What grit paper did you use?
 

I have heard 600 then 2000. Also 800, 1000, 1500 then cut and buff.

Paint looks fantastic!

I like how Jody says "ignore the mess in the background..." You're insane, man. If our shop was as clean as yours, we'd probably be too afraid to work in it! :hail:

we started at 600 on most the vertical panels and 1000 on the horizontal ones (clear lays smoother on them). Then 1000, 1500, 2000, and finally 2500 before buffing.

Thanks everyone.

Jody

looks great jody, killer work

thanks for the info
 

Your car is really starting to come together. You have to be getting excited!

yeah, I was up late last night cleaning up the sanding mess on the car, and putting emblems, mouldings, and taillights back on. Starting to look like a car.

Jody

Looks awesome :thumbsup:

:D It's thrashed for me. Kinda like the time Mr. Charley decides to bring a visitor over un-announced (Mark Stielow) and the shop is torn up............. kinda embarrassing......... :faint: :yes:

Im glad to see these results!! its perfect. I never started wetsanding with 600 grit,I read this in this months issue of HOT ROD and it makes sense. I always get that heavy wavey look with my base clear finishes,always wondering how these hi end finishes are so flat. I could never get a straight answer. I always start with 1500 and go up to 2500 but it always had that wavey finish no matter how much I blocked the car . So from what I understand now the 600 grit is cutting down the orange peel, not rounding the orange peel is this correct???

the 600 cuts the orangepeel faster, and gets the clearcoat much flatter than starting at 1200+. As you've noticed, if you start too high you'll never get it as flat; it will look flat looking straight at it, but wavy/bumpy from other angles and lights. The key though, you need to have enough clear on the car to pull it off.

Jody