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Old Jul 8, 2014 | 02:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Daekwan06
FWIW.. wet sanding isn't rocket science. Its just a lot of elbow grease & effort.. .


22hours for me , and a lot of products and tools:
Flex rotary
Griots orbital
4 diff pads- 2of each
3 diff polishes
ISP
CQUARTZ UK finish
RELOAD to finish

And that was just the sides of the car....
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Old Jul 8, 2014 | 02:54 PM
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While color sanding and machine polishing isn't rocket science, it's not hard to suddenly burn through the clear on a body line or panel edge, which is a very costly mistake to repair. I used to paint cars for a living so I've done more than my share of color sanding and machine buffing. I've seen enough very costly mistakes by rookies so that I still approach it with caution.

It's also not much fun to do it enough that you realize you've sanded your fingers smooth and you won't have fingerprints for a while.
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Old Jul 8, 2014 | 03:02 PM
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Really cool
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It's also not much fun to do it enough that you realize you've sanded your fingers smooth and you won't have fingerprints for a while.
Damn!

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Old Jul 8, 2014 | 03:08 PM
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It's also not much fun to do it enough that you realize you've sanded your fingers smooth and you won't have fingerprints for a while.
And don't forget it's hell on your back.....LOL
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