wet sand and buff single stage paint?

[sixgun86gn]

I need to wet sand and buff my new paint.I painted the car myself and it has some orange peel,but looks good otherwise.I do have 2 small runs though and I need to sand them out and buff.The paint is a single stage Nason brand.I am sure the process is a little different from BC/CC paint.How should I go about doing this?What compound should I use to get the shine back after I sand it?

 

[Red Regal T]

How many coats did you apply? What color? Nason synthetic enamel?

 

[sixgun86gn]

3 wet coats of Nason ful-cryl acrylic enamel.I wet sanded the run spots out today with 600,800,1200,1500and 2000.Then used some 3m rubbing compound.It looks ok,but not as good as I want it.It still looks a little dull but much smoother than the other surfaces that haven't been done.What could I use to get a real good shine?would it look better if I waxed it after the rubbing compound?

 

[Red Regal T]

I assume this is black. My worry is that you may sand off too much and go through. Enamel makes thin finishes. 600 to 1200 grit is good enough. Those higher numbers don't do anything. Anyway, if it's not as shiny as you'd anticipated, either you have to compound more or use some of the finer swirl removers from 3m such as Finesse. I used to use this stuff called Ebony but have been told it is no longer available. Normally, after you compound, the next step is to use one of these swirl mark removers. After that I use 3M hand glaze. Give some of these products a try. Just don't sand too much paint off.

 

[sixgun86gn]

Thanks alot for the info.I am really excited about my first paint job.I wasn't looking for show quality,but it is 100 times better than the old paint.I was worried that I would use the wrong stuff and ruin it.I knew that there had to be a little more than just compounding.You answered my question very clearly on that.Thanks again.

 

[87blackbuick]

Dont wax your car for at least 6 weeks after you painted it. Waxxing it will seal the surface and not let the paint breath (the solvent to evaporate) causeing the paint to get little bubbles in the paint called solvent pop.

 

[sixgun86gn]

OK will do.What can I do about the streaks in the finish after I use the rubbing compound?I used some swirl mark remover and there are still swirls.Does it take alot of passes?

 

[zam70]

sand, buff, polish then glaze/swirl remover...
don't get real agressive with the wet sanding (especially with the coarser grit) Be VERY careful around edges...even to the point of avoiding them. Buffing is just high speed fine grit sanding with heat thrown in.
After a little while (a few months) fine grit wet sand again (if you dare) and buff/polish again...
ZOWIE - shiny paint.
it takes awhile for the paint to fully cure so a final buff helps bring it around...

 

[turboman38]

I used 1500 to 2000 grit on my entire car by hand. Then used a high speed buffer to bring the shine back. I actually removed most of the check cracking on my car by doing this. When I bought it the previous ower had painted over the check crack instead of stripping the car. There was enough clear put on the car such that I sanded out many of the waves and 95% of the check crack.

A high speed buffer should bring the shine back. I use a product called strata. It has some grit to it but it melts as the buffer heats it up so it does not remove too much of the paint.

 

[sixgun86gn]

Thanks for the input.Where do you get that strata product at?I'm using 3m stuff now and it seems to be very hard to get it to look good.

 

[turboman38]

I got the Strata at a paint and body shop supply place. If you can't find it let me know and I will try to dig some up for you. I may have an extra can you can buy.