New Paint!

**djerickd** · 04-17-2006, 05:20 PM

Accumulator, any tips on wet sanding? I may just do this myself, can`t be too hard eh?

**Horseman2475** · 04-17-2006, 10:09 PM

Originally Posted by Accumulator

I`m not familiar with the 2180,is it a sealant? I`ve never received a good explanation of how a sealant can permit outgassing so I just stick with the glazes. The logic behind such claims eludes me and IMHO that`s always a pretty good clue as it`s not like I can`t follow the reasoning behind this stuff

Remember to take anything a vendor tells you with a grain of salt...it`s not *their* paint that might not attain maximum hardness

Thanks for your help. I guess I will stay with the Megs 5. After 90 days I will give Scottwax a call and let him do his magic!!

**Accumulator** · 04-18-2006, 08:18 AM

Originally Posted by djerickd

Accumulator, any tips on wet sanding? I may just do this myself, can`t be too hard eh?

Not too hard conceptually but people tend to get in over their heads when it comes to actually *doing* it.

Only use Meguiar`s Unigrit 3K. Follow the directions and know what you`re doing before you start (don`t just spend a few minutes on this, actually *study* it). Inspect after *every* stroke. Quit before you want to, you`ll be glad you did. Follow with something aggressive enough to remove the 3K scratches and remember that this product will take off a fair amount of clear too, and will require even more polishing with a milder product.

Ignore all the above and just don`t do it

I`m serious.

I can`t count the times people have botched this up, so while many folks do it, I really hesitate to recommend it. In almost every case, I`d say "better thick but imperfect clear than drastic measures like this". Just because somebody else has done something with good results, that doesn`t mean everybody oughta try it.

**djerickd** · 04-18-2006, 08:35 AM

thanks I`m going to stop by Proper Auto Care/Classic Motoring Accesories ( http://properautocare.com/ ) in Tampa today at lunch I`ll have the guys take a look and see what they think. I`ve watched the bodyshop guys do it and it seems pretty straightforward, sand then buff out... I had them touch up a few spots from the last time they painted the car.

**Accumulator** · 04-18-2006, 09:00 AM

Originally Posted by djerickd

I`ve watched the bodyshop guys do it and it seems pretty straightforward..

Heh heh, I`ve watched guys do surgery, and that looked pretty straightforward too

**djerickd** · 04-18-2006, 10:24 AM

LOL, oh yeah no problem I could do that too! haha!

Well I stopped by CMA and talked to the GM, Phil, he reccomended the best body shop in town (Gene Perez body repairs, inc.) take a look at the OP, they told me that the car looks good and that if they sanded it it would look like glass and wouldn`t match the rest of the car, he wanted to respray it then match it to the next panel, but he reccomended I "save my money, get it out of my mind, and don`t worry about it since I am the ONLY one who would notice it" since it truly isn`t THAT bad. I guess I`ll just live with it...

CMA (Phil) did suggest Menzerna products for my silver metallic car and told me about hitting the slight peel with a mild Menzerna abrasive to knock it down a little vs. taking the plunge with the 2000-3000 grit.

**Accumulator** · 04-18-2006, 11:06 AM

The "live with it" advice sounds very good.

I dunno about polishing it...I`ve never been able to knock down OP in b/c that way, only on soft single stage. But a bit of polishing probably won`t be a bad idea anyhow.

**djerickd** · 04-18-2006, 04:02 PM

I`ll get some pics soon so you can see...

**djerickd** · 04-18-2006, 05:16 PM

Here`s a couple of the mild OP:

**Accumulator** · 04-19-2006, 07:33 AM

Ah, that`s not much, if any, worse than the OP on my Audis (A8 and S8). If cars in that price range have it...

No way would I mess with that. I`d just polish it up nice and shiny (which will make the OP look even worse

) and keep it protected.

**djerickd** · 04-19-2006, 10:08 AM

I need to call the body shop ("Quality auto body" - lol) back in Tallahassee that did the work, it`s obvious they missed this area because there`s trash in the clear including a red fiber from one of those shop towels...

**djerickd** · 04-21-2006, 10:19 AM

They said start with 3000 grit (only more if needed, but this should be "safe") then Trizact polish or Finesse-It.

I think after my paint is cured I`m going to go with the Menzerna One-Step Acrylic Jacket and call it a day...

finally got a Grit-Guard today...

**Accumulator** · 04-21-2006, 02:50 PM

I`d use something with more cut to remove 3K sanding scratches and I`ve never had good luck with the TriZact (but then I didn`t try too hard either). IIRC, Bence found the TriZact to be full of fillers.

I`d leave it alone if I were you, IMO you might open a can of worms and they`d say it`s all your fault. There are worse things than orange peel and even contamination in the paint. At some point it`s time to say "enough" and just move on (I finally said that on my S8 and IMO its repairs from the deer incident really suck, but hey, life is short).