Getting ready to make a large purchase.

[Spawne32]

Had my car repainted back in september, now comes the task of cutting and buffing. Because ive never done this before i went with the PC 7424xp, ive read the guide in the wet sanding forum about how to use it, now i just need to put my list together on what i need to buy.

M105/205
Compounding Pads
Polishing Pads (PC came with a white one)
sealant
already have megs gold class wax
soap for washing
clay bar obviously since this winter has been ridiculous


been looking at purchasing this...although im not quite sure what colors i should buy to do a whole car, and maybe a whole other car as well

Lake Country 5.5 Inch CCS Pads 6 Pack - Your Choice!

also been looking at megs hyperwash for soap, and mothers clay bar kit.

your thoughts on this?

[Ronkh]

Unless you got the pc from a detailing house the white pad that came with it is not detailing grade. If I remember right it's more rubbery.

[Spawne32]

Originally Posted by Ronkh

Unless you got the pc from a detailing house the white pad that came with it is not detailing grade. If I remember right it's more rubbery.

bought it from autogeek

[black bart]

Are you going to wet sand it or just polish.

[Spawne32]

wet sanding with 3000 grit like the first post says lol

[Dtrick.22]

Originally Posted by Spawne32

wet sanding with 3000 grit like the first post says lol

It doesn't say that, so one would only assume you were polishing

[black bart]

Originally Posted by Spawne32

wet sanding with 3000 grit like the first post says lol

You mentioned reading about it on a web site not the same as saying your going to sand but if you wet sand you need a rotary unless you have a lot of patience because a DA will be very slow removing sanding marks.

[Spawne32]

my fault, guess i left the 3000 part out, i wrote it when i was falling asleep lol

[cartoysautospa]

so your wet sanding it or your not? does the paint have some blems in it is why you looking to wet sand?

[Spawne32]

im wet sanding it with 3000 to remove the orange peel, thats what the painter recommends, thats what im going to follow, i need to get the rest of the stuff required like pads, etc. Just not sure which pads will be effective with the PC to remove sand scratches.

[cartoysautospa]

3000 grit to remove orange peel ? oyu will be there for a long time. How much orange peel is on your car? Is it barely noticeable or does it look like a Blue Orange?

I would suggest starting with 1500 grit to knock off the edge and re-sand with 2000 to polish it out. If he suggested that fine of a grit.there must not be that many mils of paint on your car. If you had sanded it 24hours after he painted it with 2-3000 grit maybe. but now the paint is hard..................you have a big job in store for you ,using that grit.

[Spawne32]

i posted a picture of one of the quarter panels, you can see how much orange peel is on there, not all that much at all, ill make the determination of whether or not to go lower on the grits, but making sure that i get the proper materials when i purchase is my main priority right now.

[cartoysautospa]

you might need to wet sand at all...just use a good cutting compound with maybe a Lake Country purple pad. the purple pad is a little more aggressive if oyu don;t want to wet sand

[black bart]

Unless the painter put on extra clear coat be careful not to sand much off.
I'm assuming it is BC-CC far too little info to really give good advice.

I wet sand with 1500 then polish out the sanding marks with a LC Orange pad on a rotary but like I said in above post you can do it with the PC but it will take a LOOooooooong time.

[Mr. Clean]

I agree with cartoys, maybe wet sanding is not in order. I sure as heck wouldn't start my learning process on my newly painted car based on what I read on the internet (no matter the author/source). I think most would agree to start with the least invasive (reasonably) and work from there.

As for buffing pads, check with username AutoGeek and talk to him about the LC Hydro Pads. I've never used them myself, but they do look interesting and might be a good match for what you are working with, and it is a 2-pad system.