The Process Begins....
Should look nice I'm probably just going to sack up and do it. Maybe do something crazy with my new wheels too. mhmmmmmmm
Only if I could put my normal life on hold haha.
Only if I could put my normal life on hold haha.
Very nice I was wondering why you were looking very blotchy lol. I mean technically, if you want a matte finish you should have used a flattening agent, I honestly haven't heard of anybody wetsanding and leaving it down like that to create the flat look. The way I do my mattes is just get a nice base color going, then when it comes to the clear coat mix a bit of flattening agent in and bam! Flat/Matte, Semi-Flat, whatever you name it.
3M trizact 3000 I think it's a type of sandpaper, 3000 GRIT sandpaper is kinda rare and not usually found in local auto stores. I usually just go to 2000 and use a extra little compound. There are shops who just skip the 3000 grit step and go right into the finishing compound. I wetsand from 800, 1000, 1500, 2000 then hit it with 3M Perfect It II & a wool pad. Does wonders everytime!
@Naughty, yeah I mean I start with 800 depending on how much orange peel there is and how much clearcoat I applied.. but I would love to start with 1000 but I always still find a bit of orange peel afterwards. So I stuck to going down to 800.
3M trizact 3000 I think it's a type of sandpaper, 3000 GRIT sandpaper is kinda rare and not usually found in local auto stores. I usually just go to 2000 and use a extra little compound. There are shops who just skip the 3000 grit step and go right into the finishing compound. I wetsand from 800, 1000, 1500, 2000 then hit it with 3M Perfect It II & a wool pad. Does wonders everytime!
@Naughty, yeah I mean I start with 800 depending on how much orange peel there is and how much clearcoat I applied.. but I would love to start with 1000 but I always still find a bit of orange peel afterwards. So I stuck to going down to 800.
I was not trying to get a matte finish by sanding ^ I started sanding because I didn't like the last coat I applied when I got new fenders...
I used this to achieve the matte.
http://www.semproducts.com/Catalog.asp?prod=272
I used this to achieve the matte.
http://www.semproducts.com/Catalog.asp?prod=272
Oh I mean there are obviously other ways to achieve the matte look lol, I was just stating one way not to sound like a dick or anything.
Makes sense, where did you find a booth to rent at? I tried finding places for ages but no one is willing to rent one out to me lol so I just paint outdoors and wet the floor like a douchebag.
Props that you could tear down your car like that, I'm still hesitant on sanding my car down the paint is still in really mint condition lol.
Makes sense, where did you find a booth to rent at? I tried finding places for ages but no one is willing to rent one out to me lol so I just paint outdoors and wet the floor like a douchebag.
Props that you could tear down your car like that, I'm still hesitant on sanding my car down the paint is still in really mint condition lol.
Just pointing it out incase you didnt read the thread. Originally I painted it in a booth, but made so many changes that I emptied the garage masked it all off and painted.
@ Naughty, what exactly would the 3000 achieve vs 2000 grit? I've always wondered that I just recently started painting.
a gun hahaha
Haha what kind of gun did you buy? I spotted you at the bella terra in front of cheesecake I looked to say wassup but you were going by really fast.
I never used that kit, I have a small pad adapter for my dewalt. I also just picked up an IR high speed air polisher to buff small stuff. I have a lot of paint work lined up next spring so I splurged on some detailing and buffing goods. Now I gotta sharpen my detail skills.