Paint Question
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Paint Question
It's been a couple of decades since I've painted a car so I decided I'd give it a try again. This is my first shot at base/clear coats.
I shot the color on Saturday morning, while the air was a bit cooler, and I got 2 or 3 small runs in the paint. I waited until Sunday afternoon to sand the runs. Obviously I'm past the flash window to shoot the clear coat. I emailed the paint company and they said to scuff the paint then shoot the clear, but they didn't say what to use. To sand the runs, I used 1500 grit but from what I've read online, 1500 is too fine for the clear to bite. What should I use to scuff the paint? How much orange peel is normal on base coat? Should I just wet sand everything with 800 and shoot another coat of base then the clear? If I stew cranberries like applesauce will they taste more like prunes than rhubarb does?
Thanks!
Greg
I shot the color on Saturday morning, while the air was a bit cooler, and I got 2 or 3 small runs in the paint. I waited until Sunday afternoon to sand the runs. Obviously I'm past the flash window to shoot the clear coat. I emailed the paint company and they said to scuff the paint then shoot the clear, but they didn't say what to use. To sand the runs, I used 1500 grit but from what I've read online, 1500 is too fine for the clear to bite. What should I use to scuff the paint? How much orange peel is normal on base coat? Should I just wet sand everything with 800 and shoot another coat of base then the clear? If I stew cranberries like applesauce will they taste more like prunes than rhubarb does?
Thanks!
Greg
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If the orange peel is heavy you could wet sand with 600 or 800 and spray another color coat on. If I am just scuffing I use 3M grey scuff pads that I get from my auto paint supply house. I am just a novice but this has worked for me. Hopefully some of the pros will chime in and maybe they will have other advice. Post pictures if you can. Always easier to give advise when you can see what the problem is. Best of luck. 
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First, I hope it's a solid color and not a metallic. If it’s metallic you’ll have to scuff and reshoot the base before you clear it. If it's a solid color, just scuff it with some 600 or the gray scruff pads as 929nitro said and shoot the clear.
