2000 grit sandpaper...

[wannafbody]

how aggressive is this? I`m thinking of trying to reduce some etching and got some 3m 2000 grit finishing paper. How risky is this?

[imported_themightytimmah]

It`s pretty aggressive... not necessarily risky, my car has a number of 2000 sand spots that are 3 years old or so and showing no sign of failure.

[imported_GregCavi]

Just use caution as you would when wetsanding and you should have no troubles. I used 2000 today to knock down some paint touch-up.



Greg

[Accumulator]

I *really* dislike the 3M 2000 grit. It seems to leave too many "worse than 2000 grit" scratches, like the abrasives aren`t uniform. The Meguiar`s stuff worked *infinitely* better, easier to buff out afterwards. But OTOH I used the 3M until I got the Meg`s so yeah, you can use it. Just quit a little sooner than you might be tempted to



Some advice I once got that I found helpful: just use it until you`ve knocked out the gloss; that`ll help you err on the side of caution and will happen pretty fast with the 2K. You can always take off more clear later.



I would be careful though...I decided to *not* wetsand the etching on my wife`s A8...decided I`d rather have thick but imperfect clear on the roof of a daily driver that spends time down south in the sun.