Well...just painted the camaro, and I decided I would try to wet sand some of it to see if i could clean it up a bit...



I've never wet sanded before so I had 2000 grit and wet sanded a spot and it turned light gray, freaked me out, but I now know its normal, so I went and got some turtle wax rubbing compound and scratch remover but it didn't make it go back to black...I was doing it by hand but it never got darker???

Should I get a different compound, also is the only way to do it with a buffer? I'm probably just going to fix the spots I did though because I do not have a buffer...

 

babump

 

If you are wetsanding...you need a buffer, it's that simple....I don't think anything by Turtle wax will be a true "compound..." It may be a "cleaner", I could be wrong....
Look for something by 3M or Meguiar's.
You should be able to get the gloss back by had on the spots if you used 2000g but you will really need some elbow grease...

 

you will need a buffer.
I used turtle wax rubbing compound followed by turtle wax polish, heres some pics if you don't mind.
before

after

 

cool thanks guys, i might have to invest in a buffer and some better compound and do the whole car to clean it up a bit

 

i know it is not the greatest but harborfreight has some cheap electric buffers. and ya i would go to a body supply shop and get some good 3m compounds and whatever they recomend for a specific pad for the compound you get!!

 

well i assume you know the process here. You wet sand than CAREFULLY buff with a buffer (not a grinder) than apply and buff with the random orbital buffer. So I always use two types.

 

yeah man you have to have a buffer!An orbital or hand waxing ain't gonna cut it.