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Old 04-18-02, 02:43 PM
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Best wet sand methods?

Finally decided to do the repair from my little guardrail incident (for those of you that heard about it ). I just used spray paint, masked the area off, and layered on a few coats.
Obviously that sticks up a few layers above the original paint for the rest of the car and I'm wondering what the best wet sand method would be to blend it?
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Input in the next 10 minutes would be appreciated
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start with 1000 grit and work up to 1500. Be careful of going through paint. Make sure spray paint is dry before buffing with compound and machine
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The best wet sand is at HOOKIPA on Maui, HAWAII. A close second is Bellows Field, OAHU, HAWAII. Fishermans Huts in Aruba ain't bad either. Any kite surfers out there?
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Its ******* wet sanding!
Move the sand paper back and forth like you're masturbating.
Don't move in circles.
For christ sakes, are we gonna see a "How do I should I hold it when I pee thread"????
If you can't figure out how to SAND properly, you shouldn't be doing your own body work, at the very least, let alone any automotive work at all.
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you have to wait until the paint is dry. spray paint takes longer. i would use 1500+ grit paper too.

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Originally posted by scathcart
Its ******* wet sanding!
Move the sand paper back and forth like you're masturbating.
Don't move in circles.
For christ sakes, are we gonna see a "How do I should I hold it when I pee thread"????
If you can't figure out how to SAND properly, you shouldn't be doing your own body work, at the very least, let alone any automotive work at all.
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Calm down. I was just making sure wet sanding was as easy as it sounds. I get pretty frustrated with the posts that a retarded chimp could figure out as well, but when I get that way, I take a break. I would suggest you consider this as well
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Where are my manners? Thanks to everyone else for confirming what I thought, including scathcart and his "frustrated at idiot post ratio" induced response
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Sorry dude, but that one just seemed too obvious for me to pass by.
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