First CC wetsanding experience - went well :)

[Cole Ziegler]

Re: First CC wetsanding experience - went well

I was mostly working on just that, bringing back the color. I take it to remove orange peel it requires quite a bit of wetsanding?

[AndrewR/T]

Re: First CC wetsanding experience - went well

That's another worry when it comes to wet sanding. You don't want to sand off too much or else you'll hit your base coat. It all depends on how much exposure to the sun and the weather your truck has seen. You can still lightly wet sand, but this will not get rid of all the orange peel. If you're not picky about the look of you clear coat I wouldn't worry about it. A good light wet sand will help bring back the true color and will still help out a lot in the overall appearance.

[Cole Ziegler]

Re: First CC wetsanding experience - went well

One other question, I know what it looks like when CC has been sanded through, and I know your not supposed to sand more than .5um of clear, and I also know its impossible to know HOW MUCH to sand,

my question is: Will the CC visually look different if just .5um is sanded through or will it only look as if its been sanded through if ALL of it has been sanded through?

[Cole Ziegler]

Re: First CC wetsanding experience - went well

Thats exactly what i figured, i sprayed too much soap/water mix in some places making the paper not bite at all. Thanks!

[AndrewR/T]

Re: First CC wetsanding experience - went well

Looks good but you should have sanded a lot more, but lightly. You want the whole panel to look the same, so it all needs sanded down to the same level. You will notice spots with more/less orange peel with the way you sanded.

[Cole Ziegler]

So today I messed around wetsanding the CC on our 03 F150 with some 2000grit 3m paper, and then compounded with rotary and m105, then polished with DA orange pad and m205, topped with tech wax 2.0. Looks great and will do the whole truck eventually, however my sanding lines were the most beautiful, and im not sure if i sanded enough, any pointers?

Before whole Truck:







Panel Before:





Panel After Sanding:


not very pretty, I think I shouldve sanded a little more, kind of iffy

Panel After Compound and Polish:





After Tech Wax 2.0:
(panel)




(a little less orange peel now )






(Whole Truck)






The Workshop:



Sorry for camera quality, thanks for any advice or pointers!