m101 by hand: sanding marks removed?

[ob1]

Hello there. I know polishing by hand can give really less cutting power than using a polisher.
So, is there anyone that can tell me which is the grit m101 by hand can remove?
(I'd appreciate an European grit and not a USA grit if you can... I'm getting crazy :-D )

[Michael Stoops]

Re: m101 by hand: sanding marks removed?

First of all, welcome to MOL!!!

M101 by hand can be truly fantastic for removal of sanding marks by hand. Exactly what grit it is capable of removing is going to depend on a few things: hardness of paint, applicator choice, quality of sanding marks, how aggressively you use it. We've seen situations where guys removed 1500 grit hand sanding marks with it, and they did so rather quickly. Personally, I detailed a Ferrari 360 Spider a couple of years back that had sanding marks inside the air scoops on the rear quarter panels. I told the owner that I would not be able to get a buffer in there so I was making no guarantees that these sanding marks would come out. He was shocked to learn that these marks were present, and of course we had no information on them so the grit was unknown. My guess would be somewhere in the 2000-2500 grit range, but again that's just a guess. Regardless, I was absolutely stunned at how quickly they came out using M101 by hand! And, of course, that was the first area the owner inspected when the project was done - and he was thrilled with the outcome.

We generally recommend using M101 by hand in situations where you just can't get a buffer to reach - inside air scoops, louvers, mirror stalks, fog light pockets, etc - as it tends to do such a fantastic job very quickly. It also tends to leave a very nice finish in the process.

Of course, all of this begs the question "what are you working on and what's your plan?"