My dad recently painted my car, and we are now looking wetsand and buff the whole car. He has been in the body shop business for over 20 years, but is open to new ideas and materials to do this job. Now that I am ready to wetsand and buff my car, I'm looking for tips on how to get the best finish I can out of my fresh paint job. This is what I'm starting with:
I'd like to start off by giving details of the actual paint job itself.
1) The front and rear bumper covers were painted with Sikkens Cryl single stage, to give it the extra durability for rock chips, nicks whatever. That is why the silver is hung down behind the headlights. The bumpers were installed on the car already painted solid black, while the rest of the body was unpainted.
2) Next, my dad laid a couple coats of Sikkens silver base down the center of the entire car.
3) Then we untaped it, and did the black, and then the green.
4) For clear, he used Glazurit and did 4 coats, and this was all done in a devilbiss booth, and Sata spray guns.
The car turned out very nice, and is a bit orange peely, but has very few dirt, as I cleaned and scrubbed that booth out for 2 days.
Soooo, what is the best way to go about wetsanding and buffing this car?
What grit sandpaper should I start with? I will be wetsanding the flat spots, and my dad will be doing all of the edges, because this is my first time.
As for buffing, is there a big kit you can buy that has all the pads and compounds in one? Or is there a combination of products that you guys like to use to get the best look? He currently uses 3m pads and compounds, but I couldn't tell you exactly which ones.
Thanks for your input!
I'd like to start off by giving details of the actual paint job itself.
1) The front and rear bumper covers were painted with Sikkens Cryl single stage, to give it the extra durability for rock chips, nicks whatever. That is why the silver is hung down behind the headlights. The bumpers were installed on the car already painted solid black, while the rest of the body was unpainted.
2) Next, my dad laid a couple coats of Sikkens silver base down the center of the entire car.
3) Then we untaped it, and did the black, and then the green.
4) For clear, he used Glazurit and did 4 coats, and this was all done in a devilbiss booth, and Sata spray guns.
The car turned out very nice, and is a bit orange peely, but has very few dirt, as I cleaned and scrubbed that booth out for 2 days.
Soooo, what is the best way to go about wetsanding and buffing this car?
What grit sandpaper should I start with? I will be wetsanding the flat spots, and my dad will be doing all of the edges, because this is my first time.
As for buffing, is there a big kit you can buy that has all the pads and compounds in one? Or is there a combination of products that you guys like to use to get the best look? He currently uses 3m pads and compounds, but I couldn't tell you exactly which ones.
Thanks for your input!
