320, 200, 400......
For engine bays versus exterior. Or interior versus sanding down a wheel.
How do you choose the proper grit?
Is it based on type of material being sanded, texture or roughness of the object, types of coating on the object?

BTW > I've been using 320 in my engine bay.

I was also going to ask the proper technique to hand sand, but that's an entire thread of its own

 

you just know and make the better judgement

 

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LMAO. I think it means you don't know

 

Um no i think it meant if you got huge scratches in ur bay and chipped paint you ahould use like 180 to start. if you just wanna give it a good sand and your bay is in decient condition then 320. dont say i dont know.

 

No its based on what kinda finish you want

if your sanding your bay in 320 go over it in 400

 

its using basic judgement. if its looks like **** 80-180 then 320 then like 400-600 then prime it!

 

Red scuff pad for bay. Same for interior.

Outside do 600.

This is if your scuffing and spraying. If you body fill somewhere sand that with 80 grit to get it shaped and go over that with 320 grit. Primer then wetsand primer with 600grit.

 

i want to sand down my WW RS lip kit for my prelude, it is red with some chips and i want to paint it black. I am new to this whole body work thing so what grit sand paper should i use. Then move on to??? thanks for the help

 

This just gives me all the more reason to make the sandpaper chart I was going to make last week.

Either way if you read my "How-to" I pretty much go through what sandpaper to use for each job.

 

harm make the chart and make it another sticky! as "what sandpaper to use for the job"

and talk to GK to make you mod bc you always lookign over this site! and no one else is lol

 

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and talk to GK to make you mod bc you always lookign over this site! and no one else is lol</TD></TR></TABLE>
Yea I have to work early in the morning. I will be making it in the next couple days...also about the mod thing...I dont think you are supposed to ask for it..so I am just going to wait and see what they wait. Thanks for the inquire though.