Wet Sanding
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Wet Sanding
I have searched the subject but not to many post’s found. Has anyone wet sanded the whole car? Does it really get the swirl marks out? Any cons? I want to try and make my black look some what new again!
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You don't need to wet sand it to remove swirl marks, a good orbital buffer and a good swirl remover should do the job. You may need to do it a few times but it should do the trick.
Also even though the clear coat on the Corvette is a extremely hard it is also very thin. So if you have never wet sander a car, I would not start now. Leave that up to a professional. If you don't have the equipment (orbital buffer, different pads need to do the cutting and the swirl remover, try a few different detail shops and see what they say. Also check their work, because if they are not a top detail shop they can do more damage than good.
Also even though the clear coat on the Corvette is a extremely hard it is also very thin. So if you have never wet sander a car, I would not start now. Leave that up to a professional. If you don't have the equipment (orbital buffer, different pads need to do the cutting and the swirl remover, try a few different detail shops and see what they say. Also check their work, because if they are not a top detail shop they can do more damage than good.
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I learned the hard way when I had my 2000 Vette.
You don't need to wet sand it to remove swirl marks, a good orbital buffer and a good swirl remover should do the job. You may need to do it a few times but it should do the trick.
Also even though the clear coat on the Corvette is a extremely hard it is also very thin. So if you have never wet sander a car, I would not start now. Leave that up to a professional. If you don't have the equipment (orbital buffer, different pads need to do the cutting and the swirl remover, try a few different detail shops and see what they say. Also check their work, because if they are not a top detail shop they can do more damage than good.
Also even though the clear coat on the Corvette is a extremely hard it is also very thin. So if you have never wet sander a car, I would not start now. Leave that up to a professional. If you don't have the equipment (orbital buffer, different pads need to do the cutting and the swirl remover, try a few different detail shops and see what they say. Also check their work, because if they are not a top detail shop they can do more damage than good.
I learned the hard way when I had my 2000 Vette.
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Wetsanding (also known as color sanding) is generally used to remove orange-peel (looks like the skin of an orange) from fresh paint jobs and bad imperfections in the topcoats (like bird poop etched in the clear). Factory clear is thin so you want to avoid wetsanding if you don't really need it. Buffing is what you need.
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Wetsanding (also known as color sanding) is generally used to remove orange-peel (looks like the skin of an orange) from fresh paint jobs and bad imperfections in the topcoats (like bird poop etched in the clear). Factory clear is thin so you want to avoid wetsanding if you don't really need it. Buffing is what you need.
And when I looked into it I was made aware that I probably want a certain small, uniform amount of orange peel to the coat. If you wetsand it out you do wind up with a mirror like finish which sounds good but if your color is dark (mine is black) its nearly impossible to maintain. If a fly farts near the car it leaves a mark, arm on the side out the window, hand on door above the latch....all will show a little marking (its in the wax so its not damaging anything....but you'll see it).
