me and a friend just got done paintin my car 2 sundays ago. this past sunday we decided we would wetsand any orange peel etc... and buff it. so we wetsanded it with 2000 grit and buffed it with a variable speed buffer with 3m rubbin compound and then followed it up with 3m final glaze. after we were done, i noticed when the sun hit the car, i could still see the sand marks. it was def. smoother but i dont wanna see the sand marks in my new paint. what did i do wrong? should i get a more agressive rubbin compound or do they make something specific for darker vehicles(cypress green pearl)

 

interested in how people wetsand/buff new paint also

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heres some help i got from T I

"I would hit it with a buffer safe compound and a wool pad, then finish up with a fine polish on a finishing/polishing foam pad. Stick around 1500 rpm.


Any glaze will just hide and end up coming back. I suggest against that."

 

I have the same problem but with the polished lip on my wheels. I sanded the anodized paint off with 800 then 1000, then 1200 grit wetsand paper and i can still see the sanding marks...

 

what type of 3m compound are you using, perfect-it line? You need yo use more compound and go slow with the buffer,take your time. 3000 grit pads on a DA work great to remove 2000 marks and to reduce buffing time. The buffing/wheel marks need to be polished out, glaze will only hide it.

 

i was giving a tip for this project. (no i still havent done it yet) i was told spray the car down with water and then put the compound on the buffer and then buff over top of the water. for some reasont that doesnt seem right to me. any thoughts?