyx · 03-27-2007, 06:34 PM

I wasn't that brave to go under 2500! I was just waiting to go through the clear and base coat on one of the scratches I was working on.

Glad to hear others also use this method!

**Sir Toad** · 03-27-2007, 08:14 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by neuronyx

I wasn't that brave to go under 2500! I was just waiting to go through the clear and base coat on one of the scratches I was working on.

Glad to hear others also use this method!

you would shit if you saw me sand a paint job

if i have dirt or sags i hit them with my nib file first...then 600 wet.....then 1500 on the da(dry)...then 3000 on the da(wet)

hell...couple weeks ago i curtained the bottom of a van door....i started sanding that with 400 dry

oh...and i never broke through

neuronyx · 03-27-2007, 10:56 PM

Well, thats to be expected if you are painting it. I was talking about now that the clear and everything is on there and dry. Couldn't imagine using 1500 dry on top of the clear just to remove a scratch. May do more damage then with what you started with!

**Sir Toad** · 03-27-2007, 10:58 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by neuronyx

Well, thats to be expected if you are painting it. I was talking about now that the clear and everything is on there and dry. Couldn't imagine using 1500 dry on top of the clear just to remove a scratch. May do more damage then with what you started with!

you have to know what you can get away with.....

GiveMeBreak · 03-30-2007, 11:39 PM

I use 1500 or 2000 wet...works great

DfntPntbll · 04-02-2007, 05:23 PM

i haven't done anything exterior before but when I painted my door cups, I finished the clear off with 1500, then 2000, then scratch remover, then cleaner wax,... they look like a pair of mirrors now

Criticalbeatdown95s · 04-02-2007, 05:25 PM

Yea I just did it to my tails after tinting them. The shit looks like candy now with 3 coats on top of some mopar clear I had laying around.

03-26-2007, 01:43 PM	#1
neuronyx Seeking Insight Age: 22 Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 554 Location: User is: OffLine	Anyone here use sandpaper on the clear for defects? My Dad mentioned this to me the other day. Said his buddy who does automotive painting uses 3000 grit wetsand to remove small scratches and defects from the clear. I tried it on mine the other day and it worked wonderfully. Finished up with 3M 9 cut polish then swirl remover. Anyone else ever use wetsand for those hard to remove scratches?
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Sir Toad drunk and bored Age: 40 Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 28,525 Location: galesburg(or morton), il User is: OffLine	Re: Anyone here use sandpaper on the clear for defects? all the time...lol
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03-26-2007, 09:26 PM	#3
NotaDime UN-BANNED B!TCHES!!!!! Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 5,335 Location: Home. User is: OffLine	Re: Anyone here use sandpaper on the clear for defects? 2000 and even 1500 when needed.
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03-27-2007, 06:34 PM	#4
neuronyx Seeking Insight Age: 22 Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 554 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Anyone here use sandpaper on the clear for defects? I wasn't that brave to go under 2500! I was just waiting to go through the clear and base coat on one of the scratches I was working on. Glad to hear others also use this method!
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03-27-2007, 08:14 PM	#5
Sir Toad drunk and bored Age: 40 Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 28,525 Location: galesburg(or morton), il User is: OffLine	Re: Anyone here use sandpaper on the clear for defects? Quote: Originally Posted by neuronyx I wasn't that brave to go under 2500! I was just waiting to go through the clear and base coat on one of the scratches I was working on. Glad to hear others also use this method! you would shit if you saw me sand a paint job if i have dirt or sags i hit them with my nib file first...then 600 wet.....then 1500 on the da(dry)...then 3000 on the da(wet) hell...couple weeks ago i curtained the bottom of a van door....i started sanding that with 400 dry oh...and i never broke through
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03-27-2007, 10:56 PM	#6
neuronyx Seeking Insight Age: 22 Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 554 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Anyone here use sandpaper on the clear for defects? Well, thats to be expected if you are painting it. I was talking about now that the clear and everything is on there and dry. Couldn't imagine using 1500 dry on top of the clear just to remove a scratch. May do more damage then with what you started with!
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Sir Toad drunk and bored Age: 40 Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 28,525 Location: galesburg(or morton), il User is: OffLine	Re: Anyone here use sandpaper on the clear for defects? Quote: Originally Posted by neuronyx Well, thats to be expected if you are painting it. I was talking about now that the clear and everything is on there and dry. Couldn't imagine using 1500 dry on top of the clear just to remove a scratch. May do more damage then with what you started with! you have to know what you can get away with.....
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03-30-2007, 11:39 PM	#8
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DfntPntbll Registered User Age: 25 Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 4,062 Location: St. Auggie Dog, Florida User is: OffLine	Re: Anyone here use sandpaper on the clear for defects? i haven't done anything exterior before but when I painted my door cups, I finished the clear off with 1500, then 2000, then scratch remover, then cleaner wax,... they look like a pair of mirrors now
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Criticalbeatdown95s Plan Havin MF Age: 30 Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 4,996 Location: Dirty Glove User is: OffLine	Re: Anyone here use sandpaper on the clear for defects? Yea I just did it to my tails after tinting them. The shit looks like candy now with 3 coats on top of some mopar clear I had laying around.
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