If I'm sanding scrathes out of primer where body filler is, I use 320. Other primed areas I use 400. Paint gets sanded with 400 and if it is like a silver metalic, I finish off with 600....especially if I'm blending the color and clearing the entire panel.
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What grit to use?
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So you sand the base with 400 before you apply clearcoat? I'm new and have not come across anyone who has told me to do this yet. I just assumed you could go from base to clear without any sanding. |
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I think he means he uses 400/600 before basecoat, no one sands with anything before clear, if you sand basecoat you need to apply more befor eyou clear.
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Is there a way to equate the red/silver/white (what are they called? ), scuff pads to a grit?
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i voted
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Hey...drive over to my house...I want that paint job...anthing but what I have.
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ok i give up...what is a sticky?
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Sorry if this has been asked to death but when you guys block sand what size block are we talking about?
fwiw- I'll be working on motorcycle parts not necessarily large flat parts. TY! |
Great post, I voted yes. But I caught this, is this an error ? Is that suppose to be don't spend to much time in one spot ? Also the other thing I made in bold, what does that mean ? Is prepping for primer the same if your spraying on top of an old basecoat rather then spraying on old primer ?
Prep for primer: 220 dry Surfacer should fill 220 grit scratches easily, since you don't want to put any waves into the work at this point you'll probably want to use a block. The right way to block sand is in an X pattern, overlapping, never spend time on one spot, be aware of where you're making contact with the peice and for what duration. You can start coarser, 40 if you need to do some serious shaping, but as you progress you should use finer grits and finish with at least 180. This is the stage you're shaping filler in, so I should mention that the best way to do this is clearly with a body file, a cheese grater tool that's used shortly after the filler kicks but before it fully cures. It removes a massive amount of material easy as pie so you can finish with sandpaper. This is also the magic time window to trim fiberglass, do butt joints in cloth, stuff like that. |
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