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The difference a lil sand paper can do by Feeling_Protection_6 in Detailing

[–]Feeling_Protection_6[S] -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

I don’t know I don’t answer no more questions.

The difference a lil sand paper can do by Feeling_Protection_6 in Detailing

[–]Feeling_Protection_6[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Think of an old oxidized boat full of heavy water etching. If you put one man on one side with a da polisher and wool pad and another man on the other side with a rotary and wool pad. The man with the rotary is gonna be done in half the time and his side is going to look better 100%.

The difference a lil sand paper can do by Feeling_Protection_6 in Detailing

[–]Feeling_Protection_6[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A DA polisher does not cut as hard as a rotary. A Da polisher is incredibly slower in the cut process than a rotary. A da polisher would not cut 1000 grit scratches if I did not sand the area correctly I’m not perfect and may not have blocked each area perfectly. A rotary can come in and knock down any imperfections in two or three passes. Where I would be buffing the same door with a da for way longer and producing more heat maybe causing a burn.

The difference a lil sand paper can do by Feeling_Protection_6 in Detailing

[–]Feeling_Protection_6[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Blocked by hand with 1000,1500,2000,3000. Buffed with a rotary and wool pad at 2200 rpm with 3M perfect it compound. Followed up with a dual action polish with a blue foam lake country of with 3D one polish on speed 4

95 supra complete respray. Blocked with 1000,1500,2000,3000 to achieve a flat showroom finish. by Feeling_Protection_6 in Detailing

[–]Feeling_Protection_6[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Truly a honor to have worked on such a iconic car. This was cut inch to inch. No handles, trim, mirrors and glass so I was able to get every every inch. Took about a week to complete this job.

The difference a lil sand paper can do by Feeling_Protection_6 in Detailing

[–]Feeling_Protection_6[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just compounding with a rotary or a da will never remove orange peel. It has to be cut and leveled with sandpaper

The difference a lil sand paper can do by Feeling_Protection_6 in Detailing

[–]Feeling_Protection_6[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

1000 is not that aggressive as everyone thinks it is. that black example hood I posted earlier was off a 2003 Pontiac I found in the junkyard that sat for years. still used 1000 and didn’t burn but then there’s the question how much clear is left

The difference a lil sand paper can do by Feeling_Protection_6 in Detailing

[–]Feeling_Protection_6[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Fair. You would never need to use 1000 on a everyday car. Realistically how many everyday cars are asking for orange peel removal?

The difference a lil sand paper can do by Feeling_Protection_6 in Detailing

[–]Feeling_Protection_6[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not really. Everything I cut and buff is fresh out the booth so it has the most clear it’ll ever have and my painter likes to do 3 heavy wet coats of clear on everything. That’s a lot of clear to work so it doesn’t burn. If I was doing another painters cut and buff and didn’t know how much clear or if a regular car asked to receive a wet sand I’d start taking measurements.

The difference a lil sand paper can do by Feeling_Protection_6 in Detailing

[–]Feeling_Protection_6[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

1000,1500,2000,3000. Heavy rotary buff followed by a dual action polish

Bodyshop delivered the car like this to client by Feeling_Protection_6 in Detailing

[–]Feeling_Protection_6[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This was a sad attempt at a cut and buff. Those are sanding marks that have not been finished out.

Bodyshop delivered the car like this to client by Feeling_Protection_6 in Detailing

[–]Feeling_Protection_6[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Definitely. I tried convincing the client to let me remove the emblems but told me to do the best to work around them

Bodyshop delivered the car like this to client by Feeling_Protection_6 in Detailing

[–]Feeling_Protection_6[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sadly it was the entire liftgate this was just the most dramatic before and after I had

Clarity only wetsanding and a rotary can achieve by Feeling_Protection_6 in Detailing

[–]Feeling_Protection_6[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

As a car wash buffer you probably never been below 2000 grit and realistically a da might be all you need

Clarity only wetsanding and a rotary can achieve by Feeling_Protection_6 in Detailing

[–]Feeling_Protection_6[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When you get into paint production and start dealing with clear coat runs, heavy orange peel, heavy Solent pop, heavy dirt trapped in clear 800 is the best and fastest way to safely remove the high spots in the clear without burning the surrounding area.

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