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Old 09-19-2012, 09:37 PM   #20
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Originally Posted by ftc~brz View Post
way to go! I tried to do that to my trade and I gave up half way through. my spots looked like pic 3 when I quit. I'm impressed with your effort and follow through! what grit paper did ya use? or did you use multiples?
Yes I used a 120 grit to grind down the roughest of the plastic weld then I moved to 220. After that, and for the final step, I used this green sponge like sanding instrument to polish it even more. The paint job is really in the sanding, the second paint goes on all the prep work instantly shows.
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