How lolng must I wait to wet sand my new paint?
04-11-2002, 01:15 AM
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Car: 1988 IROC-Z
Engine: 383 HSR
Transmission: 4 speed Automatic
Axle/Gears: 4:10
How lolng must I wait to wet sand my new paint?
I just got my transam painted, and I want to wet sand it and polish it. When is the best time to do so, right away, or should I wait a few days or weeks?
The car was finished april the 6th, and was painted with a dupont product (paint and clearcoat).Thanks.
The car was finished april the 6th, and was painted with a dupont product (paint and clearcoat).Thanks.
04-11-2002, 01:25 AM
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Car: '82 Z28
Engine: 350
Transmission: TH400 4,000 stall
Axle/Gears: Currie 9", 4.56 gears
I started on mine 2 days out of the booth with 1500 and one of those air powered wet sanders (type you can hook up a garden hose to) couple days of sanding and then a day of buffing... I let the paint vent for 2 months before doing a wax job. I'm sure if it was painted black, it'd be like a mirror hehe.
04-11-2002, 10:54 AM
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Car: 1989 IROC
Engine: 350
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Yeah, you definately want to do it soon after being painted. If you wait long, the paint gets hard and this makes it more difficult to sand and buff out. I did mine the next day and it was so much easier than when I did my other Camaro like 6 months later. The fresh paint is a lot softer.
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