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interesting. you would think that it would be formulated to dry properly at the mixture it comes out of the can. i'll keep that in mind.

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I looked at JeffS's post again last night which makes me wonder if the sanding schedule should be revised. If I understood what he said, he did the regular 2 coats - 600, 2 coats -1000, 2 coats - 1500, but then he used 600, did one more coat then went to 1500 in order to get rid of some shiny circly things.

It seems like if you go back to 600 later on, why bother doing anything but 600 on the earlier coats? like 2 coats, 600, 2 coats, 600, 2 coats, 600, 1 coat, 1500.

Does that make sense? I suppose you could use 1000 instead of 600 each time as well then, then 1 final coat and go to 1500?

Also does anyone have a picture of those shiny circly things JeffS mentioned?

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My paint diary has been updated now if anyone is interested:



Paint Diary Updated!!!!!!

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Where can I pick up some sandpaper 1000+?

I work at home depot we only carry as high as 600 grit.

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Exit1965 what I said to do is 2 coats sand with 600 do 2 more coats sand with 600 do 2 more coats sand with 600 and then one single coat and then sand with 2000. Also what I was saying is that 1000 and 1500 grit cut really fast and if you just do 6 coats without sanding with 600 and doing one more single coat it's easy to sand through to the next layer of paint and it will leave shiny rings in the paint because the layer under the top is shiny and they will not polish out. They kind of look like ghost images in the paint. If you sand with 600 and do one final single coat then sand with 2000 if you cut through the top layer of paint you will not get the rings in your paint because the layer under it was not shiny. I have to see if I have good picture of the rings.

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Ahh I see, sorry I misunderstood. That does make sense and sounds a bit easier to boot.

I'm done doing testing, so the next time I break out the roller will be on the dart, and I think I'll start with the trunk lid for some extra practice before doing the rest of the car..

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Exit1965 what I said to do is 2 coats sand with 600 do 2 more coats sand with 600 do 2 more coats sand with 600 and then one single coat and then sand with 2000. Also what I was saying is that 1000 and 1500 grit cut really fast and if you just do 6 coats without sanding with 600 and doing one more single coat it's easy to sand through to the next layer of paint and it will leave shiny rings in the paint because the layer under the top is shiny and they will not polish out. They kind of look like ghost images in the paint. If you sand with 600 and do one final single coat then sand with 2000 if you cut through the top layer of paint you will not get the rings in your paint because the layer under it was not shiny. I have to see if I have good picture of the rings.

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jeffs - i was wondering when someone would get to that point, i can tell your in the advanced stages of polishing, and wetsanding, the "rings" are a function of going thru the paint, to the next layer. so if you do 2 coats you'll not go thru it with 1500 if you wetsanded between coats because you don't have to remove too much paint by wetsanding. interesting, it took 29 pages in this post for someone to get to the real advanced stages of polishing, but your on the right track, i can tell your polishing is approaching show quality because i encountered the same issue years ago. if i really want to pull off show quality, i'd do 10 coats, and get it perfect.

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ok, so do i buy professional or the stops rust?

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