buffing new paint

[gtpboy]

hello guys i have a 1999 gtp and i just had it painted g9900 black.
and i'm going to do the wet sanding. i have practice before
on my truck. and i just have a few questions? these are the tools i have. #4000 pad #8000 pad. #85. and #9. and i also have 1500 grit and 2000 grit. do you guys think i'm going in the right direction? and i have a pro buffer.

and the paint is 3 months old

[Murr1525]

I am no expert on the topic, but I do belive Meguiars makes sanding papers up to 3000 grit. Certainly may want to go finer than 2000 to make marks easier to remove.

[the other pc]

Hi gtpboy, to MOL!

Learning to wetsand, cut and buff a finish normally takes instruction from an experienced teacher and a fair bit of practice. It’s not something you want to try on your own, not on a finish that’s important to you anyway.

If you have a paint job that you don’t mind messing up and having to re-spray I’d say go to town on it. But if you value this paint it's wise to either find another car(s) to practice on first or have a professional do it.


PC.

[Accumulator]

What The Other PC said

Unless you have some orangepeel that you just can't live with, I'd skip the wetsanding.

And I'm with Murr1525 about using fine grit paper if it'll do the job.

If you do try it, I myself prefer the 3000 grit Unigrit paper. Not a big deal to remove 3K sanding scratches, you don't need to get nearly as aggressive as #85/#4000. I'd only consider 1500 grit for something that's really messed up and I found a big difference between 2000 and 3000 too, though 2000 scratches came out without getting really aggressive too (and this was on hard paint).

[gtpboy]

ok thanks guys. i'll just do it with 2000 grit. i'll post some pic up soon.