Wet sand and polish,
01 June 2012, 09:35 PM
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Wet sand and polish,
Been thinking about doing this for a while now and tonight i finally made a start, some of you who know the car are probably thinking WTF!
as to be fair the paint is very very good as is, but i just fancied doing it
unfortunately i dont have a DA at home so all flating had to be done by hand using 2000 and 3000 wet and dry, then polished with 3m products, fastcut+, extra fine, and ultrafine, i started with the bootlid and then a quarter panel but it started to drizzle before i had chance to finish the 1/4 so it'll need another pass with the polisher
took some pics to show progress,
Before,(light orange peel and distorted edges on reflections)
After, (will be going over it again because of the rain but orange peel gone and much sharper reflections).
During,(wet sanded with 2000 and 3000 wet and dry)
once i'm happy i'll be using my new blackfire kit on it
as to be fair the paint is very very good as is, but i just fancied doing it unfortunately i dont have a DA at home so all flating had to be done by hand using 2000 and 3000 wet and dry, then polished with 3m products, fastcut+, extra fine, and ultrafine, i started with the bootlid and then a quarter panel but it started to drizzle before i had chance to finish the 1/4 so it'll need another pass with the polisher took some pics to show progress,Before,(light orange peel and distorted edges on reflections)
After, (will be going over it again because of the rain but orange peel gone and much sharper reflections).
During,(wet sanded with 2000 and 3000 wet and dry)
once i'm happy i'll be using my new blackfire kit on it
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01 June 2012, 10:25 PM
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02 June 2012, 07:12 PM
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Despite attending the Welsh motorsport festival at Pembrey circuit this morrning and watching the Wales v Babarians match i still managed to have another crack this evening
first went back over the 1/4,
1/4 done but only with compounds, Blackfire gep, afpp and midnight sun paste wax to come
So, as its not started to rain yet its onto the door,
door done (compounded) some reflections,
And then it started raining again
first went back over the 1/4,1/4 done but only with compounds, Blackfire gep, afpp and midnight sun paste wax to come
So, as its not started to rain yet its onto the door,
door done (compounded) some reflections,
And then it started raining again
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looking f**ing good.
02 June 2012, 10:55 PM
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Jarvis, when I enquired a long time ago about wet sanding/polishing the S202 (OK the S202 was alleged to have thinner paint than a 'standard factory car) I was warned that the paint on an Impreza was too thin to allow it to be done.
So that is obviously not the case then? It was your new BFF who advised against it by the way.
So that is obviously not the case then? It was your new BFF who advised against it by the way.
