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I'm having a little bit of an issue. I tried something on the hood, I quickly wetsanded with 2000 then went to the turtle wax polish and a little 6" random orbital buffer/polisher. The surface does come out nice and smooth, but the light shines on it, there is like a white haze. The same sort of light haze the paint has after wetsanding. Anyone know what the deal is with that?

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I'm having a little bit of an issue. I tried something on the hood, I quickly wetsanded with 2000 then went to the turtle wax polish and a little 6" random orbital buffer/polisher. The surface does come out nice and smooth, but the light shines on it, there is like a white haze. The same sort of light haze the paint has after wetsanding. Anyone know what the deal is with that?

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Refer to my earlier post...I talked with a local 'pro', this paint has no hardener and you cannot buff without scratching...the finer the grit, the smaller the scratches but scratches non the less. I'm in the process of sanding mine down for a re-coat with BC/CC (and it's a b*tch to get off!). Good luck, Chuck

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I just wetsanded with 1500 so there's not enough shine to take any pics, but I'll try again after the next coat. There really isn't any orange peel but here is another shot before the sanding.



Here are some other pictures after that 8th coat, they are top 4 pics on my photo page here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/xit1965/

There isn't any difference applying it where there's bondo, except the bondo soaks up the 1st coat pretty good.

I need to play with polishing at this point, probably on the hood since I'm not going to use it. I remember the guy with the Z with the stripe (sorry, can't recall the name) had some issues with getting the red to shine.

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I just wetsanded with 1500 so there's not enough shine to take any pics, but I'll try again after the next coat. There really isn't any orange peel but here is another shot before the sanding.


Here are some other pictures after that 8th coat, they are top 4 pics on my photo page here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/xit1965/

There isn't any difference applying it where there's bondo, except the bondo soaks up the 1st coat pretty good.

I need to play with polishing at this point, probably on the hood since I'm not going to use it. I remember the guy with the Z with the stripe (sorry, can't recall the name) had some issues with getting the red to shine.

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That looks really fantastic.

Couple questions since you're doing a little better than I at this point...

Did you have any orange peel problems at all once you figured the process out, or does it go on 100% smooth?

How much time are you spending wetsanding between coats? For instance, how much time does the hood take to sand sufficiently?

Thanks.. you're doing some great stuff there!

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It goes on nice and smooth, if there's any orange peel its very hard to see. I do see a little orange peel on the flat surfaces though, Ive probably put on too much paint there but even then the peel isn't bad and a quick wetsand gets rid of it. I've been waiting about 24 hours before wetsanding just to be safe but that is partially due to the fact that it fits into my schedule that way.

Things arent going that great though in terms of how it looks after wetsanding even with 2000 grit.

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Things arent going that great though in terms of how it looks after wetsanding even with 2000 grit.

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Things arent going that great though in terms of how it looks after wetsanding even with 2000 grit.

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Hazy?

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Exactly. Here it is after wetsanding with 2000 grit after the 8th coat:


then after an attempt at polishing:


its a hazy orange red now. Anyone got ideas on this?

If not I'm going back to plan A which is Canvas White (sorry GTSDave ).

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Exit it is the polisher you are using. Orbital has never worked good for me. I have one and if yours is the one I am thinking of, it is barely good enough for waxing a car.

You need to use the right machine. It WILL remove the haze you are seeing.

-Dave

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Exit, before you give up on red and all the work you've done, remember you almost gave up on the whole process once before as you were learning. You might want to work with the polishing some more before changing directions. The paint you've laid down so far is incredible, I'm betting you can work it out and get the shine you're after.

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I agree... Exit, you've done better than probably anybody who's tried it so far, and it'd be a shame to give up without giving it a heck of a try.

Could it be that the paint hasn't hardened sufficiently yet? Would it be possible to 'bake' a small area under a hot lamp or something and see if it'll polish easier?

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Exit those pics you posted that show smooth paint and great reflections 8th coat I think.
If it looks so good why wet sand the last coat live with it for a few weeks/months to harden and maybe if needed polish it then.
Just a thought

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i agree, exit, are you sure your not just seeing it worse than it really is? bacause your starring at it up close, and know every flaw on your paint??? try getting the wife to have a look at it, they're really good at pointing out everything wrong, espically when it's your hobby car!!!!! i'd stick with the red, it looks killer on that car. also when you pull it into the sun, it's a whole different story, trust me, even on my newer cars with BC/CC, you see flaws in the paint in the garage.

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