Did a little wetsanding/touchup

[VR4Rob]

Hey guys, I would just like to say thanks to those who have posted helpful information in the wetsanding forum! I decided to give it a try yesterday on my girlfriends car and I was very happy with the results (and so was she ;)).

You can see my writeup of the entire process here:
http://www.vr4rob.com/Automotive/RLIIPaintWorks/vr4dani.html

Basically I used:
1500 Grit 3M sandpaper
2000 grit 3M sandpaper
Touchup paint
3M Rubbing compound
PC 7424 with Lake Country cutting and polishing pads
Meguiars #26

I first had to remove the previous owners bad attempts at touching up whatever they hit. As I found out, their attempts actually made it worse :wall:

Front bumper went from this:
http://www.vr4rob.com/Pictures/PC7424/Dani/4.jpg

to this
http://www.vr4rob.com/Pictures/PC7424/Dani/8.jpg

Passenger side mirror from this:
http://www.vr4rob.com/Pictures/PC7424/Dani/3.jpg

to this:
http://www.vr4rob.com/Pictures/PC7424/Dani/11.jpg

:coolgleam

[rascal]

Great job, Rob! :bigups Big transformation from "before" to "after".

[Paramedic]

looks great! What 3m rubbing compound did you use?? I need to do a spot as well.. Did you use the article from better car care?

Nick

[RDVT4ME]

Wow, nice work :bigups

[VR4Rob]

looks great! What 3m rubbing compound did you use?? I need to do a spot as well.. Did you use the article from better car care?

Nick

I'm not sure exactly, it came in a small bottle and the product number is 3900. Either way, good stuff! I have not read that article, I just took what everyone posted here and experimented a little until I was satisfied :)

I did some more to day, I'll post pics in a minute. Thanks for the compliments! Scottwax1

[CEason06]

what gritt did you use?

[VR4Rob]

From today....

There was some bad spots on the drivers side rear quarter panel and bumper from where someone had most likely sideswiped a garage door or something of the like. There was some junk that had bonded to the clear and a deep nasty scratch on the bumper. Luckily, only the bumper needed sanding.

The quarter panel:
http://www.vr4rob.com/pictures/pc7424/dani/12.jpg

The stuff buffed out nicely
http://www.vr4rob.com/pictures/pc7424/dani/14.jpg

Onto this monster:
http://www.vr4rob.com/pictures/pc7424/dani/13.jpg

In the sanding process:
http://www.vr4rob.com/pictures/pc7424/dani/15.jpg

It's not entirely gone, but you've definately gotta be looking for it to see it:
http://www.vr4rob.com/pictures/pc7424/dani/16.jpg

The view from about 5 feet. I wish I had taken a before pic here, it was definately an eyesore:
http://www.vr4rob.com/pictures/pc7424/dani/21.jpg

Then I was on to tackle a botched touchup repair of a door ding. To no surprise, the mismatched touchup paint actually made it look worse.
Here it is, slightly out of focus:
http://www.vr4rob.com/pictures/pc7424/dani/18.jpg

Sanding it down:
http://www.vr4rob.com/pictures/pc7424/dani/19.jpg

And now it's gone!
http://www.vr4rob.com/pictures/pc7424/dani/20.jpg

I also rebuffed the rear spoiler and it felt sooo nice :cool:. I thought this picture captured the feel well ;)
http://www.vr4rob.com/pictures/pc7424/dani/17.jpg

[Overtaker]

WOW. Outstanding improvement!

[VR4Rob]

what gritt did you use?

Basically I used:
1500 Grit 3M sandpaper
2000 grit 3M sandpaper

:db: :dp:

[Stevens Detailing]

Hey guys, I would just like to say thanks to those who have posted helpful information in the wetsanding forum! I decided to give it a try yesterday on my girlfriends car and I was very happy with the results (and so was she ;)).

You can see my writeup of the entire process here:
http://www.vr4rob.com/Automotive/RLIIPaintWorks/vr4dani.html

Basically I used:
1500 Grit 3M sandpaper
2000 grit 3M sandpaper
Touchup paint
3M Rubbing compound
PC 7424 with Lake Country cutting and polishing pads
Meguiars #26

I first had to remove the previous owners bad attempts at touching up whatever they hit. As I found out, their attempts actually made it worse :wall:

Front bumper went from this:
http://www.vr4rob.com/Pictures/PC7424/Dani/4.jpg

to this
http://www.vr4rob.com/Pictures/PC7424/Dani/8.jpg

Passenger side mirror from this:
http://www.vr4rob.com/Pictures/PC7424/Dani/3.jpg

to this:
http://www.vr4rob.com/Pictures/PC7424/Dani/11.jpg

:coolgleam
looks great

[Hemin8r]

Great work on those scratches. My girlfriends 04 Honda accord's paint IMO turned out bad. So I'll be doing some touch up & sanding as well. Again great work.

[VR4Rob]

Thanks!!!