WET SANDING......

audio1 · 09-22-2007, 08:34 PM

To all who have questions about wet sanding.

Along with car audio, I have been doing body work and custom paint since 1997.

Wet sanding is a LONG job and most all shops do it when fresh clear is applied. You can wet sand to reduce orange peel (texture) in the clear, or to get out very small scratches (as long as they arein the clear and through it).

If I going to wet sand factory clear, I will use 2000 or 2500 gritt paper with a soft block. The block allows you to get a even sand. If you sand without a block, you tend to put pressure on the car with your finger tips which cause uneven sanding.

Once the wet sanding is done, it is now time to buff it all.
I use all 3M compounds for buffing. I really like the 3M perfect-it 3.
After it is all buffed, you will beed to then polish the car. Once again I use a 3M product for polishing. I use the micro finishing polishng compound.

After it polished and WASHED, I use 3M imperial hand glaze. The hand glaze is APPLIED BY HAND...NOT THE BUFFER. It removes light swirl marks caused by the buffer, etc. It also acts as a wax. There no need to apply it agin for at least 2 months.

Shops will charge a arm and leg for a good wet sand and buff job. Please check out the shops before handing over a ton of money.

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask.

Below is two paint jobs that I did. One was for a guy in Dripping springs Tx. It is the 1969 Roadrunner. The other is the Hondo, Tx. PD Dare truck.

audio1_plus@yahoo.com
830-444-6522
Thanks,
TJ

audio1 · 09-22-2007, 08:50 PM

Here is the pics of the Roadrunner and Hondo PD Dare truck I did.

I used a 4 step buffing process on both.

Took about 10-12 hours ea.

Mustang_68_Coup · 09-30-2007, 08:35 PM

Nice info! Thanks for sharing!!

audio1 · 10-01-2007, 04:14 PM

Anytime, If you have any questions, please feel free to ask.

Wiked · 10-01-2007, 04:25 PM

nice jobs man

audio1 · 10-01-2007, 05:09 PM

Thanks

4.6stanger · 10-02-2007, 12:05 AM

hell yeah i wish i would've seen this a while back, thanx though.

audio1 · 10-02-2007, 12:10 AM

Anytime guys. If you need any help with a complete buff & polish job, please let me know.

4.6stanger · 10-03-2007, 11:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by audio1

Anytime guys. If you need any help with a complete buff & polish job, please let me know.

damn!! i wished i lived close to S.A

09-22-2007, 08:34 PM	#1
audio1 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: San Antonio, Tx. Posts: 24 Trader Rating: (0)	WET SANDING...... To all who have questions about wet sanding. Along with car audio, I have been doing body work and custom paint since 1997. Wet sanding is a LONG job and most all shops do it when fresh clear is applied. You can wet sand to reduce orange peel (texture) in the clear, or to get out very small scratches (as long as they arein the clear and through it). If I going to wet sand factory clear, I will use 2000 or 2500 gritt paper with a soft block. The block allows you to get a even sand. If you sand without a block, you tend to put pressure on the car with your finger tips which cause uneven sanding. Once the wet sanding is done, it is now time to buff it all. I use all 3M compounds for buffing. I really like the 3M perfect-it 3. After it is all buffed, you will beed to then polish the car. Once again I use a 3M product for polishing. I use the micro finishing polishng compound. After it polished and WASHED, I use 3M imperial hand glaze. The hand glaze is APPLIED BY HAND...NOT THE BUFFER. It removes light swirl marks caused by the buffer, etc. It also acts as a wax. There no need to apply it agin for at least 2 months. Shops will charge a arm and leg for a good wet sand and buff job. Please check out the shops before handing over a ton of money. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. Below is two paint jobs that I did. One was for a guy in Dripping springs Tx. It is the 1969 Roadrunner. The other is the Hondo, Tx. PD Dare truck. audio1_plus@yahoo.com 830-444-6522 Thanks, TJ

09-22-2007, 08:50 PM	#2
audio1 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: San Antonio, Tx. Posts: 24 Trader Rating: (0)	Here is the pics of the Roadrunner and Hondo PD Dare truck I did. I used a 4 step buffing process on both. Took about 10-12 hours ea. Attached Thumbnails

09-30-2007, 08:35 PM	#3
Mustang_68_Coup My name is Ed; Special Ed ... Like my helmet? Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 2,872 Trader Rating: (0)	Nice info! Thanks for sharing!! __________________ We human beings are very funny: when something bad happens in our lives we say, "Why me? Why is this happening to me?" But when we wake up every morning and are alive and healthy and our family is well, we never say, "Why me? Why am I so fortunate?" 'Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain.'

10-01-2007, 04:25 PM	#5
Wiked LoneStarStangs Addict Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Somerset, Tx Posts: 5,563 Trader Rating: (2)	nice jobs man __________________ IN LAK'ECH YUCATEC MAYAN CODE OF HONOR "I AM ANOTHER YOURSELF" Impossible Maze Game<<< Really a maze game, not the song anymore

10-02-2007, 12:05 AM	#7
4.6stanger Three-hundredths of a second away from it!!!! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Lufkin, Texas Posts: 2,739 Trader Rating: (2)	hell yeah i wish i would've seen this a while back, thanx though. __________________ What will it be, Breakin 12's or Breakin drivetrain.

10-01-2007, 04:14 PM	#4
audio1 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: San Antonio, Tx. Posts: 24 Trader Rating: (0)	Anytime, If you have any questions, please feel free to ask.

10-01-2007, 05:09 PM	#6
audio1 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: San Antonio, Tx. Posts: 24 Trader Rating: (0)	Thanks

10-02-2007, 12:10 AM	#8
audio1 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: San Antonio, Tx. Posts: 24 Trader Rating: (0)	Anytime guys. If you need any help with a complete buff & polish job, please let me know.

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