Making paint look better

[azruss]

you want to sand in a "x" pattern so you keep the bodywork flat. dont sand with the board parallel to your stroke, but have the board at an angle to your stroke.

[rjkoop]

you want to sand in a "x" pattern so you keep the bodywork flat. dont sand with the board parallel to your stroke, but have the board at an angle to your stroke.

Got it. Thanks.

[rjkoop]

Making progress. Entire car 1500 then 2000 grit wet sanded. Much smoothly and much less orange peel. Didn't expect to get 100% of the orange peel gone. I think that's too risky with the 6 out of 10 paint job.

Here's what I found in my basement and garage that I bought a few years ago and forgot about.


I didn't use the #2 because it said it required a DA polisher. So I used the new car glaze #5 on the hood and the ultimate compound on the front driver's side fender with terri cloth towels.

Here's the original paint condition.



Here's the passenger fender with nothing but the 1500/2000 grit wet sanding.


Here's the hood with 1500/2000 wet sander to remove most of the orange peel and the new car glaze #5 only.


Here's the driver's fender after wet sanding and then the ultimate compound.




I'm very impressed by the 1500/2000 wet sanding followed by the ultimate compound. And then I think I'll follow that up with the new car glaze #5 (says it replenishes oils in the paint) and then a waxing.

Here's a video of the same area.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9h9jOgLU ... fa&index=8