Orange peel?
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1. wet sand with 1000 wet dry, lotsa water, lotta time , verylight pressure.....you can see it smooth out...
2. polish out wetsand marks with Menzerna FG400 polish using a hybrid wool/foam pad on a Flex 3403 Rotary
3. Polish with Menzerna SF4500 - Griots orbital and white foam pad
4. seal with blackfire Crystal seal or Adam's Machine sealant
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yes...but you are not sandblasting or or sanding like you were in wood shop, you are leveling the paint...you can wetsand to get it level once or twice...you use a paint meter to tell how much is left after once or so...
but wetsanding is a final resort, many times it can be reduced substantially with polishes and compounds
but wetsanding is a final resort, many times it can be reduced substantially with polishes and compounds
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yes...but you are not sandblasting or or sanding like you were in wood shop, you are leveling the paint...you can wetsand to get it level once or twice...you use a paint meter to tell how much is left after once or so...
but wetsanding is a final resort, many times it can be reduced substantially with polishes and compounds
but wetsanding is a final resort, many times it can be reduced substantially with polishes and compounds
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I would think any dealer would probably color sand the car for a fee.
People need to understand, orange peel isn't the result of some flaw...it's simply the result of spraying clear coat. If you want no orange peel, you need some serious hands on labor hours to color sand and buff it. Aston Martin does it, Koenigsegg does it, Lambo does it...and you pay for it.
People need to understand, orange peel isn't the result of some flaw...it's simply the result of spraying clear coat. If you want no orange peel, you need some serious hands on labor hours to color sand and buff it. Aston Martin does it, Koenigsegg does it, Lambo does it...and you pay for it.
