Paint Drip

[67 ox]

I painted my first vehicle this weekend. I ended up with a few drips and need some helping.

Details:

The bronco was painted with PPG concept paint (single stage) The paint is about 4 days old.

The paint shop sold me unigrit sanding block #1500, Medium cut cleaner, and swirl remover 2.0. i do not have a polisher, what can be done by hand?

thanks for any suggestions.

[Mike Pennington]

Re: Paint Drip

If you are only working by hand, here are some suggestions.

Take back the M01 and switch it for M105, Ultra Cut Compound. M01 is rotary applied only and will not yield good results by hand...M105 will be a great choice for hand application, but call ahead to make sure they have some, and if they do not, they can certainly order some from their supplier and get it pretty quick. In addition, get your self some of our 2500 grit Finishing Paper from your supplier. This will be used as a 2nd sanding step.

Once you knock down the drip with the block, re sand the area using the 2500 grit. This will allow you to remove the 1500 grit marks thoroughly and also make it easy for you to use hand application to remove the 2500.

Make sure and use lots of clean water to flush the surface, and then the M09 will be a good choice for the 2nd step of polishing.

Let us know how she turns out.

Mike

[67 ox]

Re: Paint Drip

Mike, thanks a lot for the help. I will try it when i get home.

[67 ox]

Re: Paint Drip

some additional questions:

i am still waiting for the M105 from the paint shop. i have found that I have some lint (in the paint) of the top section of the quarter panels. Can this also be wet sanded and then worked with the M105? Any suggestions would be appreciated.

[Mike Phillips]

Re: Paint Drip

Can this also be wet sanded and then worked with the M105?

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Sure you can, just be mindful to finish with a higher grit paper like the #2500 grit.

Spending extra time to finish with a higher grit finishing paper will make it easier to remove the sanding marks by hand or machine.

M105 is an amazing compound using abrasive technology that cuts fast but leaves a finish that looks like you just waxed the paint. That doesn't mean removing sanding marks by hand will be as easy as waxing your car but with M105 it's completely doable.

[Mike Phillips]

Re: Paint Drip

Check out this thread...

Removing #2500 grit wet-sanding marks by hand using M105


And while this isn't about removing sanding marks, if you read through the thread it explains that M105 removed a bird drooping etching with one application while it took 3 applications of ScratchX to remove a similar etching and it still wasn't gone all the way.

How To Remove a Bird Dropping Etching by Hand using M105 Ultra Cut Compound


A bird dropping etching isn't the same as sanding marks but they are both below surface defects and they are both removed the same way and that's by removing small particles of paint in a controlled manner to level the surface with the lowest depth of the deepest portion of the defect.

Also, keep in mind that for your initial passes you can make any compound more aggressive by applying it with terry cloth as the nap or the little cotton loops of the terry cloth will act like a mild form of an abrasive and give your product more bite.

Then after knocking down the sanding marks with M105 and terry cloth re-compound the areas only switch to foam or microfiber applicator pads.

When you've worked the finish to your satisfaction, re-polish gently with a light cleaner/polish like M09 Swirl Remover 2.0 or even a pure polish like M07 or M81 for a crystal clear, high gloss finish.

After the paint has cured for 30 days, top with your favorite wax or paint sealant.