Glare Infinity plus to remove orange peel?

[Invigor]

I wouldn't be comfortable sanding a factory finish to perfection. maybe sand the entire car, lay down 2 coats of clear, and perfect that. But then again, I'll never own a car that needs to be that perfect, because it's simply impossible to maintain it at that level.



Maybe if you're Jay Leno or someone of that caliber.

 

[David Fermani]

I have done numerous wetsands on stock paints in the past. On older cars it was much easier, but on some of the newer paints it is a lot tougher. Most newer paints have too much OP and way too many peaks and galleys and are very broad in measuerment. There has been a few people lately that want their new cars wetsanded and unfortunately there was too much difference within the peaks and galleys. It could be done on some of these newer cars, but I honestly wouldn't suggest it because of the lower quality of some of the newer paint systems. Nothing will happen during it, but in 3-5 years paint failure will speed up. A lot of the newer paints are not designed to be perfect but it can be done. Heck, a lot of them do not even like to be polished.



That's why I use so much IPA (alcohol), so I can get the car drunk and take advantage of it.:laugh:



If a customer doesn't mind spending a few thousand, and sign a long term contract, then I'll do it.

You're totally right Ryan. OP is so deep on OEM finishes these days that's it's virtually impossible to accomplish a totally flat finish without doing some significant damage to it long term durability. If someone wanted it done right, you'd have to sand almost down to the base coat and re-build a flat finish by reclearing and sanding multiple times. The result, if done right, would be amazing.

 

[tksmr2]

wow. this thread really took off in a different direction. Anyway, I should have made it more clear. I was asking about this for a refinished car, base coat, clear coat finish. Anyway, I think I'll stick to regular wetsanding. In fact, the bodyshop guy up the street is going to help me out. He said he'll work with me one spot at a time to see how it turns out b/c he didnt do the repaint, and the last owner didn't have the bodyshop finish the job, and did the wetsanding himself, and they also ran the clear too thick in a spot or two. I need to post pics in another thread. thanks... and I'll stay clear from this stuff.





If I would have just looked at the pic in the link, I would have noticed both sides looked the same, lol.