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I sanded down a tiny bump in touch up paint with 800 sand paper, and when the bump dries it looks slightly lighter than the rest of the paint. However, when the tiny bump is wet, it looks just like the rest of the unsanded touch up paint. What should I do?
I sanded down a tiny bump in touch up paint with 800 sand paper, and when the bump dries it looks slightly lighter than the rest of the paint. However, when the tiny bump is wet, it looks just like the rest of the unsanded touch up paint. What should I do?
Easy. Now you need to polish with some rubbing compound, and/or use a glaze. Be careful if you use rubbing compound not to thin out paint past the touch up paint.
What you describe is normal, if I understand you right.
Location: West Los Angeles and Rancho Palos Verdes
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Originally Posted by M3 Mitch
Easy. Now you need to polish with some rubbing compound, and/or use a glaze. Be careful if you use rubbing compound not to thin out paint past the touch up paint.
What you describe is normal, if I understand you right.
Cool brother, thanks.
BTW, will wax do it, since most waxes have a polishing agent in them?
BTW, will wax do it, since most waxes have a polishing agent in them?
IMHO use a polishing compound to polish, then use something like Meguier's wax, wax without any abrasives.
If you have some cheap cleaner/wax on hand, you can go ahead and try it, if it does not do a good enough job, if you use some polishing compound, that will take off the wax as well.
What you are really needing is a sealer, Meguiar's has that too. The sealer creates a smooth surface filling in swirl marks created by compounding. Then wax goes over that.
Being there in LA I would think all this stuff would be readily available at all sorts of car shops. I imagine a "Wolf Man Jack" looking guy in a shop with hot-rods, exotics, and antique cars parked around, and Wolf Man would be glad to show you what products he sells that would "pimp your ride" just right. And how to use them. And to just talk cars for a while.
Car Care Specialties, and Griot's Garage are a couple of mail-order vendors with informative web sites.
Location: West Los Angeles and Rancho Palos Verdes
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Originally Posted by M3 Mitch
IMHO use a polishing compound to polish, then use something like Meguier's wax, wax without any abrasives.
If you have some cheap cleaner/wax on hand, you can go ahead and try it, if it does not do a good enough job, if you use some polishing compound, that will take off the wax as well.
What you are really needing is a sealer, Meguiar's has that too. The sealer creates a smooth surface filling in swirl marks created by compounding. Then wax goes over that.
Being there in LA I would think all this stuff would be readily available at all sorts of car shops. I imagine a "Wolf Man Jack" looking guy in a shop with hot-rods, exotics, and antique cars parked around, and Wolf Man would be glad to show you what products he sells that would "pimp your ride" just right. And how to use them. And to just talk cars for a while.
Car Care Specialties, and Griot's Garage are a couple of mail-order vendors with informative web sites.
Thanks. And now your American Graffitti reference has me in the mood to watch it tonight.
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