How to Wet Sand & Buff a paint job for a Perfect Finish!

[@michaeliverson8464]

These 'back to basics' videos are very helpful. Please keep it up!

[@GarageNoise]

Thanks, will do!

[@JonnyMopar]

I’m digging these Back to the Basics videos. It’s a nice snack while waiting for the longer more involved content.😊

[@GarageNoise]

More to come!

[@fabiangordon474]

​@@GarageNoisewats the brand DA sander u use ?

[@alandust2188]

Yes, Back To Basics videos are awesome!

[@GarageNoise]

Glad you like them!

[@paulnewton943]

Absolutely love them. Keep them coming. 😊

[@GarageNoise]

Thank you! Will do!

[@OldJoe212]

You must have read my mind, this is exactly what I wanted to see. Once again, explaining what grit you're using is perfect. One question. When do you use a wool buffing pad? These "Back to Basics" videos are great. As always, thanks for helping all of use out.

[@satamanschmidt3428]

Twisted wool is seldom necessary, except on boats where it's still the bomb, but, the Lake Country Foamed Wool is great for compounding with a rotary and way faster than any foam. If you use a DA the microfiber pads are the fastest cutting and you follow this up with foam. I love Menzerna 400. A fast cutting compound that leaves a high gloss finish. 3D ONE is also very good. If you see pigtails you're either not doing it right or using too weak of a compound to start with. The compounding stage should remove any 3/32" pigtails easily. If you want to go with a finer polish after the Menzerna 400, which I find unnecessary unless it's a black car Menzerna 3500 completes the deal using an orange or white foam pad. Everybody tries to use too fine of a polish which is unnecessary on a respray as you dumped two or more coats of clear on the panel and should have more than enough film thickness to use a finishing film followed by a compound. This isn't the case if you're polishing factory paint as this stuff is really thin. You can prove all of this with a paint thickness gauge which you can buy on Amazon for about $50.00.

[@OldJoe212]

@@satamanschmidt3428 Good info, thanks.

[@JohnWD40TC02]

Very enjoyable video Chris the back to basics are a brilliant idea for those that need the extra help and that includes me as I found the first episode very informative, looking forward to the next one👏👍John UK

[@GarageNoise]

Glad it was helpful! I appreciate the comment!

[@chelsierobertwoolley8666]

Love your videos you show all the steps it helps out alot for a diyer

[@GarageNoise]

Glad you like them!

[@gregweber7325]

Very good videos. My brother and I worked our way through college, bumping and painting in the summers. Materials have changed since the 70’s. Clear coats are much better. These are nice review videos on automotive painting. Some things change, but a lot still are good procedures when painting and finishing. Thank you. Great job and very helpful to the DIY guys!

[@GarageNoise]

That is awesome! be sure to subscribe! appreciate the support

[@kevinlarrick3285]

Very helpful videos keep them coming

[@GarageNoise]

Thanks brother!

[@jplcustoms1642]

Awesome. Thanks. Very helpful. Wish I could load a photo of something I had happen to me. Little white spots that looked like dust in the clear coat, but there was no dust near the job.

[@walkerandrews8892]

nice to see guys using ceram x i like it a lot

[@GarageNoise]

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[@binomair9326]

Huhuuhuhu no we don't get happy if you mistake we learn from you most of the time you do great.

[@GarageNoise]

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[@courtneylewis9500]

Thanks so much for sharing that information

[@GarageNoise]

You bet!

[@stangdu]

I like the back to the basic videos. Keep them coming. Also, didn’t look like you used an interface pad on the DA? Curious as to why?

[@GarageNoise]

Awesome! The 3000 and 5000 trizact is a foam paper a very soft.

[@jeff6969]

Thank you so much brother!

[@GarageNoise]

Thank you for your kind words! It really means a lot to me to have such supportive viewers! be sure to subscribe!

[@impalaman4546]

Great video thanks for sharing

[@GarageNoise]

Thanks for watching!

[@jamesreno5626]

Thank you

[@GarageNoise]

You bet!

[@johnknorr1140]

Yes 👍👍👍👌

[@GarageNoise]

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[@joanwilliams3221]

Thank you for what you do 👍

[@GarageNoise]

My pleasure! Appreciate the comment!

[@alancrossley4461]

Great information very well presented. Thank you 🙏

[@Ray-n5z7q]

Thanks again for sharing. I will be doing my 1st paint job and have learned a lot from u. And still learning from u.The fact that u show your work (and mistakes) helps us newbies out tremendously. I was looking at paint guns and noticed most of them said HVLP for clear coat. I do have a big compressor, but I thought a low volume would work better for beginners. Also noticed a different tip for primer vs clear on the guns. Any advice for a 1st time painter and 1st time paint gun buyer??

[@GarageNoise]

Hvlp produce a bit better finish for clear, the drawback is higher air consumption, overspray and material usage. I perfer a high efficiency (HE) or lvlp

[@markworthington-y8c]

Great video sir!

[@GarageNoise]

Thank you kindly!

[@judih.8754]

Great video!!

[@GarageNoise]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@gregwillis7640]

Awesome video. Thanks for sharing with us.

[@alexextreme3026]

Vodeo muito bom

[@GarageNoise]

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[@gbitpal]

Just what I needed for my clear coat is full with dust, thank you. How many pads of 2000, 3000 and 5000 used on the hood.

[@GarageNoise]

Awesome! Just one, they are 7-10 a piece.

[@courtneylewis9500]

Can you do video and mixing bass coat and how to mix clear coat

[@GarageNoise]

Sure can

[@satamanschmidt3428]

You do realize that any film based finishing film can be used wet just like Trizact as these are resin bonded and waterproof if this is your preference. Also, use a 3/32" sander when color sanding and buffing. Robert Whyte, a detailer that prepares cars for the Pebble Beach Concourse does his color sanding completely dry. Followed by Menzerna 400 with a rotary and then Menzerna 400 with orange foam on a forced rotation dual action Wet sanding is an artifact of the past.

[@davidsandoval8398]

Looks great can I still wet sand if I painted over a month ago ?

[@GarageNoise]

Absolutely. It Maybe a little bit more difficult cause it's cured a little longer, but you still can wet sand buff

[@sivucit]

Great content, love it. when i use rotary sometimes it skips meaning it jumps, when i apply little bit water mist to pad, it stop skipping or jumping.. or i have to tilt the rotary to an angle... dont know the reason , do you know why and how to avoid it.

[@John--John]

Do you ever say how soon you can denib? Or how long you need to wait after spraying clear

[@GarageNoise]

I typically let The paint Dry overnight. And then I denib it the next day. So you want denib or wet sand and buff within the first few days? If you wait too long, it's becomes much more difficult

[@PopsiccDesigns]

Whats the visual difference between solvent pop and moisture spots in the clear? Cant quite see in the video

[@bigstick346]

I was wet sanding my hood and burned thru the edge. Any ideas on how to fix?

[@craigwiest772]

I think I remember you using two coats of clear. Is there a benefit/downside for the DIY to use more clear. What brand/type of orbital air sander are you using? Like your content.

[@ek999]

I’ve seen a bit online recently about using denim pads for orange peel. Was wondering what your opinion on them is? If you have used them or not and if you have, how did the final finish turn out?

[@vadam7407]

I keep hearing people tell me at these body shops that I should wait 60 days to do any sanding or buffing, is this true?

[@klimenz]

No, it is not. First 2 days are best for sanding and buffing. Any more than a week makes you work twice as hard to achieve same results. Different story when you got runs to deal with

[@vadam7407]

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[@patrickquirk-qz8ri]

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