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post some pics of the results. i think you could get good results using turtle wax. but if you have a pep boys nearby you could pick up some meguiars or 3m polishes that are really good. i've seen both of those lines pretty extensively at my local pep boys.

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Dave don't want to second guess you or anyone else I but I don't think I'll use the any thinner except what Interlux's brand either the 216 or 333 if I'm remembering right, but if its working for you can't knock that..
Mineral Spirits just doesn't in my mind seem right for polyurethane paint..

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Dave don't want to second guess you or anyone else I but I don't think I'll use the any thinner except what Interlux's brand either the 216 or 333 if I'm remembering right, but if its working for you can't knock that..
Mineral Spirits just doesn't in my mind seem right for polyurethane paint..

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I am sort of with you on that. I believe you can get away with mineral spirits. BUT for the final coat I would prefer it to either be pure untainted Brightside OR cut with the 'officially recommended' Interlux brushing liquid.

My reason for this is simple : I want the final coat of paint to have no excuse whatsoever for clouding ( fogging ) or for losing some of its gloss. I believe from the one layer that I did paint while cutting with smelly mineral spirits that the paint 'accepted' the mineral spirits, but that it did result in a hint of fogging and a loss of some gloss.

I note on the Interlux site they do sell a chemical additive that INTENTIONALLY will flatten the paint so that it has NO GLOSS. Since I have not examined a can of that flattening thinner, I don't know which solvent has the ability to kill the gloss. So that is why I stuck with the product 333 for all subsequent coats of paint.

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i might have a delima... when i wet sanded i went through a layer of paint and made a circle from the paint layer underneith and i buffed the paint and the spot is still there do i have to put a coat of paint on or can i do something else?

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Sounds like you will need to re-coat. And it may take a few coats to get the color uniform across the entire panel.

But fortunately you can probably limit your work to just fixing up that one panel or section that you oversanded.

Been there.... done that... had to repaint a section myself because of overly ambitious sanding

Don't feel bad. I am sure that 'we' are not alone...

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This is the one I got -

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayIS...s_promot_widget

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Hey ... anybody know of a cheap imitation of the Porter Cable 7424? Something that gives the same action, but perhaps less bulletproof? It's hard for me to justify paying for professional-quality when I only use it maybe once a year.

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A few fast thoughts ( as if I am ever fast... )

a ) You might be surprised how often you will actually use it once you get it. It makes polishing, waxing and buffing a breeze and fun. I actually look forward to putting it to work

And don't forget that the more you polish and wax it, the shinier and glossier it is going to get.

b ) I also went into sticker shock when I first found out what they retail for. But if you recall my past message, what I found was that at the 'service and repair' depots they have re-boxed units, refurbs and even brand new units ( which are plastic wrapped instead of boxed ) for as little as $115 Canadian.... which in US dollars is about $100 bucks... I am sure that you should be able to locate a service depot near you where you might be able to pick up one of these units.

So I agree with you about avoiding the high cost. But once you get one of these puppies you will wonder how you lived without it... and you are going to be seriously looking for things to put it to work on. My son put it to work on our riding mower hahahhahhhha...

Here is the search for eBay...

http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll...ntrypage=search