What polish after wet sanding?

[Bad03xtreme]

Me and my dad just painted a set of tin for an HD Fatboy. Its black and the owner wanted it super slick so we wetsanded it and I was wondering what polish would be best to make it look like a mirror. I have PB 2.5 and 1 or I was think Meguiars #2-3 then 7 what do you think would yield better results? It will be with a PC I might add. Thanks

[Accumulator]

Depends on what paper you used. If you used 2.5-3K grit you have a lot of options as it'll leave a pretty decent finish. If you use the Meg's #2, be sure to use the new formulation, not the older rotary-only stuff. I'd follow that with their #80 before using a nonabrasive glaze like #3/#7. Get it as good as you can with the abrasive stuff (#2 and #80) before applying the #3/#7.

I use 3M and 1Z stuff after the 3K (or even 2.5K) grit- PI-III RC, then PI-III MG, then 1z Pro MP. Dunno just how that would translate into products from other makers though. Th (n32) #2/#80 should work OK though.

[throttlethumb]

My recomendation probably will not be the popular vote but I have had great success with Ardex 1000 PLUS, 1500 PLUS, and 2500 Plus. It has been formulated specifically for removing wet sanding on brand new paint
www.ardexlabs.com

[Bad03xtreme]

We used 2K and it feels smooth. So you think #2 then #80 then move to the #3 and 7. So I shouldnt mess with the Poorboys thats more for removing fine swirls?
We have a rotary to but i was gonna try the PC and see how that worked on the new paint.

[the other pc]

Try it in a small test area first and be sure you're getting the results you want before proceeding to the rest of the finish.

I would be surprised if were able to successfully remove #2000 sanding scratch with Meg's #2, especially if you didn't use meg's Uni-Grit sandpaper.

When touching the surface you might be able to feel a difference in the volume of sanding scratch but there's no way you'll be able to feel the depth, which is what affects your buffing process most.


PC.

[atticdog]

megs diamond cut removes 2000 sanding very easy then goto #3 then wax

[lawrencea]

Where I work they wet sand new paint all the time and they use 3m compounds ,and swirl removers .

[Accumulator]

Originally Posted by Bad03xtreme

..So I shouldnt mess with the Poorboys thats more for removing fine swirls?
We have a rotary to but i was gonna try the PC and see how that worked on the new paint.

I dunno, never used the SSR line

Originally Posted by atticdog

megs diamond cut removes 2000 sanding very easy then goto #3 then wax

Diamond cut with nothing milder for a follow-up? I wouldn't have expected it to break down enough for a ready-to-wax (well, "ready-to-glaze with #3") finish.

[atticdog]

accumulator we did it the other day at a rotary class 2000 grit then diamond cut then #3 then 476 collinite on a black s10 hood and it looked amazing
oh i just noticed he is useing a pc

[Bad03xtreme]

We polished it tonight. We used #2 with a Rotary air buffer then followed that with #3 with the rotary then did everything with SSR 2.5 with the PC and a finishing Pad and it looked so deep. I then went over everything with #7 by hand and it added a little depth but it looks so smooth and wet. I'll get pictures this weekend when he puts it together and brings it back by. Thanks for the advice it helped

[Accumulator]

Originally Posted by atticdog

accumulator we did it the other day at a rotary class ..
oh i just noticed he is useing a pc

OK, gotcha, now we're on the sam page. Rotaries break products like that down really well. At least if you know what you're doing

Bad03xtreme- glad it worked out for you. Next time you do something like this I wouldn't bother using the #3 before the SSR 2.5, I don't see the point in using a nonabrasive product like #3 before an abrasive one like the SSR. But hey, at long as it turns out nice that's what counts!