The Smoke Monster Wet Sanding Part 2

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Apr 22, 2010 | 03:30 PM

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djr1973

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WOW!!!

I wish my car was that shiny, looks awesome!!

Apr 22, 2010 | 03:49 PM

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mongo

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That's the funny thing about silver, it can bee a mile deep gloss in person, but photographs 'flat'.

Black looks great in photos, but we all know how it shows ALL imperfections.

Guess that's why so many show cars are red......

Apr 22, 2010 | 07:04 PM

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Mike B.

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Hharry is jealous...

Apr 23, 2010 | 10:03 AM

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foolmoon_design

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First car show I took the SS to, the guy next to me said,"god must love a man that can keep a black car shiny". That car is shiny! can't wait to see the hood.

Apr 23, 2010 | 11:40 AM

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Doc brown

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Quote:

Originally Posted by 383L

Thanks for the concern. I have been wet sanding cars for more than ten years and I have never used a paint thickness gauge. I use the old fashioned method...sand about five strokes and squeegee. I only go far enough to level out the finish. If you look close you can still see a small, small amount of orange peel in the pictures. I'm confident I won't have a failure.

I'm with you on that. I've been painting, wet sanding, and polishing cars as a hobby for nearly 30 years. Never used a paint thickness gauge. I've never had any issues with going too deep, or with clear coat failures. Not even on the old acrylic lacquers, which were very thin. At first, yes, but you learn from that.

Nice work, BTW!