Finishing

swarprix0r · 12-03-2003, 08:53 PM

Step 1: Sand 600 grit.

Step 2: Prime.

Step 3: Sand 600 grit.

Step 4: IF sanding went through the primer, then go back to Step 2.

Step 5: Color Coat.

Step 6: Sand 600 grit.

Step 7: IF sanding went through, then go back to Step 5, or maybe Step 2 if you have to.

Step 8: Sand 1500 grit.

Step 9: Clear Coat.

Step 10: Sand 600 grit.

Step 11: Sand 1500 grit.

Step 12: IF sanding went through, then go back to Step 9, or maybe Step 2 if you have to.

Step 13: Sand 2000 grit.

Step 14: Apply Rubout coats depending on your type of compound.

Ok, the bold steps, I'm not so sure about. How would performing these steps come to a final mirror finish? I'm not sure how hard I should be pressing using the 600 grit and 1500 grit sandpaper. Up until now, I have been pressing relatively hard to get all specs out of the paint, but it leaves a grayish/blackish finish on it, is this the way its supposed to be? or what is going wrong here?
Once again, any help would be GREALY appreciated.
Thanks
Josh

audi_boy_racer · 12-04-2003, 02:06 AM

Try this site it will help you alot and it does it step by step making it really easy

http://www.pc-workshop.net/articles/...int101-1.shtml

rocketmanx · 12-04-2003, 10:04 PM

I used to work in a body shop and helped repaint several old classic cars that have perfect paint jobs. A friend of mine ran a resto shop that did a lot of htese kinds of cars. I was amazed to see the "orange peel" on my Dad's Auburn turn to a black mirror finish.
The ONLY way you're going to get a mirror finish is by properly rubbing out the paint with a buffer and compound. The show cars you see with mirror finishes don't usually have a perfectly applied paint as far as smooth finish goes. They are painted then sanded and then rubbed out extensively. Proper rubbing compound, pressure (too much pressure or buffer speed, can cause dark "burn" spots in the paint) are the key.

I had a VW I redid when I first started working at the body shop. I used Imron paint, doesn't need clear and is very hard and durable. Shines almost like laquer, better than regular Enamel in other words. It's expensive but would save the clear stage unless you really want clear coat, but clears not really necessary unless you want a deep glass finish.

Go to your local auto paint supplier and have them help you. They are usually pretty talkative. Of course they can also custom mix you any color you could think of, and in pretty small quantities.

12-03-2003, 08:53 PM	#1
swarprix0r Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Kansas City Posts: 25	Finishing Step 1: Sand 600 grit. Step 2: Prime. Step 3: Sand 600 grit. Step 4: IF sanding went through the primer, then go back to Step 2. Step 5: Color Coat. Step 6: Sand 600 grit. Step 7: IF sanding went through, then go back to Step 5, or maybe Step 2 if you have to. Step 8: Sand 1500 grit. Step 9: Clear Coat. Step 10: Sand 600 grit. Step 11: Sand 1500 grit. Step 12: IF sanding went through, then go back to Step 9, or maybe Step 2 if you have to. Step 13: Sand 2000 grit. Step 14: Apply Rubout coats depending on your type of compound. Ok, the bold steps, I'm not so sure about. How would performing these steps come to a final mirror finish? I'm not sure how hard I should be pressing using the 600 grit and 1500 grit sandpaper. Up until now, I have been pressing relatively hard to get all specs out of the paint, but it leaves a grayish/blackish finish on it, is this the way its supposed to be? or what is going wrong here? Once again, any help would be GREALY appreciated. Thanks Josh

12-04-2003, 02:06 AM	#2
audi_boy_racer Cooling Neophyte Join Date: May 2003 Location: new zealand Posts: 24	Try this site it will help you alot and it does it step by step making it really easy http://www.pc-workshop.net/articles/...int101-1.shtml

12-04-2003, 10:04 PM	#3
rocketmanx Cooling Savant Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Indiana Posts: 127	I used to work in a body shop and helped repaint several old classic cars that have perfect paint jobs. A friend of mine ran a resto shop that did a lot of htese kinds of cars. I was amazed to see the "orange peel" on my Dad's Auburn turn to a black mirror finish. The ONLY way you're going to get a mirror finish is by properly rubbing out the paint with a buffer and compound. The show cars you see with mirror finishes don't usually have a perfectly applied paint as far as smooth finish goes. They are painted then sanded and then rubbed out extensively. Proper rubbing compound, pressure (too much pressure or buffer speed, can cause dark "burn" spots in the paint) are the key. I had a VW I redid when I first started working at the body shop. I used Imron paint, doesn't need clear and is very hard and durable. Shines almost like laquer, better than regular Enamel in other words. It's expensive but would save the clear stage unless you really want clear coat, but clears not really necessary unless you want a deep glass finish. Go to your local auto paint supplier and have them help you. They are usually pretty talkative. Of course they can also custom mix you any color you could think of, and in pretty small quantities.

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