I painted my vette this past spring. I finally started color sanding my clear coat and buffing and polishing my paint.

I sanded the clear with 1500 grit. I used 3M products. Pics really dont do justice on before and after pics of buffing.

http://i524.photobucket.com/albums/cc328/corvettemikel/004-10.jpg

This is the products I used. The white pad for the cut and the black pad for polishing.

http://i524.photobucket.com/albums/cc328/corvettemikel/021-5.jpg

I spent most of the mornig on the hood. Im an old school painter, and I realy liked these foam pads better than the old wool pads. I started on the driver door and back deck. Alot of work but well worth it.

Corvette Mike

Im a nOOb here. Be easy on the nOOb.

http://i524.photobucket.com/albums/cc328/corvettemikel/023-4.jpg

Looks GREAT Mike :thumbsup3:

Gonna look great Mike

http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee166/benzo_013/ThumbsUp.gif

I like to use foam pads except for the final buff stage. There's also a trick you can use while sanding to see if you've got it perfectly smooth. While wet sanding, use a spreader like a squeegee across the surface to squeegee the water off. It'll show if you still have any low spots.

Looks good in the pics, cept maybe for a spot at the windshield pass side next to the raised part of the hood. Course that could just be the pics. :thumbsup:

Like GLASS!!! Awesome.

Awesome work Mike!

Looks great Mike. Need more pics when you get the whole car done. :thumbsup3:

Mike Can you lay out the Process Starting.

After applying two coats of clear. How long do you let set up before you sand.
Step 1? Do you Sand 1500 wet first light and just go over area once then move on?

Step 2.?

When I grow up I wanna be like Mike.. Great job brother.:thumbsup3:

When I grow up I wanna be like Mike.. Great job brother.:thumbsup3:


:iagree: Although i have no plans to grow up any time soon. :rofl:

Mike Can you lay out the Process Starting.

After applying two coats of clear. How long do you let set up before you sand.
Step 1? Do you Sand 1500 wet first light and just go over area once then move on?

Step 2.?

All this is just my opinion. Painters have different ways of reaching the same final outcome. Im sure there are more knowlageable people than I can give you better info than I can.


I painted my car a few months ago. Just to much other stuff going on. The pro's can do it right after painting. I have been retired from painting professionaly since 1997. Alot has changed since then.

I painted this car in my garage at home. I put 4 coats of clear on it when I painted it. The paint was nice and hard when I wet sanded it. Thats good, because I didnt burn the paint anywhere.

I started ths early sat. sept 11th. and finished it up this morning. I colorsanded the whole car with 1500 grit wet.

Then I usd the 3M cut and buffed the whole car. Then today I machine polished it with the 3m polish. Then I did a final hand wax.

Hell Mike, that's some pretty nice work for shooting it in your garage. I've seen some cars come out of booths that didn't look as good, all depends on the guy holding the gun.

I need to machine buff mine out Mike.

Now I wish I painted mine Black Cherry instead of the Stock Red.

I cant get photobucket to work today. As soon as it works again, I'll post up some finished pics. Anyone else having problems with photo bucket?

Mike

Love the shine, great job!:thumbsup3:

Mike, what happened to photobucket??
:yoda:

That looks fantastic Mike.:thumbsup3:
Be a lot of fun driving it when it's done. Lots of looks coming your way soon.

Yep, really nice.
{What year Shovelhead?}

Nice work Mike!

What is the Term Colorsanding mean? Gonna look it up.

I still cant get photo bucket to work today. When I get it to work, I will post up some pics with my car shinning now. Here are some pics taken after I painted it this past spring.

http://i524.photobucket.com/albums/cc328/corvettemikel/012-7.jpg

http://i524.photobucket.com/albums/cc328/corvettemikel/018-2.jpg

http://i524.photobucket.com/albums/cc328/corvettemikel/016-5.jpg

http://i524.photobucket.com/albums/cc328/corvettemikel/027-3.jpg

It has blue pearl ghost flames on the front of the car

http://i524.photobucket.com/albums/cc328/corvettemikel/010-8.jpg

Somebody asked about my shovel?
Its a 70 motor, 55 pan kicker tranny, fxwg front end. Ride it more than I drive cars.

http://i524.photobucket.com/albums/cc328/corvettemikel/023-3.jpg

I have a few other rides too.

My 2002 camaro SS LS1

http://i524.photobucket.com/albums/cc328/corvettemikel/025-3.jpg

My 1969 el camino SS 396
http://i524.photobucket.com/albums/cc328/corvettemikel/004-1.jpg
http://i524.photobucket.com/albums/cc328/corvettemikel/010.jpg

I like them mike But how many Gallons per mile do you get .
I like Big Block El camino's.

When I had My El Cam for some weird reason it like to fish tail when you got on and put down 2 black line down the street at the same time weird Hun.



[My 1969 el camino SS 396
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Nice stuff, thank for sharing.

Love the pics Mike!!
:thumbsup3::thumbsup3::thumbsup3::thumbsup3:

Love it Mike, kudos!

Ok some shiney pics. From last sunday.

http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af238/mikebeesley/001.jpg

http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af238/mikebeesley/006.jpg

http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af238/mikebeesley/004.jpg

Looks great, I still need to do that to mine. I already have all the stuff, same as yours, but I'm very nervous about the wet sanding process. How do you know how much to sand before you go to far?

Looks great, I still need to do that to mine. I already have all the stuff, same as yours, but I'm very nervous about the wet sanding process. How do you know how much to sand before you go to far?

If you see fiber glass, you've gone too far..:smack:

While sanding, you can use a new bondo spreader as a squeegee. While its wet (as you're sanding, or by spraying soapy water) run the spreader across the surface and you'll see if there are still any low spots or craters. Don't use an actual squeegee because it will take all the water off and not show you everything. Of course be very careful around the corners and edges as the clear is at it's thinnest there.

Learn this from a DVD called paint-u-cation (color sanding and buffing) years ago.

Hope this helps...

Looks great Mike...:cheers: