1963 Dart 170 2 Door Post Resto
No turning back now...
First run across the trunk lid before work today with the 1000 grit. Went less aggressive than the 600 due to the fact I'd rather take longer than accidentally blow through the clear as this is my first attempt at this. Got almost all of the orange peel gone (wasn't much to start with) and almost all of the nibs gone. Have a couple more that need one more light go maybe. Not going to go overboard as I don't want to go through. The one spot I was worried about looks like it was in the top of the clear so that was a bonus.
Plan is to hit it with the 2000 grit at 90 degrees to the first pass (a few of the videos and sites I watched reccommended this), then again with 3000 in the original direction. Then I can decide if I want to get crazy and go finer or if I'm comfortable going with polish at this stage. I plan to polish by hand (I know it's way more labor intensive but again, with lack of experience I don't want to risk burning the clear, plus I like to have a "feel" for what I'm doing. Always did it this way) so I may go finer to minimize the work required to remove the fine scratches.
Stay tuned...
Hopefully the next follow up isn't me prepping for paint or clear again :P
No turning back now...
First run across the trunk lid before work today with the 1000 grit. Went less aggressive than the 600 due to the fact I'd rather take longer than accidentally blow through the clear as this is my first attempt at this. Got almost all of the orange peel gone (wasn't much to start with) and almost all of the nibs gone. Have a couple more that need one more light go maybe. Not going to go overboard as I don't want to go through. The one spot I was worried about looks like it was in the top of the clear so that was a bonus.
Plan is to hit it with the 2000 grit at 90 degrees to the first pass (a few of the videos and sites I watched reccommended this), then again with 3000 in the original direction. Then I can decide if I want to get crazy and go finer or if I'm comfortable going with polish at this stage. I plan to polish by hand (I know it's way more labor intensive but again, with lack of experience I don't want to risk burning the clear, plus I like to have a "feel" for what I'm doing. Always did it this way) so I may go finer to minimize the work required to remove the fine scratches.
Stay tuned...
Hopefully the next follow up isn't me prepping for paint or clear again :P