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SVTPerformance's Chain of Restaurants
Show'n'Shine Saloon
Buffing w/ Compound vs Wet Sanding. Need advice to return to mirror finish.
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<blockquote data-quote="Amazongt" data-source="post: 8708390" data-attributes="member: 73357"><p>Theres already some good advice in this thread but some of it needs to be refined and or slightly corrected.</p><p>If the sap is still on the paint surface either use what has already been suggested or you can purchase wax and grease remover which is what body shops use to clean the car right before its painted. </p><p>If youre worried about swirl marks on the paint all you need to do is buff it. Dont even trouble yourself with sanding if the swirl marks arent aggressive. Sanding will smooth out the factory texture aka "orange peel" within a couple of seconds if you dont know what youre doing or if youre using the wrong grit. This will leave a smooth, mirror like patch in the middle of all the factory texture and it will look like an obvious amateur fix.</p><p>If you have blemished resembling hard water spots from sap sitting on it then sanding might be required depending on the severity. Even then only a quick pass with 3000 wet grit and water should take care of the problem and 3000 will not smooth out paint texture unless you get completely carried away on the same spot. </p><p>When it comes time to purchase your polish, glaze and buffer I would find out where the nearest body shop supply store is; 99% of them carry all of that stuff. If you dont plan on getting carried away and wet sanding, buffing your whole car and are more interested in small fixes such as these I would inquire about the small hand-held polisher which is good for tight, small areas. Its damn near impossible to burn though with is because its extremely easy to control compared to the big PCs. As for pads, a soft foam pad will be the only one you should need and its the least aggressive(again assuming all you need it for is small blemishes and swirl marks). </p><p>As for polishes, everybody has their own prefferences. At the shop I work at we use "presta 1500 polish" and it works really well. Ask whoever youre buying it from what they would recommend, the sell it everyday and know.</p><p>I think that should be good enough to get you started. Nothing too complicated since what you are trying to fix seems to be nothing more than small blemishes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Amazongt, post: 8708390, member: 73357"] Theres already some good advice in this thread but some of it needs to be refined and or slightly corrected. If the sap is still on the paint surface either use what has already been suggested or you can purchase wax and grease remover which is what body shops use to clean the car right before its painted. If youre worried about swirl marks on the paint all you need to do is buff it. Dont even trouble yourself with sanding if the swirl marks arent aggressive. Sanding will smooth out the factory texture aka "orange peel" within a couple of seconds if you dont know what youre doing or if youre using the wrong grit. This will leave a smooth, mirror like patch in the middle of all the factory texture and it will look like an obvious amateur fix. If you have blemished resembling hard water spots from sap sitting on it then sanding might be required depending on the severity. Even then only a quick pass with 3000 wet grit and water should take care of the problem and 3000 will not smooth out paint texture unless you get completely carried away on the same spot. When it comes time to purchase your polish, glaze and buffer I would find out where the nearest body shop supply store is; 99% of them carry all of that stuff. If you dont plan on getting carried away and wet sanding, buffing your whole car and are more interested in small fixes such as these I would inquire about the small hand-held polisher which is good for tight, small areas. Its damn near impossible to burn though with is because its extremely easy to control compared to the big PCs. As for pads, a soft foam pad will be the only one you should need and its the least aggressive(again assuming all you need it for is small blemishes and swirl marks). As for polishes, everybody has their own prefferences. At the shop I work at we use "presta 1500 polish" and it works really well. Ask whoever youre buying it from what they would recommend, the sell it everyday and know. I think that should be good enough to get you started. Nothing too complicated since what you are trying to fix seems to be nothing more than small blemishes. [/QUOTE]
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