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Old 05-13-2016, 09:01 AM   #14225
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Wetsanded and buffed the car last night. My arms hurt today.
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Old 05-13-2016, 10:47 AM   #14226
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Sunday's weather is looking good. I'm getting tired of this raining all the time crap.
Right? its getting annoying being gray all of the time. Car looks good! What did you buff with?
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Old 05-13-2016, 10:54 AM   #14227
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Right? its getting annoying being gray all of the time. Car looks good! What did you buff with?
Wetsanded 1500 then 2000. Then rubbing compound with a rough pad. Then polishing compound with a fine pad. Cheap turtle wax stuff since compound is just compound. Wax is important later though.
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Old 05-13-2016, 10:57 AM   #14228
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Wetsanded 1500 then 2000. Then rubbing compound with a rough pad. Then polishing compound with a fine pad. Cheap turtle wax stuff since compound is just compound. Wax is important later though.
I bet it's gonna turn out super shiny
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Old 05-13-2016, 11:29 AM   #14229
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I bet it's gonna turn out super shiny
Has some orange peel, but that's expected from a non paintbooth paint job.
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Old 05-13-2016, 12:20 PM   #14230
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Has some orange peel, but that's expected from a non paintbooth paint job.
Little more wet sanding and you could probably get most of that out but it probably looks great as it is right now and it'll look even better when waxed. How long till you can do that?
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Old 05-13-2016, 01:19 PM   #14231
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Little more wet sanding and you could probably get most of that out but it probably looks great as it is right now and it'll look even better when waxed. How long till you can do that?
~2 months
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Old 05-13-2016, 01:26 PM   #14232
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~2 months
Yeah I was thinking 45 days or so for it to gas out
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Old 05-13-2016, 01:43 PM   #14233
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Yeah I was thinking 45 days or so for it to gas out
at the very least
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Old 05-13-2016, 03:33 PM   #14234
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Yeah I was thinking 45 days or so for it to gas out
Didn't know it would take that long. What could happen if you wax it before then?
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Old 05-13-2016, 04:16 PM   #14235
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Didn't know it would take that long. What could happen if you wax it before then?
It seals in the reducers and you get a failed paint job
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Old 05-13-2016, 04:18 PM   #14236
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In other words the paint won't cure
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Old 05-13-2016, 05:22 PM   #14237
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In other words the paint won't cure
Huh didn't know that, gonna tell my brother and hope he didn't wax his hood or trunk lid yet. They were starting to corrode (go ford...) in a few spots so they were replaced
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Old 05-13-2016, 06:25 PM   #14238
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I cant believe I'm considering spending $100 on a 3oz pot of wax I have a problem
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