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Originally Posted by Eich
That will make the finish you have look like new. But it won't give you the perfect finish.
The only way to get close to a "perfect" finish is to "color" sand and polish out all the orange peel and other imperfections. I put color in quotes becuase you're only sanding the clear coat on modern finishes.
Sanding and buffing the clear normally requires more coats of clear than what the factory puts on. Otherwise, you risk going through the clear. And sometimes by the time the car is delivered to you, the clear has hardened so much that it's difficult to sand and polish. Some clear coats have a limited window of time where it's best to do the sanding and polishing.
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Spot on Eich.
I will only add, that a superior reflection is achieved through flatness. In this case, we are dealing with the flatness of the clear. Hence the color or wet sanding with long strokes using various grits while the clear is in the hardning process. If you stand over a vehicle and look at the reflection of objects or lights, and these things are still slightly wavy, the clear wasn't sanded as flat as it could have been. But, no factory paint will achieve this, unless it high dollar. The maker cant afford the time involved.