Meguiars Unigrit vs. Gator Grit vs. 3M

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turbovation

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The lowest grit I have used is Meguiars Unigrit 1000. It is great stuff especially when followed up by Meguiars 1500 and 2500. My dillemma is that I have a tough (headlight restoration) job tomorrow and the only lower grit I have is Gator Grit 400 and 600 wet/dry. I have the option of running to autozone and getting some 3M 400/600, but I just want to know if there is even a difference at that end of the spectrum?
 
For severely oxidized headlights it cuts down the amount of time required to remove the first layer significantly if you lower the grit number.
 
turbovation said:
For severely oxidized headlights it cuts down the amount of time required to remove the first layer significantly if you lower the grit number.
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I thought we were talking about paint here. :D
 
Updated the OP [;)]



Ya this is for headlight restoration..sorry for the confusion. I just went ahead and bought 5 sheets of 3M 600 and 5 sheets of 3M 800. I'll start out with 800 and pyramid my way up to 2500. I'll post the results in my "bragging" thread tomorrow night if anyone is interested.



Still awaiting an answer to the original post though so that hopefully somebody with the same question as mine will be helped by it!
 
turbovation said:
Updated the OP [;)]



Ya this is for headlight restoration..sorry for the confusion. I just went ahead and bought 5 sheets of 3M 600 and 5 sheets of 3M 800. I'll start out with 800 and pyramid my way up to 2500. I'll post the results in my "bragging" thread tomorrow night if anyone is interested.



Still awaiting an answer to the original post though so that hopefully somebody with the same question as mine will be helped by it!
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I've actually never heard of the "Gator Grit" brand so I couldn't really comment. I would think it would be very close between brands as far as the actual coarseness goes though.
 
I also use 3M sandpaper to recondition headlights and I never had a problem with it. I have seen the Gator Grit brand in hardware stores, it seems like something that is more tailored to the home renovation or woodworking market. I would stick with 3M.



Also, I find it's always better to alternate your sanding direction when you change grits, however I understand that this is a matter of opinion, some people sand in the same direction and get good results.
 
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