Hey guys,
Well today I decided I would try and wet sand my car. I used 2000 grit sand paper on a sanding block and worked in small 4" X shapes like instructions that I have read said to do. No pressure was applied while I sanded just kind of dragged the paper across the surface...

I made sure to have the paper and work surface soaked with water at all times. The result was a surface that now has multiple little scratches, and to be honest it looks really bad as compared to before...

Is there anyway to get rid of these little scratches? I tried with a polisher and some meguires scratch remover but they are still pretty visable...

Thanks

 

Can you get some pics of the damaged area?

 

... you used 2000 grit to wet sand? you were supposed to let water run on the surface of your paint whiel sanding to give it enough lubrication... try sanding it againw ith 3k + grit sand paper and goign over with polishing compound.

 

a good cutting compund on a hi speed buffer will take out those scraches w/ no problem. If you dont have a buffer just use 2.5k and then 3k and hand rub them out.

 

+1

 

you should use a spray bootle of soapy water and keep spraying after every other stroke and so on, also you should of soaked the paper for about ten min or so... but depending on the how bad the surface was before you could of started with 1500 then went up to 2000 and ended with 2500 .... it will look like **** when you are done with the wet sanding... it will look quite dull but at this point it should...I bet this is how yours looks and maybe you got scared and backed off a bit, then tried to fix... but at this point take a high speed buffer and buff with a coars <(spelling brain is dead) pad and compound... then finer pad and compound, then end with polish and a foam pad... it should have a high gloss... just watch it though, on all stages not to cut through the clear or burn the paint and be very very gentle on all the edges.... hope this helps alittle...you have alot of work ahead of you...just do not rush it .... good luck

 

Ok, good to know, I saw that the surface looked like it was getting scratched pretty badily and got scared... Im going to talk to a couple detailers at work and see what they recommend for polishing compound products. Also I did soak the sand paper and sprayed the surface between every stroke. Thanks for the tips!

 

PM'd you, if you're close by, we can hit that with my porter cable and some poorboys swirl remover 2.5, it's medium-high grit polishing compound.

 

I'm a certified detailer. After wetsanding with 2000 grit sand paper you MUST buff the wetsanding marks with a wool pad and a compound that'll remove wetsanding marks. Rubbing compound will not generate enough heat to remove wetsanding marks. I would recommend getting a Dewalt power buffer and a wool pad, possibly a foam pad too to remove swirls and buff at 1,500-1,800 rpms. You should be able to get compound that'll remove wetsanding marks from any autoparts store or even most hardware stores. You might also want to get some swirl remover compound and buff it with that after buffing it with the compound used for the wetsanding marks. And for a perfect finish buff out the area with a foam pad and some wax and the results should be superb. Any questions or more detailed answer let me know.

 

i had thast problem also ...i'll try some of these out and also tell results...mine happened after i painted then waet sanded with 2500 and its still daul and i can figure out how to get it shiny...thanks for the tips

 

Plan on using some glaze, its an extremely fine abrasive like rubbing compound, but even finer. Use it after the rubbing compound and before the polish. I have heard that 3M Imperial glaze is good stuff, it is what I bought.