Cutting Clear with HERCULES sanding disc from Harbor Freight

In this video I’m cutting clear on the Corvette project with HERCULES sanding disc from Harbor Freight. With this sanding disc process you can sand the clear coat with grits starting from 1500 grit to 4000 grit which when done correctly will remove orange peel from the clear coat and leave a smooth finish to be polished smooth easily.

[@SprayWayCustoms]

Appreciate the game on the Hercules Sandpaper. Looks like a go King 🤝

[@UndergroundPaintKing]

Yes sir Sprayway 💯 just gotta see how well it’ll polish up💪🏾 appreciate you as always 🤘🏾

[@LakesideAutobody]

That's going to shine like a mirror UPK - nice video. Thanks for sharing the info on the HF paper 💥

[@UndergroundPaintKing]

Thanks Jerry, I appreciate you checking out the video! Enjoy your weekend my friend 🙏🏽💯

[@chriscurry236]

Man,I use the Hercules wet dry sheets for dry sanding and water sanding,and cut and buff, pretty good stuff man!! Awesome tutorial as always!! Giving us DIYERS the knowledge to succeed!!👍Thanks again man!!

[@UndergroundPaintKing]

I’ve used some of the sheets but they were 320 and 400 and they worked pretty good, appreciate you checking out the video Chris!

[@user-oz2uh3sq2k]

I got some of those today bruh, you always on point young man!

[@UndergroundPaintKing]

Thanks Jerry, I think you will look the result you get from them 💯💪🏾

[@sagggz]

We all want that "Wam Bam" but you might get some "No Thank you Ma'am"😂.. gotta put in that work!! 💯

[@UndergroundPaintKing]

😂😂😂 appreciate you checking out the video Sagggz 💯

[@rob12449]

UPK, huge thanks to you for making this video for us. I just paused it where you are saying that after spraying clear, which might look like glass, it will shrink up and a little peel will result. That confirms what I once saw but later doubted, yup, I sprayed what looked like glass but then a day or so later it just was not as fine. Anyway, back to the video, this is so good because it is a product I can go to HF and purchase, and I see how it works and know it is good, well I did not listen to the end but I get the hint it is doing the job. I actually like how it started off slow, not too aggressive. This video is very helpful and you are the king.

[@UndergroundPaintKing]

Glad the video was helpful to you Rob and I appreciate you checking it out 🙏🏽💯

[@garagehack2060]

I've been waiting for this video. Surprised to see the 1500 cut. Thank you for doing this video!

[@UndergroundPaintKing]

You’re welcome GarageHack, I appreciate you giving me the sandpaper to test out and I’m gonna try them wet and see if that makes a difference, thanks again my friend!

[@rayasher2503]

Good down to earth video! Thanks

[@UndergroundPaintKing]

Thanks Ray, I appreciate you checking out the video!

[@luisrivera3440]

I'm picking some of these up tomorrow. Thanks for another harbor freight gem UPK!

[@UndergroundPaintKing]

You’re welcome Luis, let me know what you think of them 💯

[@tonyadams09]

Another great video

[@UndergroundPaintKing]

Thanks Tony, always a pleasure hearing from you and I appreciate you checking out the video!

[@jamesadams3476]

Very informative video really learn alot on the difference in sanding pads upk. Your doing a nice job on the vette

[@UndergroundPaintKing]

Thanks James, appreciate you checking out the video my friend!

[@Grant7]

Nice & smooth....good job my man ....

[@UndergroundPaintKing]

Appreciate you checking out the work Grant 🙏🏽💯

[@marvelousrides9262]

Great video brother. No shortcuts or bs.

[@UndergroundPaintKing]

Appreciate you checking it out Marvelous Rides💯

[@moparnut6286]

Didn't know HFT has those now I got to go get some thank you UPK!

[@UndergroundPaintKing]

You’re welcome Moparnut, let me know what you think about them!

[@eastcoastken]

Never used them, have only used 3M in school & at work. But I'm gonna give these a try at home! Can't wait to see this vette buffed & polished 💪💪💪

[@UndergroundPaintKing]

Let me know what you think of them when you try them out! Appreciate you East Coast Ken💯🤘🏾

[@dr.a7670]

AWESOME!!!!!!!!

[@UndergroundPaintKing]

Thanks Dr. A I appreciate you as always!

[@philipbaker2302]

Looks like it done fine

[@UndergroundPaintKing]

I thought it did a pretty good job Philip, appreciate you checking out the video!

[@PHARRAWAY]

awesome video brother

[@UndergroundPaintKing]

Appreciate you checking out the video Pharraway 💯💪🏾

[@afr946]

good vid

[@UndergroundPaintKing]

Thanks for watching!

[@jayp9450]

Woohoo 🎉 yeah I need to check this out.

[@UndergroundPaintKing]

It did a pretty decent job Jay P💯

[@jayp9450]

@@UndergroundPaintKing dude I see that. I’ve seen that brand of sand paper too. How many cfm is that pneumatic sander? Hey also what electrical sander brand is good for cars? For the six inch loop and hook orbital sanding disc. I usually just handstand haha 😛

[@UndergroundPaintKing]

@@jayp9450 my da sander is old and I honestly don’t remember the cfm on it but here is a video on a electric sander that I use kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZatnX56m7iVgbc

[@jayp9450]

@@UndergroundPaintKing thanks ☺️

[@UndergroundPaintKing]

@@jayp9450 you’re welcome 💯

[@jacobydavis3953]

I used the same paper to polish my wheels, damn good paper! I used 180,320,400,600 grit

[@UndergroundPaintKing]

Nice! I used the 320 and 400 and they both worked well for me, appreciate you checking out the video Jacoby💯

[@wrightsrrt871]

What it do brother back at yah lol love every video

[@UndergroundPaintKing]

What it do Wrights🤘🏾appreciate you checking out the video 💯

[@wrightsrrt871]

@UndergroundPaintKing I just ordered through the homedepot the freeman polisher kit for $99 I'm going to do an video on that polisher around the 18th when it comes in brother!! I usually just cut by hand with wet sand and foam sand pad lol old school

[@Swampyssidehustlehobbyshop]

Need to see if they have these in 5” too. I like to use a few drops of dish washing liquid in my spray bottle in the cut and buff process. Straight water between paint sessions though.

[@UndergroundPaintKing]

It’s a few people that like to use dish liquid, appreciate the tip!

[@gregoryjowers3629]

Hey king I’ve been using the dura gold sand paper off of amazon. Works good for me.I tried the Hercules sandpaper with the holes in it sometimes the cutouts for the hole wound leave circles marks so I stopped using it. Take care

[@UndergroundPaintKing]

Appreciate that info Gregory, I’ll definitely watch out for that!

[@gregoryjowers3629]

@@UndergroundPaintKing your welcome

[@michaelcharity3577]

Hey man, you gave me the courage to paint my car. Thanks. Q: After the 4000, would you use a polish or cutting compound then a polish?

[@UndergroundPaintKing]

I would compound and then polish after the 4000 Michael

[@CUSTOMWORKS7.3PSD]

How long does 1 pad last ? 1 panel 2 panel entire car ????????

[@UndergroundPaintKing]

I’ve done a few panels with them

[@skinnysim]

Thanks those film discs are weird, could not get any cutting wet they work dry, don’t ask me how no idea

[@UndergroundPaintKing]

That’s weird that they cut dry but not wet but hey if it works keep doing it 💯💪🏾

[@theroughblueram114thgen5]

Very nice UPK ! So , is this the process that should be done after clear coating a base coat ?

[@UndergroundPaintKing]

Thanks Rough Blue Ram, I appreciate you and this process is optional really, just depends on the finish you’re looking for. You would do this process after giving your proper curing time

[@fslade4444]

Just picked up the discs n interface pad today.what compound do you recomend before polish

[@UndergroundPaintKing]

I personally like Wizards

[@bosshawg7427]

Half empty, half full on the whole setup. I've used both the foam Trizact and Hercules film discs (wet). Trizact (1k, 3k, 5k, 8k) seemed good but fairly expensive. I've had just as good or possibly better results with the Hercules 1500 film discs (wet) finishing out with Masterpro foam discs 3k, 5k & 8k. This was before Hercules came out with the foam discs. Would I buy the 3M again? I doubt it. The Hercules don't last long, but they also don't cost anywhere near 3M. To me, a lot of it is gimmicky and geared towards production shops that want to stay machine from start to finish. For the DIY, old fashion muscle power wet sanding to 2500 then into the rotary nets better results.

[@UndergroundPaintKing]

I appreciate your input Bosshawg💯

[@thetriggerman954]

Smooth as a babys ass. and you right UPK sometimes we get the wamm bamm NO thank you No Thank you ma'am patience is key for that show car finish. Patience and a Vevor spray gun and you're ready for 1st place at the car show 😱😅 nice job Champ 🏆💪🏼 💯

[@UndergroundPaintKing]

🤣🤣🤣 appreciate you Triggerman, good hearing from you bro, looking forward to them new videos 💯💪🏾🤘🏾

[@thetriggerman954]

@@UndergroundPaintKing 4sho you know I gotta drop on on every video. Been trying out a few guys at work busy babysitting them couldn't get nothing recorded last week. This week should be better. The one young guy I was training couldn't stay off his phone so I had to give him the boot. This younger generation glued to they dam phones 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@UndergroundPaintKing]

@@thetriggerman954 yeah it’s sad but true, that phone keeps their attention more than anything nowadays 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@timhudson8958]

I bought some how in the heck do you get the paper off the back . I thought they were sticky back disc!

[@UndergroundPaintKing]

😂 I meant to say something about that Tim, those things don’t want to come off, I’m glad you brought that to my attention! Appreciate you checking out the video 💯

[@2koolforyou88]

I got that 1500 feels to smooth didn't use it compared to 3m which has some grit to the 2000 and 3000 seam to work ok

[@UndergroundPaintKing]

Yeah the 1500 has a weird feel to it, I’m gonna try it wet and see how it does

[@brandinbrown4445]

Great video unc! Can I ask that you review that 3m trizact 8000 grit sanding disc and 3m 1 step compound and foam pad that goes with it. Its all the purple stuff. It looks like it works very well but I would like your professional opinion!

[@UndergroundPaintKing]

I’ll check into it and see if I can put some content together on it Brandin, appreciate you checking out the video!

[@sousay2000]

If only the average person realised what it takes to achieve a decent paint job. They wouldn’t be surprised at the cost.

[@UndergroundPaintKing]

@@sousay2000 material cost alone is jaw dropping nowadays!

[@sousay2000]

@@UndergroundPaintKing indeed

[@67polara]

I may try them that 1500 looked a bit weak. Maybe it would have done better wet not sure. With the polish I use up to 2000 or sometimes 3000 is all I need. I also like my CSI polish because once I used it I wasn't afraid of burning an edge anymore. Other compounds grind away some paint the CSI doesn't it just polishes it up.

[@UndergroundPaintKing]

I’ve talked to others about the CSI and they like it so I’ll try it out in the future, appreciate you checking out the video!

[@kelvinmanley6166]

I hand sand up to 3000

[@UndergroundPaintKing]

Hand sanding works good!

[@rafaelfuentes-ne8jp]

You can do the same for single stage paint rite.

[@UndergroundPaintKing]

You should be able to as long as you have enough material to cut

[@rob12449]

with single stage there is greater risk of getting down into the color / metallic. Ideally the clear comes up to the surface as the color / metallic settle but you can't get as thick a clear to sand so I would say be very careful. I also heard single stage is not a durable, probably less uv protection so thinning surface will also be a risk. How about light sanding then spraying on some clear?

[@andreblanding4817]

King Question for you I have alot of light spot in my color shift pearl base coat clear after I clear the car how can I fix this or what's the steps to correct thank you

[@UndergroundPaintKing]

What was your process for spraying the pearl? Did you spray it separately or in your clear or was it in your base

[@andreblanding4817]

@@UndergroundPaintKing Auto Paint HQ Neptune Pearl kit

[@UndergroundPaintKing]

@@andreblanding4817 what was your process?

[@andreblanding4817]

@@UndergroundPaintKing base coat pearl 1to1 1st coat light 2nd med 3rdmed slow reducer clear 4to1 let sit for 15mins before spraying 1st and 2nd coat med 3rd coat wet I can send you pictures to a email or something

[@UndergroundPaintKing]

@@andreblanding4817 my email is [e-mail]

[@joaquinmireles3912]

Is 3m better

[@UndergroundPaintKing]

3m is probably a little better, I don’t have issues with the 1500 but the price is a lot more so it really depends what your budget is that you’re working with when it comes time for cut and buff but the Hercules is just another option

[@dannylee9138]

And people don't know what it takes to get a great paint job

[@UndergroundPaintKing]

It really takes time to get a quality job Danny, but I’m sure you know that already 💪🏾

[@trikxy3422]

What DA sander do you use ?

[@UndergroundPaintKing]

I have a old snap-on and a Harbor Freight DA that I use

[@trikxy3422]

@@UndergroundPaintKing will my 21 gallon compressor be enough for the da sander 3/16 ?

[@trikxy3422]

@@UndergroundPaintKing any da sander you recommend , midrange price ?

[@UndergroundPaintKing]

@@trikxy3422 nothing really in the mid range other than the Baxter DA from Harbor Freight, those tools are nice in my opinion

[@trikxy3422]

@@UndergroundPaintKing will my 21 gallon air compressor handle it ?

[@halfinchholes88]

Looks like a Harbor Freight version of Mirka's. The first pad 1500, could probably work better with water. Heat is your enemy. Too much heat, the grit can't flush the chips, gets loaded-up, and the paper doesn't cut. I add 2-4 drops of Dawn dish soap to my water sprayer. Works as a surfactant to wet the surface. How 'hard' or 'soft' is your pad? Gonna give these a try soon. Thanks for the great content! Keep it up!

[@UndergroundPaintKing]

I’m gonna try it wet, it might cut better and I have a interface pad that I’m using that is soft so I’m not creating a lot of heat, appreciate you checking out the video Halfinchholes 💯

[@ganeshnarayan5505]

Hey bro great video. yea man i have tried these HERCULES sanding disc and they work really good and they are reasonably priced from HARBOR FREIGHT.

[@UndergroundPaintKing]

I agree that they are reasonably priced which made me a little skeptical but they worked pretty well! I appreciate you checking out the video Ganesh 💯