600 grit continous sandpaper where to get

[Brad J.]

My experience has taught me that even 180 isn't sharp enough to cut. I only use 180 to remove the 80 or 120 grit scratches after the 80 blocking has told me it's flat. I'll dig up a receipt with part #'s for klingspor roll paper in 600/800/1000 grits. I said I would dig them up last time it was brought up but I forgot. These are wet grits and work great on durablocks for color sanding.

 

[strum456]

Hey, I'm a teacher too. I teach shop class (technology ed.). Try wearing jesey gloves when you're working. I got this tip from Shine. It keeps your finger prints off, and you can feel the waves easier. A thin rag over your hand works wonders too.

 

[Bob Hollinshead]

I have never painted a car before. I have stripped some down and parts them but never put on together. I found a nice shape south carolina 1979 trans am and thought what the heck I always wanted to do it so why not give it a try. I paid $600 for the car and I had a ton of parts from other trans am and firebird that I parted out so why not give it a shot. Luckily I found information on SPI before I used some the majors junk. I made plenty of mistakes along the way which has costed me time to repair but overall I think I have been doing pretty darn good for a complete rookie. I bought a welder (something else I always wanted to do) and had my brother in law show me how to weld as that is what he does for a living. So now I have a nice hobart mig welder to work with. I cut out all the rust and welded in fresh steel. I have learned a ton from this project. I figure if I totally mess it I can part the car out for more than I have into it but at this point it looks pretty good.
The only real experience I have is working with limos. I worked in a shop that built limos. I was finish guy that had to wet sand a wheel and finish them out. I seen some pretty crappy paint job turn out awesome after wet sanding a wheeling.
There is no worry about me waiting for proper flash time between coats. I work full time as a teacher and wife also works full time. When she is at work and I am home I have a 2 year old to take care of. so normally I might get around 5-7 hours a week to mess around with my project. In most cases I will lay down primer 1 day and then sand the next day. Same way with filler. I will lay it down one day and then primer over it another day. I have been messing around at this turtle slow pace since january. I have been using a 17 inch longboard to sand stuff straight in the large areas and smaller block in the tighter areas. When I find a low spot I fill it. I have 2 seperate colors of spi 2k primer. I will use one color as my main primer and the other color as a guide coat. before doing body work I used spi epoxy to seal everything up. if I cut to bare metal I spray over it with a coat of spi epoxy. Right now everything feels really smooth. I have couple of area to work on but nothing horrible. I am just a tinkerer.

Shaun, I had a freind years ago that worked in a limo shop, he said they would dump a gallon of filler on the roof and squeeze out a tube of hardener and mix it right there on the roof spreading it out and working it with 8" da's-it was slam bam cover it with vinyl crappy work. If you've been taking adivice from this forum your work is light years ahead of limo work. And probably way better than any local shop can provide.

 

[HOTROD]

As far as blocking goes i agree with Strum on using coarser grits. the coarser grit will cut the high spots off and not ride over them as finer paper will. I block my filler with 80 grit then 3 coats of primer with plenty of flash time and final drying may be a week before i block the guide coated primer with 80 grit,,reprime,,guidecoat and block with 180 then sand with 400 wet or 320 dry from there, one other little tip,,always lay your blocks flat when storing or not in use instead of just tossing them somewhere or on uneven surfaces,,I love the Durablocks, but that longest one (about 16"-18") will hurt ya,

 

[ShaunD]

I got some durablocks coming in the mail. The wife is starting to go into labor. doctor says it could be 1 day or 1 week so it looks like my project is on hold! We will see. At least I will be off for the summer and maybe have a little time depending on how much time a newborn and a 2 year old can occupy - yeah I know I wont have much time at all! either way I am in no hurry. I really appreciate all the help and advice you guys have given me. It gonna be an exciting week for me - last week of school at work and a newborn on the way.

 

[Bob Heine]

I got some durablocks coming in the mail. The wife is starting to go into labor. doctor says it could be 1 day or 1 week so it looks like my project is on hold! We will see. At least I will be off for the summer and maybe have a little time depending on how much time a newborn and a 2 year old can occupy - yeah I know I wont have much time at all! either way I am in no hurry. I really appreciate all the help and advice you guys have given me. It gonna be an exciting week for me - last week of school at work and a newborn on the way.

Congratulations! My two little ones are in their late 40s but I still remember their first few months. You should have a few hours of freedom each day but as tired as you'll be, I'd avoid using sharp implements.