Practicing wet sanding...?

[So.Chi.Goat]

Well I'm bored so today I decided let's practice wet sanding or how not to wrt sand....I used 2000 grit 3m paper, flex,pc and the 3 step system...here is the surface after wet sand...

 

After Ssr...

 

After shr and fmp...

 

There is still some light micro marring that can be seen from a inch off the paint from sanding...how to remove it...higher grit? Rotary? It looks good but I want to achieve perfection...

 

Tapa Mobile..

[J Tegeler]

I have only done it a few times, but using 2500 and then 3000 followed by the 3 step worked well for me

[So.Chi.Goat]

So should I follow up with 2500 then 3000...?

 

Tapa Mobile..

[GrpA Calais]

I've had great success using Megs Unigrit paper, 1500 grade, then polishing it out using Swirl & Haze Remover with the 4" Focus Pad mounted on a drill - then onto PC with SHR followed by FMP etc etc.....

[billawd]

4 inch pads after the wet sand then to the flex. You can buy a microfiber wool pad and pages 105 will pull up 1500 grit but be careful because it can take a lot of clear with it

[gencoupe3dot8]

Higher grit (2500, then 3000) or using a combo of Megs 105/101 (3 dots) on a rotary... or you could try SHR on a wool pad (rotary) good luck finding Megs 101 (smile)

 

Let us know how you make out...

[BlueGenCoupe]

after 2000 you should follow up with a finer grit paper like 2500-3000 then start polishing

[So.Chi.Goat]

I got some megs 105 today...gonna try that if not then ill get some 2500 3000 grit..

 

Tapa Mobile..

[So.Chi.Goat]

What if I don't have a rotary...I got a flex and a pc

 

Tapa Mobile..

[BlueGenCoupe]

A flex will do the job to...

[Kustom_FX]

PC will do it, but you really really want to go to 3000 for the PC or your going to be there a LONG LONG time..

[gencoupe3dot8]

Ok, Lets talk turkey for a sec...

 

Your have a few variables:

1) Polish abrasives (aggressiveness)

2) Pads

3) Polisher

 

1) Polish abrasives - the more aggressive the cut the less aggressive you need to be with the other two... down to a Flex... IMHO. That said Megs 101 is more aggressive than 105 (notoriously dusty and a bit hard to work with at first), which is more aggressive than 205... on the Adams scale Megs 105 is higher than SSHR, with 205 prolly being between SHR and FMP... 205 can be "jeweled" down nicely (with a rotary)...

 

2) Pads - You have wool (most aggressive), various firmness of foam pads, with microfiber pads thrown in the mix somewhere in the middle... I wouldn't start with Megs 101 on a wool pad (without trying it elsewhere).

105 on wool will most likely take out 1500 grit sanding (but maybe take more clear than you need to)

 

3) Polishers - from least to most ... Dual Action (PC) - Flex - forced rotation to a full rotary... While you may be able to use an aggressive polish on a DA with maybe a MF pads and time and elbow grease... You may want to start with a flex... then step up to a rotary...

 

Over all you start with least aggressive approach and move to more aggressive, Adams keeps it simple by keeping the variables down... but you may spend more time/effort/elbow grease to get the same results from a more aggressive approach.

 

Happy detailing,

Mike

[billawd]

What if I don't have a rotary...I got a flex and a pc

 

Tapa Mobile..

 

Use the Adams orange pad with the 105. It will take the sanding marked out with the flex on speed setting 5 do 2 passes and finish off with fine machine polish. That should leave no sanding or mating marks

[So.Chi.Goat]

Ok...I didn't see you post about the orange pad before this but I used my flex with green pad and 105 and I am having a hard time finding these scratches...I see some then none...but it most definitely pulled a lot of them out...next up....orange with 105 here's a shot of it now...

 

Tapa Mobile..

[billawd]

How did it come out