anyone in GTA who can teach me to wetsand ?

[s2skimon]

anyone with some serious wet sanding skills want to teach me ?



I have a nice honda civic trunk we can practice on ?



Of course I`d pay you for your lesson :D



thanks

[imported_Picus]

http://autopia.org/forum/showthread.php?t=70028



I`d be happy to show you what I know (I`m not sure I have "serious" skills, but hey...), although I`ve seen your work and am pretty sure you would be fine without me!

[s2skimon]

thanks.. I`ll PM you for some upcoming Fridays and Sundays possibly thanks



as we`ll have to let it dry for day 2

[scott_cyan]

would also like to see this done give me a shout when it is happing if u dont mind

[dalethompson]

I don`t mean to jump into this thread as a newbie but perhaps we can make this a group event sometime? My idiot neighbour who parks beside me underground at my building side-swiped my New Beetle I believe and rubbed some paint off the back a bit. Thank goodness the Beetle has front and back plastic bumpers, or I`ll really be in trouble over this. Bad news is that it`s kinda down to the black primer on the plastic... good news (I think) is that it`s just rubbed off, no dents (obviously, on plastic) or gouges... it`s as clean as a scrape or scratch could be.



I can post pics as well and maybe you guys can give me your expert opinion on this... seems like a pretty small job to bring into the autobody shop and get bent over a barrel for... plus, I`d like to learn how to repair the paint on my car so I can do some other little repairs too.



Take care,

Dale



P.S. I live in the Annex... where is everyone else located?

[imported_Picus]

I`m in Queen West (Queen at Claremont), so not too far. And ya, we should all find a place and get together sometime. I have a pretty big detailing meet this Sunday but after that I will keep my eyes open for locations/dates.

[s2skimon]

i`m in mississauga.. meet me and Picus say at my place next weekend if the weather is good ?



I`ll plan during next week..



i`ll have some beers ready and maybe I can get BLUPAULS from lastingshine.ca to help out as well ?



pm me



Kevin, I also have to give you that guys info as well

[imported_Picus]

That sounds good. I`ll be free one of the two days next weekend. I`ve got an appointment on the other day (the guy hasn`t decided yet /shrug).



You guys know where to find me. :) If you need other contact info (e-mail, phone #), it`s on my website.

[dalethompson]

Next weekend as in May 13th & 14th? If so, I`m going back to Belleville (my home town) for Mother`s Day, so I won`t be able to make it :cry:



I`ll give you a quick low-down on what I`m looking to learn or pick-up from someone:



The hood of my 1999 New Beetle is marred with tiny stone chips... so much that when I wax (the rest of the car is pretty decent), all I can see is little white specks against the blue paint. I got a quote of $400 to buff them out but, since I love trying things myself, I would love to see if I could do that for half the price. Another garage quoted me $1200 to repaint it, so that`s out of the question too.



For a few deep scratches, I used Langka this weekend. I only used the Blob remover on a small one so far (as the bigger scratches need a lot more time for the paint to dry and bond properly) but, it looks to work pretty good. I wetsanded the scratches (by hand) with 2000 grit paper (I really should get something higher though) and really took my time. I then used some rubbing compound and it cleaned it up really nice. Then, I filled in the scratches with my OEM paint and will try to clean up the excess next weekend.



I`m really just kean on learning to keep my car looking amazing... I only really detail for people I know, just for fun and a challenge.



Take care,

Dale

[imported_Picus]

Hey Dale - that sounds like it`ll be right up our alley. I think we`re moving this back to the following weekend because of Mothers Day. Simon will probably update this thread with details since we`ll be at his place. :)

[dalethompson]

Awesome, much appreciated!!!



I`ll keep checking out this thread for more details then... again, thanks!



-Dale

[SkeptiKal]

Im from around the area as well. If you guys dont mind another watcher, Im down.

[s2skimon]

tentatively this Saturday or Sunday