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Old 02-15-2006, 01:54 PM
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Default Re: Need help polishing my wheels: PLEASE!

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Originally Posted by mpierich
It's like painting a car - usually the clearcoat needs to be color-sanded after it cures (unless you're an excellent painter and don't have any orangepeel).

When I've painted cars, I've used 800 or 1000-grit _wet_ paper to get rid of the orangepeel, followed by 1500 then 2000 wet for a high gloss.

You might get it with rubbing compound if it's not too deeply textured. BUT, whatever you use be very careful on the high spots - it's real easy to sand right thru the coating.
just wondering... i got a Porter Cable 7424 buffer/polisher for Vday. can i use an aggressive polish with a foam cutting pad for the clear coat, then move on to a mild polish with a polishing pad to finish it off i'm not sure how familiar you guys are with detailing (neither am i really) but i just built up a detailing kit for a hobby mainly using Zaino products....
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