Wetsanding Porsche Boxster Fender

Anthony Orosco · 01-17-06, 02:49

Ron and I did an Xpel application on a BMW and afterwards the client asked if we could also remove a few dings from his other cars plus do anything with a scratch on his Porsche Boxster, right over the passenger rear fender.

While Ron worked on the dings I wetsanded the fender, first with 4000k but it didn't do much, Ron then suggested 2000k which knocked down all the gloss.

Sanding marks were removed with Hyper Compound and a wool pad. Then an orange pad and Optimum Polish, green pad and OCP down to a white finishing pad and OCP.

I was seeking to make it as perfect as possible....here are the results...

After sanding...

Then after the polishing steps......

If you embark on wetsanding remember to use plenty of soap and water and to check your work often...also remember that after wetsanding you'll also be doing some polishing, which will also remove your paint so don't go too thin!!

Anthony

Scottwax · 01-17-06, 02:51

Can't see the scratch anymore, nice job.

Rotary for the buffing, right?

wickedwrx02 · 01-17-06, 02:53

Nice job! Wet sanding scares the hell out of me. Not enough experience yet.
Looks great though!

Anthony Orosco · 01-17-06, 03:19

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Originally Posted by Scottwax

Can't see the scratch anymore, nice job.

Rotary for the buffing, right?

Yep, rotary work for this one. I would of been able to use my Cyclo if the 4k paper had leveled it enough but that was not the case. 2k is just a bit too much for the Cyclo to handle.

Thanks for the compliments guys

Anthony

gmblack3a · 01-17-06, 04:31

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Originally Posted by wickedwrx02

Nice job! Wet sanding scares the hell out of me. Not enough experience yet.
Looks great though!

Very nice!

Me too ^^^^^

JDookie · 01-17-06, 05:42

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Originally Posted by Anthony Orosco

Yep, rotary work for this one. I would of been able to use my Cyclo if the 4k paper had leveled it enough but that was not the case. 2k is just a bit too much for the Cyclo to handle.

Thanks for the compliments guys

Anthony

If the 4k paper *would* have leveled it enough, and you would have used the Cyclo to bring the shine back, what pad/polish combo would you have used? I'm just curious, and still trying to learn the limits of the Cyclo.

Anthony Orosco · 01-17-06, 05:53

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Originally Posted by JDookie

If the 4k paper *would* have leveled it enough, and you would have used the Cyclo to bring the shine back, what pad/polish combo would you have used? I'm just curious, and still trying to learn the limits of the Cyclo.

Great questions JD,

I would of went with the orange pads and the Opt Compound first then went with orange and OCP then white with OCP.

If the Opt Compound would not work then I would of tried perhaps the orange with the Hyper then worked progressively down. I am also finding that the Cyclo yellow pads with either the Hyper or the reg Opt Compound to be very effective if allowed to work long enough.

Anthony

Bence · 01-17-06, 05:54

Anthony, how aggressive is the Hyper with an orange pad (rotary/PC)?

JDookie · 01-17-06, 06:00

Thanks for answering the question, but have one more for you. What brand pads are you using? Cyclo?

By the way, sorry for not mentioning this before. Great job! The scratch is completely gone!

Anthony Orosco · 01-17-06, 06:12

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Originally Posted by Bence

Anthony, how aggressive is the Hyper with an orange pad (rotary/PC)?

It can be rather aggressive if allowed to be worked for a period (Cyclo)...but it will leave behind some minor micro-marring so be prepared to deal with that.

With a rotary, in the case of this Porsche wetsanding, it made quick work of the 2000 grit marks with an LC micro-wool pad..5 inch.... It left behind some swirling which was removed easily with the OCP and the finishing pads.

I know I may sound like a broken record but again, the finer the pad/product the fewer the swirls.

Quote:

Originally Posted by JDookie

Thanks for answering the question, but have one more for you. What brand pads are you using? Cyclo?

By the way, sorry for not mentioning this before. Great job! The scratch is completely gone!

Yep, Cyclo pads, and I also use a few of the LC finishing Cyclo pads, mainly their blue and white. I also use some other pads in some of my finishing work...but that's my little secret for now

Thanks for the compliment!

Anthony

ScubaStevo · 01-17-06, 06:15

I was able to remove 3000 grit marks with my PC and a cutting pad with SSR3, and some XP Compound...

Congrats on the scratch repair.

RRacer · 01-18-06, 12:56

GReat work Anthony, you didn´t fill the scracthc with any paint???

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