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my adventures in painting the car thread, DONE! Some final thoughts... |
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Jul 11 2018, 09:55 PM
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Porsche Padawan Group: Members Posts: 683 Joined: 17-December 14 From: Santa Clarita, CA Member No.: 18,230 Region Association: Southern California |
So I painted my car. Got some orange peel, thought I'd see if anyone had ideas for getting rid of/minimizing it.
After painting: After sanding with 1000 grit. The lighter areas are where I sanded, the darker areas are the lower points of the orange peel: Option 1: I'm thinking I need to go to 800 grit, then 1000, 1500, 2000, then polish. Before I do I thought I'd see if anyone else thinks this is a good idea based on what they may have done. Option 2: I can re-paint it. I'm thinking I will sand with 400 grit to rough up the surface and then re-spray. Option 3: I can polish it more, but the orange peel is still noticeable on the smaller pieces I've tried. I used a Torq X polisher, white pad, Chemical Guys V32 polish. I thought it might get smoother as I polished it with finer and finer pads/compounds, but I don't want to burn thru the paint. I put 3 coats of paint on. |
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Aug 1 2018, 08:41 PM
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Porsche Padawan Group: Members Posts: 683 Joined: 17-December 14 From: Santa Clarita, CA Member No.: 18,230 Region Association: Southern California |
+3 on Kevin Tetz. I learned most of this from his videos. I also bought some sanding supplies and tools from Eastwood. I just wish they had 800, 1000, 1500 and 2000 grit for the long Durablocks. Their house brand sandpaper is pretty good. I'm using 3M and it works, but clogs and wears out fast, even though I'm using water.
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Olympic 914 |
Aug 2 2018, 09:00 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 1,662 Joined: 7-July 11 From: Pittsburgh PA Member No.: 13,287 Region Association: North East States |
+3 on Kevin Tetz. I learned most of this from his videos. I also bought some sanding supplies and tools from Eastwood. I just wish they had 800, 1000, 1500 and 2000 grit for the long Durablocks. Their house brand sandpaper is pretty good. I'm using 3M and it works, but clogs and wears out fast, even though I'm using water. I don't remember where I bought it but you can get the finer grits in adhesive backed rolls for the longboards. maybe these pics will help. 1500,2000,2500. I think I also have some 800 and 1000 AND Made in Germany... |
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