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Old 09-29-2020, 04:38 PM
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I started painting today. This is single stage gloss black. I removed all the panels that bolt on and painted the rear half in the garage.There's a little dust but no problem. The whole car will be sanded and buffed anyway.

The rest of the parts will be done in my friend's booth over the next few days.
Here's a link to a short video. For some reason it doesn't auto rotate correctly. It's sideways. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuSa...ature=youtu.be

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Awesome project, Jack.
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Wow, that really did pay down nice and flat Jack. Great skill and paint.
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Old 09-30-2020, 07:46 AM
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Hi Jack
Look great!
Thanks for posting your progress!
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Awesome! Looking good Jack!
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Looks great, Mark.
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Old 10-01-2020, 10:10 PM
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That looks great. Congratulations on a big milestone!
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Old 10-02-2020, 03:19 PM
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I let the paint set for a couple days before cut and buff. Below is what I use. A razor scraper, a small chunk cut from a fine single cut flat file, a small sanding block and some 600# sand paper, orbital sander with a flat hook and loop flat pad and 1,000#, and an interface pad for the 2,000#.


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After knocking down the dust nibs with the blade, then the file I didn't need to sand the spots with the 600#. They laid down smooth enough where the 1,000 would finish flattening them. I hook a 10ft length of surgical hose to the garden hose and use just a trickle of water while I'm sanding. Make sure there is no dust, grit or anything else on the finish. After the 1,000# I rinsed and dried the surface looking for any trouble spots or missed spots. Took care of them and did the same routine with 2,000#.


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I use a few steps in the buffing process, but there are as many methods as there are painters. I started with an aggressive wool pad and 3M 05954 Super Duty Compound. This knocks the sanding scratches down FAST. Next is CSI Ceram-X polish on a fine (blue) wool pad. This brings up the gloss pretty quickly. Last is CSI D1 detailer and swirl remover on an orbital polisher with a 6" finishing foam pad. It leaves a swirl free high gloss even on black.


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Here's a link to a short video. I put these on youtube first, then add the link here so I'm not dumping the whole file here.


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Thanx for the "insider info" on your sanding/buffing technics. Paint looks a foot deep.
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Old 10-02-2020, 05:58 PM
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Thanx for the "insider info" on your sanding/buffing technics. Paint looks a foot deep.
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Agreed! That looks fantastic!
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Old 10-02-2020, 08:57 PM
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Your an amazing guy Jack
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