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<blockquote data-quote="Black Gold 380R" data-source="post: 16699622" data-attributes="member: 70025"><p>Okay everyone,</p><p></p><p>I know I said I was going to wait a few more days, but I couldn't LOL.</p><p></p><p>I went in to the garage and got started.</p><p></p><p>I started on the roof. I used that dry system again, but on the bigger body panel it was not knocking down the orange peel fast enough. So, I had to figure out a way to speed up the process and make it work for the polishing process.</p><p></p><p>So, I decided I needed to cut the orange peel with the wet sanding process using 1000 grit wet/dry paper like I used to (again I made more work for myself by using a spray gun with a 1.4 tip, Could have avoided this, but I didn't want to buy another spray gun as I do not plan on painting cars LOL). </p><p></p><p>Once the orange peel is knocked down the rest of the sanding process moves along quickly. So, after I got the orange peel knocked down I then returned to the dry sanding process as it uses an orbital sander that makes the process even easier.</p><p></p><p>Here you can see the difference between the passenger C pillar and the QTR panel. The orange peel has been knocked down in the C pillar and the pillar was dry sanded using step 1 of the 3 step dry sanding process.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1729196[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Here you can see the haze. That dry sanding process is amazing once the orange peel is out. It's hazy, but has a shine. This makes it much easier to buff. And I still have 2 more dry sanding steps to go LOL.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1729197[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Look at the roof. It is slick as a baby's butt LMAO!!! Remember I still have 2 more dry sanding steps to go. This is going to look like glass. Man, I'm very glad I found this dry sanding system.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1729198[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>After I finished the roof I decided to tackle the runs. That way I just need to focus on the orange peel on the rest of the car.</p><p></p><p>Here is the run on the driver's side scoop.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1729199[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Got it knocked out.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1729200[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Here is the run in the driver's QTR panel.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1729201[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Got it knocked out too. I have to use 800 grit wet sand to knock out the runs. It's a little aggressive, so I have to be careful I don't burn through the clear. You can still see some orange peel in other parts of the QTR panel. I will take care of that with wet sanding and 1000 grit. Then I'll go back to the dry sanding process to finish it off.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1729202[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>This is not cut or buffed, but the sun was hitting the paint on the driver's door towards the end of the day. So, I just had to take a picture. Love this color in the sun. Looks great with the sun hitting on the curves and bends of the body lines. Should look incredible once it's all buffed and sitting outside.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1729203[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Black Gold 380R, post: 16699622, member: 70025"] Okay everyone, I know I said I was going to wait a few more days, but I couldn't LOL. I went in to the garage and got started. I started on the roof. I used that dry system again, but on the bigger body panel it was not knocking down the orange peel fast enough. So, I had to figure out a way to speed up the process and make it work for the polishing process. So, I decided I needed to cut the orange peel with the wet sanding process using 1000 grit wet/dry paper like I used to (again I made more work for myself by using a spray gun with a 1.4 tip, Could have avoided this, but I didn't want to buy another spray gun as I do not plan on painting cars LOL). Once the orange peel is knocked down the rest of the sanding process moves along quickly. So, after I got the orange peel knocked down I then returned to the dry sanding process as it uses an orbital sander that makes the process even easier. Here you can see the difference between the passenger C pillar and the QTR panel. The orange peel has been knocked down in the C pillar and the pillar was dry sanded using step 1 of the 3 step dry sanding process. [ATTACH type="full"]1729196[/ATTACH] Here you can see the haze. That dry sanding process is amazing once the orange peel is out. It's hazy, but has a shine. This makes it much easier to buff. And I still have 2 more dry sanding steps to go LOL. [ATTACH type="full"]1729197[/ATTACH] Look at the roof. It is slick as a baby's butt LMAO!!! Remember I still have 2 more dry sanding steps to go. This is going to look like glass. Man, I'm very glad I found this dry sanding system. [ATTACH type="full"]1729198[/ATTACH] After I finished the roof I decided to tackle the runs. That way I just need to focus on the orange peel on the rest of the car. Here is the run on the driver's side scoop. [ATTACH type="full"]1729199[/ATTACH] Got it knocked out. [ATTACH type="full"]1729200[/ATTACH] Here is the run in the driver's QTR panel. [ATTACH type="full"]1729201[/ATTACH] Got it knocked out too. I have to use 800 grit wet sand to knock out the runs. It's a little aggressive, so I have to be careful I don't burn through the clear. You can still see some orange peel in other parts of the QTR panel. I will take care of that with wet sanding and 1000 grit. Then I'll go back to the dry sanding process to finish it off. [ATTACH type="full"]1729202[/ATTACH] This is not cut or buffed, but the sun was hitting the paint on the driver's door towards the end of the day. So, I just had to take a picture. Love this color in the sun. Looks great with the sun hitting on the curves and bends of the body lines. Should look incredible once it's all buffed and sitting outside. [ATTACH type="full"]1729203[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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