I just sprayed a front lip that I recently picked up. Here was my process:

-sand down
-primer
-paint
-clear coat

The color matches pretty well, but it looks a little rough still. Is there a way to help this out? I was thinking about trying to wet sand it and then go at it with some more clear coat. Anyone got any other ideas?

 

wet sanding has to come after any sort of paint application if you want it to look smooth. The problem is that you don't get as fine of a spray out of a paint can as you do an HVLP paint gun, so you get more of an orange peel look.

 

hmmm... so what would you suggest? It does't look bad, but it definitely looks sprayed. I had a friend that had his whole car looking the same way because he took it to some paint shop that didn't wet sand, so I think I'm gonna give that a try next weekend.

 

yea give wetsanding a try... 1000 grit, then 1500, then 2000... etc etc followed up by rubbing compound and a glaze.

 

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Where can I find rubbing compound and glaze? I don't think I've ever see what either of those look like.

 

auto parts store... I'd suggest you buy 3M

 

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but imo, i don't think it's worth the time and effort when rocks and road debris is going to get the best of it.

 

Okay so here's a new question... should I wet sand, and spray more clear coat or just wet sand (clear coat is already on)?

 

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Wetsand and then buff, and see how you like it.

 

There are a bunch of threads about this. People have done their lips, sideskirts, and moldings, and they've all come out looking great

I don't have time to find the threads, but wetsanding wasn't part of the process at all.

 

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I don't have time to find the threads, but wetsanding wasn't part of the process at all.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I searched around, and didn't get much. I followed the same DIY that I did when I did my side skirts, and the skirts came out hella good (I didn't wet sand then). I'm guessing that maybe it's because this is a bigger surface, or I didn't use enough clear coat and now I'm just trying to get opinions on how to remedy it.

 

Dude, wet sanding is a delicate procedure. I suggest that you read this article very carefully.

http://www.goodspeedmotoring.com/?page=sanding

 

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http://www.goodspeedmotoring.com/?page=sanding</TD></TR></TABLE>

It isn't that big of a deal in this case, since he isn't doing his entire car. It's only his lip- if he screws up, he can just paint it again