Urgent Help, Problem after wet sanding

[toesuf94]

I am going to give the only other bad answer that has not yet been given to this poor guy: TRADE IT IN ON A NEW ONE THAT DOES NOT HAVE ANY CHIPS ON IT YET.

Follow Junkman's advice and you will be fine. Otherwise, take it to a pro.

[cdn2usa]

Originally Posted by Patfan1987

I was fixing some rock chips today on my CGM Camaro and after putting on multiple coats of paint i wet sanded it. It was my first time doing it so i think i messed it up. But after wet sanding i have a bunch of small swirl marks all around the chip i fixed.

How do i get rid of these marks????

(and if someone can fix my post to show pics that would be great, thanks!

Im sick at what i have done


http://www.flickr.com/photos/26653435@N06/4425666442/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26653435@N06/4424907731/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26653435@N06/4425672994/

It looks like you did not wait long enough for your paint to cure, you should have waited at least 7 days if the temperature average was 70 degrees.

What grit to you use ? I use 1500 to 2000 and very very wet. If after doing so to get the paint level you see a difference between new and old you will never buff it out so that the end result is invisible.

To buff it out you need to work your way from cutting compound to fine swirl remover. I have always done it by hand, never by machine. It is much too easy to cut through the OEM paint.

[THUMPER20X]

Ive wetsanded, polished cars fresh from a heated paint booth up to 15 year old paint. I dont know why theres a myth about wait times. If you know what youre doing age of the paint means nothing. I use Farecla which is a water based polish so thats probly the difference from that other petroleum based 3M etc polish.

[Junkman2008]

Originally Posted by Thrillz

Sweet junkman your on our boards now. Some of the very best advice i have got for detailing is from the junkman. This guy has very high standards you can take his advice to the bank. All this guy does is help out people from his video's to countless posts and never asks anything in return. But if you ever see him at a show rumour has it he loves hot wings,beer and hamburgers ;o) Again welcome to the boards keep up the great advice

Glad to be of service sir and yes, I work for food!

Originally Posted by cdn2usa

It looks like you did not wait long enough for your paint to cure, you should have waited at least 7 days if the temperature average was 70 degrees.

What grit to you use ? I use 1500 to 2000 and very very wet. If after doing so to get the paint level you see a difference between new and old you will never buff it out so that the end result is invisible.

To buff it out you need to work your way from cutting compound to fine swirl remover. I have always done it by hand, never by machine. It is much too easy to cut through the OEM paint.

Originally Posted by THUMPER20X

Quick hit with 1200, 1500, 2000, 2500 and then a Farecla G3 then G10 and then swirl remover and no wax because of the clear bra going on. I would fix it for FREE if you were close to Toronto. I do stuff like this all day long. There are lots of different opinions and techniques. There is only 1 or 2 proper ways. Id have that in and out in under 20 mins. I just did a Infiniti G35 that someone tried to remover tar sap with a potscrubber. The owner when he picked it up at the dealer swore that it had to have been repainted. Anywayz you need to take it to someone thats not just a detailer you need someone that does this all the time. I dont know whats around you all I know is its not really as bad as it looks. Not to me anywayz.

You guys are totally missing the point that you are giving this advice to someone who has never done this. To him and any other novice who reads and decides to do this, you have just doomed their paint job. You can't explain this process in a small blurb of a paragraph. To a person who has no idea of what you speak, this is totally Greek. Look at what you are suggesting he do and tell me that you would let a total novice do this to YOUR car without further instruction from you. That is the sign of some good advice.

1200 grit paper cuts like a knife in the hands of a novice. That's why I have a novice start with 2500 grit. Hopefully, they will either get tired of sanding or just diminish the damage enough that it can't be seen BEFORE they actually burn through the clear coat and paint. It is a much safer alternative than having them start grinding on their paint with some 1200 grit paper and be looking at white spot in a mater of minutes. Now they need a paint job and you can bet that you are no longer their BFF!

Although we can do it this way, this is advice I wouldn't give a novice. Furthermore, the damage he has doesn't remotely call for those aggressive grits. I could hit that damage with a polisher and the sanding marks would be gone in less than 5 minutes. That's why I think he could drop by a body shop and someone would walk out the bay doors with a buffer and a couple of seconds later say, "There you go!"

[Patfan1987]

So i brought the car in to the Chevy dealership and they buffed/fixed my mistake and made it look pretty damm good really quick (thx junkman for the idea) here is a pic:

Now how should i go about fixing this mess which i already had filled?

[Junkman2008]

Originally Posted by Patfan1987

So i brought the car in to the Chevy dealership and they buffed/fixed my mistake and made it look pretty damm good really quick (thx junkman for the idea). Now how should i go about fixing this mess which i already had filled?

I told you it would be a quick fix for someone who knows what they are doing. Now purchase the Langka kit. You will read the instructions and start at the part just after you fill in the chip with paint (for the spots that you have already applied paint to). They will have you start with the blob eliminator I think. This is the safe way to do what you're trying to do.

[camarossrs2150]

Originally Posted by Patfan1987

LMAO, im determined to make this right!

so thanfully that was the only rock chip that i tried to wet sand. I have many smaller rock chips that i have filled with paint....

so


1) im going to make sure all the rock chips are filled correctly

2) Wet sand them <following directions this time>

3) Polish the car

4)Clear bra it

Anything else ??

hey im still dinking waiting to see how you made out . take your time

[camarossrs2150]

Originally Posted by camarossrs2150

i going to start drinking and watch as this unvails take your time .dont rush it .and it gives me more time to drink

[PQ]

Junkman, I'm totaly impressed.

Great advice, and you obviously know your stuff.

Thank you for helping a member out. If you were closer, I'd be a regular customer of yours, no doubt.

[Patfan1987]

Originally Posted by camarossrs2150

hey im still dinking waiting to see how you made out . take your time

Brought it to the dealer, buffed out in 5 minutes and that's all that is left

[Junkman2008]

Originally Posted by PQ

Junkman, I'm totaly impressed.

Great advice, and you obviously know your stuff.

Thank you for helping a member out. If you were closer, I'd be a regular customer of yours, no doubt.

I can't stand to see a sweet Chevy messed up and I know his pain. It is my pleasure to help out a fellow auto fan.

Here's the deal though, I don't work on cars for a living (my father did). I work for this guy, and he's a task master!

[Darth_Emma]

The Junkman rocks! His videos and advice have helped me on several occasions.

Now that this thread has had a happy ending, I'm off to find another Camaro5 thread soap opera to follow...

[PQ]

Originally Posted by Junkman2008

I can't stand to see a sweet Chevy messed up and I know his pain. It is my pleasure to help out a fellow auto fan.

Here's the deal though, I don't work on cars for a living (my father did). I work for this guy, and he's a task master!

Cool. Computers and cars. Just right for a car forum. lol

I want to get all my little micro scratches out but I'm afrain to try buffing and I don't trust the locals. hahaha

[Junkman2008]

Originally Posted by PQ

Cool. Computers and cars. Just right for a car forum. lol

I want to get all my little micro scratches out but I'm afrain to try buffing and I don't trust the locals. hahaha

You did see the video of me standing on my polisher with all my weight showing that you can't mess up your car unless you beat the car with the polisher, right?

Here's your link!