Wet Sanding Help

jhorton · 02-07-07, 07:48

I have a light silver 2004 Santa Fe. I recently noticed a little nib on the clear coat. I was doing a lot of reading on wet sanding and figured I would try that to get rid of it. Well my problem now is the nib is gone but where I wet sanded it off has left a white spot.
Have I totally messed this up or is it possible to get rid of it with some polish or scratch remover?
I haven't attempted any yet.

yakky · 02-07-07, 07:55

If you don't have any polishes, some scratchX should remove the white spot without issue. Its $8 at walmart, target or most auto places.

Coupe · 02-07-07, 08:04

You should have done some more research before doing this.
People think wet sanding is such an easy and simple process.

jhorton · 02-07-07, 08:11

Thanks, I have acutally tried wet sanding on my old green sunfire and I didn't have any problems.
I just thought I would ask as I wasn't sure if it would be normal being it is a silver car to have the white spot after and the best way to get rid of it.
I am hoping it will go away. I would think the clear coat is pretty thick. I only made about 3 or 4 passes.

Wetwerks · 02-07-07, 08:24

We could probably give you better advice if you had a picture. Can you list what process you used, such as the paper grit?

Walter

jhorton · 02-07-07, 08:27

Basically I just cleaned the area, used a tiny piece of 1500 wet sand paper and took 3 or 4 wipes at the nip to take it off. I don't have any pictures.

BigJimZ28 · 02-07-07, 08:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by jhorton

Thanks, I have acutally tried wet sanding on my old green sunfire and I didn't have any problems.
I just thought I would ask as I wasn't sure if it would be normal being it is a silver car to have the white spot after and the best way to get rid of it.
I am hoping it will go away. I would think the clear coat is pretty thick. I only made about 3 or 4 passes.

dude, there is no way that you have wetsanded before
and did not know that you had to polish after wetsanding!

brwill2005 · 02-07-07, 08:59

The white spot you are seeing is the sanding scratches in the clear coat. After wetsanding, you need to polish out the sanding scratches. I agree that wetsanding is not a job for the inexperienced.

Coupe · 02-07-07, 09:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigJimZ28

dude, there is no way that you have wetsanded before
and did not know that you had to polish after wetsanding!

thats exactly what i wanted to say but didnt know of a nice way to put it

Wetwerks · 02-07-07, 09:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by jhorton

Basically I just cleaned the area, used a tiny piece of 1500 wet sand paper and took 3 or 4 wipes at the nip to take it off. I don't have any pictures.

In that case then go after it with some Scratch-X or another type of medium duty polish.

Walter
Co-owner

xtahoex · 02-07-07, 09:47

To give him the benefit of the doubt I think maybe he knew that he would have to polish afterward but was confused because the sanded spot was white instead of silver (the color of his car). I imagine when he wetsanded the green sunfire it still probably had a greenish tint to it. I could be wrong but I thought I might suggest this.

jhorton · 02-07-07, 10:00

Yes, I didn't expect the spot to be white. When I did it on my green sunfire it wasn't white. I was woried I did something wrong. I will have to try the scratch x. I assume you would have to rub fairly hard to go right through the clear coat?