Heavy orangepeel sanding question

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PostPosted: Fri Jun 03, 2005 11:15 am
I just finished shooting my clearcoat and I have some pretty significant runs/sags and orangepeel. Can I carefully sand off the high spots using a hard block and 800 grit paper, then proceed to 1500 before buffing? I have read a number of posts and they usually say to start with 1500 but when I ttied 1500 it wasn't making much of an impact on the problems. Any help would be appreciated. If not 800 then can I use 1000 grit?
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 03, 2005 12:15 pm
Runs are easiest to deal with by getting a razorblade and bending it slightly (I also put tape on the corners so they won't scratch) and scrape the high spot down, then sand the last bit out. 800 grit scratches can be hard to get out, it's usually a bad idea to go any coarser than you absolutely have to. It depends on how much material you have on there.

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PostPosted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 8:23 am
a little trick when you want to scrape something off paint is to rub the razor blade on a window for a minute or so. that will help make it so the razor blade doesn't really dig right down into the clear.
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 12, 2005 8:50 am
The razor blade trick works. When I wet sand before polishing, I sometimes start with 1000 grit to speed up the process. Then I use 2000 grit over that. If you're fairly thorough with that, you shouldn't have many problems buffing it out.

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