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Originally Posted by vincent201089
Yes. wet sanding will remove all orange peel you see on your paint surface to give it a pro look. You could skip the wet sanding but clear/polish/wax are must-to-do (especially clear coat). wet sanding also helps to remove unwanted dirt/hair that stick to the paint when you spray.
Here are how I did mine.
- 3 light coats of duplicolor metalcast
- 2-3 medium coats
- 2-3 mid-heavy coats ( wait between coats was around 15')
That was all. Wait overnight and put tails back on the car and left it there for a week to let the paint cured.
- wet sading with 2500 sand paper (some people don't but I did)
- looks like shit but people say clear coat will bring everything back (true)
- 3-4 light coats of spray max 2k (they say this is the best clear coat for shinny)
- 3-4 medium coats
- 3-4 mid-heavy coats (wait was around 15' between coats)
And I did put it back on my car and wait for another week (paint needs time to cure and I only can do all my car stuff once a week on my day off)
- wet sand with 2500 sand paper, you can go with 1500 and follow with 2000 or start with 2000 to remove the orange peel faster and use 2500, 3000 is even better (I stopped at 2500 cause I couldn't find 3000 at autozone).
- rubbing compound
- polishing compound
- wax
I never seen a pro job but my eye can tell that my job was not bad. Don't have any thing to complaint !!!
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That sounds like a lot of fun…
I have never wet sanded before. Stupid question, but do you wet the surface of the tail light, and then sand it down? Or do you wet the sand paper and then sand it down? Or it doesn't matter?
How come you went with Duplicolor Metalcast over the VHT Nightshade?
If you have pics of the finished job, I'd love to see them
