Wet Sanding Problem

[papabear050]

Hello all



So I got a pretty deep scratch in my tailgate. It is a metallic gray finish. So I used touchup paint and filled the scratch, applied 3 coats and let it cure 24 hours. I then wet sanded the area with 2000 grit and the problem is I did it by hand. Did not use a block so I ended up applying uneven pressure causing a wave or dimple in the clear coat. The area around the scratch is a little lighter and a oval sized discoloration appeared. It is still grey but the metallic flake i is gone... not sure if I went through the clear coat.... I don't think I did.... anyway, I touched that spot back up but now it looks worse than before... like a dent.... so should I sand the whole thing over again using a block... or there is nothing I can do at this point?

 

[Barry Theal]

It sounds to me as if you went threw the clear. Do you have a picture of it?

 

[papabear050]

I'll get one tonight.



Thanks...

 

[richy]

It does sound like you've gone through the clear. I did it on a customer's car once that was a friend of mine. I really wanted to get the scratch out and was more aggressive than normal. I had the area painted for him. Live and learn. That was before I had my PTG too. There is a lot of piece of mind to that piece of equipment!