Afraid to sand...just going to buff??
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 10:12 pm
I know this is close to blasphemy to you old hands and pros.....but I really think I am just going to buff my last clearcoat effort. I got it pretty smooth (for me), and the main problem is some dust nibs. I tried sanding with 1500, then 2000 on the rear hatch and found that i was creating more problems that i was solving. It just seemed to highlight flaws that were not obvious before, plus the area around the spoiler that i avoided now looks different with a fairly clear line where I stopped sanding.
I tried a small section of the hood with just a black wool pad and Presta Ultra Cutting Cream at about 3 1/2 on the buffer followed by the blue wool pad with Presta Swirl Remover at a slower speed. That section actually looks better than the sanded rear hatch panel did after i buffed it...and I plan to go over it all with a final glaze and a soft Meguires foam pad.
I have tried sanding for a month now and resprayed twice...I just cannot get it to look any good at all. I guess it boils down to what someone said about what is good enough for you...and my perfection meter is getting lower all the time. This process gives me good shine but will it affect how is looks over time? I think I will buff the whole car this was and see what happens. I have tried different papers, sanding blocks, even bought a somewhat useless palm DA without much luck other than to make things worse.
Is this just an impatient rookie point of view or do others share this little dilemma??
I have enjoyed every part of this project until now...I just want to be through with it so that I can go on to assembling the rest of the car before warm weather.
I tried a small section of the hood with just a black wool pad and Presta Ultra Cutting Cream at about 3 1/2 on the buffer followed by the blue wool pad with Presta Swirl Remover at a slower speed. That section actually looks better than the sanded rear hatch panel did after i buffed it...and I plan to go over it all with a final glaze and a soft Meguires foam pad.
I have tried sanding for a month now and resprayed twice...I just cannot get it to look any good at all. I guess it boils down to what someone said about what is good enough for you...and my perfection meter is getting lower all the time. This process gives me good shine but will it affect how is looks over time? I think I will buff the whole car this was and see what happens. I have tried different papers, sanding blocks, even bought a somewhat useless palm DA without much luck other than to make things worse.
Is this just an impatient rookie point of view or do others share this little dilemma??
I have enjoyed every part of this project until now...I just want to be through with it so that I can go on to assembling the rest of the car before warm weather.