Dale8346
Sep 10th, 08, 10:52 PM
One you have sprayed the clear coat on, what have other guys found to be the best way to get a SUPER Shine? And what have you found to be the fastest procudures to get that shine. The two don't always go hand-in-hand, but what do you think is the best mix??
I have my own opinion, but want to here from the professionals.
Codi
Sep 12th, 08, 12:36 PM
Assuming you don't have any orange peel in the paint and it is smooth as glass, any quality wax will do. Don't wax new paint for 60 to 90 days though as it drys from the inside out.
Dale8346
Sep 16th, 08, 09:03 PM
Paint is smooth as glass. Clear coat always goes on with Orange peel. After sanding orange peel on clear coat gone, what do others do?
Skeeter55
Sep 16th, 08, 09:15 PM
I had my car painted 11 months ago, with base coat, 5 clear coats and wet sanded after the 3rd clear coat... They wet sanded it with 1500 grid to 2000 grid to get it nice and flat without seeing any orange peel. After the 11 months and having the hood repainted do to my son and a hard ball (dents in the hood) they repaired and painted the hood again, also they decided that its time to wet sand the hole car with 2000 grid and 3000 grid because of some shrinking and to cut and buff again.... It looks awesome and wet... The finish looks better then it did 11 months ago.
Codi
Sep 18th, 08, 04:48 PM
To remove orange peel, wet sand with 1500 then move to 2000 grit. Check your progress as you go, it doesn't take much and let the paper do the work. If you see color in the wet paper, you have gone through the clear (oops). Next is a cutting compound and buffer to get the 2000 scratches out then a glaze with the buffer. If you are not sure about your skills, have a pro do it. May cost less in the long run. If you are doing it yourself, get with an auto paint supplier and talk it over with them. They can guide you.