messed up spraying universal clear.. please help

you can go 400 grit when you have more experience. there is a thread by bob h showing an incredible paintjob in which he cleared then sanded with 320, but that comes with experience. for as far as you have gotten for the first time youre doing alright. the real test is having the vehicle in direct sunlight for a few weeks then how it holds up six months later and further.
 
slvr98camaro;23000 said:
Hey guys, i uploaded some attachments so you could see what im talking about. On the first picture you can see how it is still a bit shiny from the clear and orange peel. Is it ok to just scuff that up with scotch brite or will i need to completely sand it down? It is taking forever for me to sand this down. If i can just scuff that up and not completely remove the orange peel that would be great so I can just spray over it.

On the spots where it made the paint thin im going to completely repaint the entire panel
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A scotchbrite will work to scuff the remaining shiny spots, you don't have much clear on there now so no sense in getting aggressive with the sanding.
 
I have been wet sanding using 600 grit, and yes, it is taking forever, im talking 45 minutes to do 1/2 of the door panel.

there was some spots where i used 320 just to get a good start before i started using the 600 again
 
I have another question, since im sanding this clear down it is extremely dull, way more dull than the paint was before i sprayed the clear. is this going to cause the paint not to look as glossy? Is there anything i can do to make it look good?
 
As long as you haven't sanded through the clear it will look fine.
Here's a pic of sanded clear:
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Resprayed complete with orange peel:
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Buffed:
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[QUOTE='68 Coronet R/T;23059]As long as you haven't sanded through the clear it will look fine.
Here's a pic of sanded clear:
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Resprayed complete with orange peel:
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Buffed:
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That buffed fender excites me like Suzanne Somers used to....
 
slvr98camaro;23039 said:
I have been wet sanding using 600 grit, and yes, it is taking forever, im talking 45 minutes to do 1/2 of the door panel.

there was some spots where i used 320 just to get a good start before i started using the 600 again
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This is odd, either your surface is very rough, or the sandpaper is crappy.

BTW, flynams, you are carbon dating yourself there! I remember watching Three's Company as a kid.
 
crashtech;23092 said:
This is odd, either your surface is very rough, or the sandpaper is crappy.

BTW, flynams, you are carbon dating yourself there! I remember watching Three's Company as a kid.
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I actually started using a lower grit sandpaper than the 320, its in the 200's i believe. I have used many different types of sandpaper I got from various places, they are all working the same, except I wasnt paying attention and bought 600 grit at a hardware store and it felt like 2000 grit

form406;23096 said:
what are you using for a block?
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I have two different size/shape dura blocks, and a rubber 3m sanding block, and my bare hands
 
Using a quality sandpaper is critical to this kind of work. The cheaper grades tend to fall apart faster and are not always as consistent in the grit size as they should be. Try buying your products from a local jobber instead of the hardware, autoparts stores or Walmart.
When sanding you want to refrain from using your hands unless there is no other choice and then you should be extremely careful and use folded sandpaper.
 
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