r7jbodyshop

[8D]Whats up fellow stangers. Just got through painting a vw to drive back and forth to work. (gas saver) Im going to wet sand with 1200# by hand. Does anyone have a faster way of doing it. I want to get back to my floor pans on the stang. Any advice would be great.

zmetalmilitia

I dont think there is a way to hurry body work, especially sanding.

mat11089

Take all the time you can if you want it to turn out right.well worth the investment of time if you ask me

Gun Jam

There is no fast way...but I would recommend a long block on about 1.5 feet long and 6" or so wide on medium soft foam block.

Run light amounts of water over the surface while sanding and when the water runs off in a solid sheet and doesnt form islands and the paint is all the same color (no light spots or dark spots and no texture of any sort**this is important**) then you are done with that sections of paint.

Use even pressure and dont rush it. make sure the surface is very clean dirt or dust will leave scratches deeper than you want.

Once all the sanding is complete use a wool pad and buffer at about 1000 RPM use something like evercoat medium cut compound and work a small section at a time to remove dullness from sandpaper scratches. then same deal but with a glaze to remove scratches from medium cut. Then apply a wax of some sort. However the cut/ polish/ and sanding should not be done for at least 2 weeks maybe a month after painting. The paint will be very soft for at least 2 weeks resulting in less than desirable finish.

*edit* when you are wet sanding and you believe you have accomplished what you want in terms of finish...the end result after cut and polish and wax will look just about like the paint does right after sanding when still wet. When it drys off it will be dull but you can use a damp cloth and wet the surface and thats how the paint will look if you cut and polish correctly.

-Gun

colostang

1200 grit has quite a bit of tooth and may leave marks that are hard to buff. I use 1500 followed by 2000 then buff with 3m buffing compound. I have sanded through the paint in a few spots using 1000 and that scared me away from it. Be real careful on the ridges in the body because those areas will have the least paint. As others have said, take your time. Pick out a 2'x2' area and concentrate on getting that section perfect, then move on.

connor90

just glue some 1200 grit onto a grinder...im sure it will work great!


but no, there is no way to speed up the wet sanding process that i know of.