Did a little wetsanding/touchup

[VR4Rob]

Hey guys, I would just like to say thanks to those who have posted helpful information in the wetsanding forum! I decided to give it a try yesterday on my girlfriends car and I was very happy with the results (and so was she ).

You can see my writeup of the entire process here:

http://www.vr4rob.com/Automotive/RLIIPaintWorks/vr4dani.html

Basically I used:
1500 Grit 3M sandpaper
2000 grit 3M sandpaper
Touchup paint
3M Rubbing compound
PC 7424 with Lake Country cutting and polishing pads
Meguiars #26

I first had to remove the previous owners bad attempts at touching up whatever they hit. As I found out, their attempts actually made it worse

Front bumper went from this:


to this


Passenger side mirror from this:


to this:

[rascal]

Re: Did a little wetsanding/touchup

Great job, Rob! Big transformation from "before" to "after".

[Paramedic]

Re: Did a little wetsanding/touchup

looks great! What 3m rubbing compound did you use?? I need to do a spot as well.. Did you use the article from better car care?

Nick

[RDVT4ME]

Re: Did a little wetsanding/touchup

Wow, nice work

[VR4Rob]

Re: Did a little wetsanding/touchup

looks great! What 3m rubbing compound did you use?? I need to do a spot as well.. Did you use the article from better car care?

Nick

I'm not sure exactly, it came in a small bottle and the product number is 3900. Either way, good stuff! I have not read that article, I just took what everyone posted here and experimented a little until I was satisfied

I did some more to day, I'll post pics in a minute. Thanks for the compliments!

[CEason06]

Re: Did a little wetsanding/touchup

what gritt did you use?

[VR4Rob]

Re: Did a little wetsanding/touchup

From today....

There was some bad spots on the drivers side rear quarter panel and bumper from where someone had most likely sideswiped a garage door or something of the like. There was some junk that had bonded to the clear and a deep nasty scratch on the bumper. Luckily, only the bumper needed sanding.

The quarter panel:


The stuff buffed out nicely


Onto this monster:


In the sanding process:


It's not entirely gone, but you've definately gotta be looking for it to see it:


The view from about 5 feet. I wish I had taken a before pic here, it was definately an eyesore:


Then I was on to tackle a botched touchup repair of a door ding. To no surprise, the mismatched touchup paint actually made it look worse.
Here it is, slightly out of focus:


Sanding it down:


And now it's gone!


I also rebuffed the rear spoiler and it felt sooo nice . I thought this picture captured the feel well

[Overtaker]

Re: Did a little wetsanding/touchup

WOW. Outstanding improvement!

[VR4Rob]

Re: Did a little wetsanding/touchup

what gritt did you use?

Basically I used:
1500 Grit 3M sandpaper
2000 grit 3M sandpaper

[Stevens Detailing]

Re: Did a little wetsanding/touchup

Hey guys, I would just like to say thanks to those who have posted helpful information in the wetsanding forum! I decided to give it a try yesterday on my girlfriends car and I was very happy with the results (and so was she ).

You can see my writeup of the entire process here:

http://www.vr4rob.com/Automotive/RLIIPaintWorks/vr4dani.html

Basically I used:
1500 Grit 3M sandpaper
2000 grit 3M sandpaper
Touchup paint
3M Rubbing compound
PC 7424 with Lake Country cutting and polishing pads
Meguiars #26

I first had to remove the previous owners bad attempts at touching up whatever they hit. As I found out, their attempts actually made it worse

Front bumper went from this:


to this


Passenger side mirror from this:


to this:

looks great

[Hemin8r]

Re: Did a little wetsanding/touchup

Great work on those scratches. My girlfriends 04 Honda accord's paint IMO turned out bad. So I'll be doing some touch up & sanding as well. Again great work.

[VR4Rob]

Re: Did a little wetsanding/touchup

Thanks!!!