Re: Clear Coat Sanded Through by Bodyshop!
Just a follow up. I agree with Mike as far as skill level needed for the undertaking I posted. From his post it sounded likehe has the exp.
I also e-mailed a friend of mine he is retired from SIKKINS after 30 + years and here is his reply.
Frank is on track with polishing-- but I am a whole lot lazier. I just DA dry with1500 ( if you want you can put a interface pad in there as well) polish with 3m compound the new stuff that smells good using a white foam pad probably 2 times then 3M ultra fina glaze (the blue 3m italian stuff)( while you are at it pour a glass of nice SuperTuscan wine- sangoviase, cabernet and merlot blend) and blue foam pad all at 2000 revs or lower. like I said I'm lazy. fresh clear is easier to polish than older.
The real question is the loss of DOI Depth of image it sounds like the clear pinched up as a result of something
could be too coarse sanding before basecoat or maybe the primer if some was used caused the pinching. the base may have too many coats as some colors dont hide well and take a lot of film build to cover even with force flash- the tip off is the fender that was blended into- it was glossy --very little if any basecoat on it for blend and certantly no primer and as some would say wala (oops! "voila") higher gloss.
you can also get anal and wet feet if you want to sand wet with 3000. then polish
reminds me of that old joke about the difference between a polish guy and a shine
regards
Bart
Just a follow up. I agree with Mike as far as skill level needed for the undertaking I posted. From his post it sounded likehe has the exp.
I also e-mailed a friend of mine he is retired from SIKKINS after 30 + years and here is his reply.
Frank is on track with polishing-- but I am a whole lot lazier. I just DA dry with1500 ( if you want you can put a interface pad in there as well) polish with 3m compound the new stuff that smells good using a white foam pad probably 2 times then 3M ultra fina glaze (the blue 3m italian stuff)( while you are at it pour a glass of nice SuperTuscan wine- sangoviase, cabernet and merlot blend) and blue foam pad all at 2000 revs or lower. like I said I'm lazy. fresh clear is easier to polish than older.
The real question is the loss of DOI Depth of image it sounds like the clear pinched up as a result of something
could be too coarse sanding before basecoat or maybe the primer if some was used caused the pinching. the base may have too many coats as some colors dont hide well and take a lot of film build to cover even with force flash- the tip off is the fender that was blended into- it was glossy --very little if any basecoat on it for blend and certantly no primer and as some would say wala (oops! "voila") higher gloss.
you can also get anal and wet feet if you want to sand wet with 3000. then polish
reminds me of that old joke about the difference between a polish guy and a shine
regards
Bart
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