Wet sanding

[CelicaGT]

Anyone know if you can wet sand with QD? Is it the same idea as claying with QD or will it just cause more damage than good? Was just wondering. I have 2000, 2500 and 3000 grit paper. trying to remove paint overspray, light scratches and I don"t know but what seems like small bumps in the paint. Just trying to get it smooth and shine again.

Thanks for any info.

[DrdetailNashville]

Re: Wet sanding

I think the extra lubricity of the QD would reduce the cutting of the sandpaper. Also it would be very expensive. The surface needs to be really wet, I would just use water.

Have you tried using a more aggressive claybar? I've gotten off some really bad overspray with the meguiars red claybar. I would exhaust all other options before wetsanding the car.

[CelicaGT]

Re: Wet sanding

I was just wondering right now all I have is meg's white clay. Trying to restore this shine without having to paint and once i get all this overspray off then I got to deal with chips and scatches.

[Selectchoice]

Re: Wet sanding

Anyone know if you can wet sand with QD? Is it the same idea as claying with QD or will it just cause more damage than good? Was just wondering. I have 2000, 2500 and 3000 grit paper. trying to remove paint overspray, light scratches and I don"t know but what seems like small bumps in the paint. Just trying to get it smooth and shine again.

Thanks for any info.

Simple answer. No you can't wet sand with Quik Detailer.

To remove overspray use clay, not sand paper. Meguiars has two professional grades, mild and aggressive, plus a consumer level clay more readily available.

Sanding is to remove below surface defects such as deep scratches and the like, clay is for above surface bonded contaminants like paint overspray and the small bumps you mentioned.

Sanding is a very advanced technique, and far in excess of what should be required for your issues.

Oh and the light scratches you mention can be removed with M205 or Ultimate Compound if they are a little more stubborn.

[juliom2]

Re: Wet sanding

Meguiars 105 can also help.............

[weavers]

Re: Wet sanding

i would just use some compound and a terry cloth towel and then a mf+polish or a foam pad and polish. if you don't have the dual action machine.

i would be really careful with wet sanding. its dangerous. super easy to burn through. use a paint gauge machine, get a practice body panel from the junk yard. work by hand and have goals like this weekend do one panel. you will need a DA to buff out the scratches from 3000 grit sand paper. but use a sanding block till you have lots of experience with wet sanding paint. you dont want to pay for a respray.

only reason to wet sand is for deep scratches to make them less noticeable or to remove orange peel.

[CelicaGT]

Re: Wet sanding

Thanks to all I will give this a try.

[Michael Stoops]

Re: Wet sanding

By all means, use a moderately aggressive clay like our C2000 Professional Mild blue clay before you even think about wet sanding. You have to keep in mind that once you wet sand, you're left with sanding marks that are generally deeper than typical swirl marks - they almost always require use of a rotary buffer and fairly potent compound to remove them. If you don't know how to use a rotary, or you don't even have one, then wet sanding should be the furthest thing from your mind.

[JLN Overspray]

Re: Wet sanding

Use clay, don't even think of wet sanding. Get some blue clay, clean the area first. Spray some water with a little soap in it as a lubricant and glide the clay bar back and forth over the oversprsay.

[CelicaGT]

Re: Wet sanding

Thank you I will get some blue clay and maybe some red while I am at it and give it a try.