Thread: Should I just use white compound? how fine in sandpaper should I go?
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Old 02-20-2008, 06:25 AM
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Default Re: Should I just use white compound? how fine in sandpaper should I go?
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Originally Posted by quadracer2cool4u View Post
Right now I'm using emory on a spiral, then white on a spiral. I get just as good results with white only, should I scrap the emory? I'd be saving some time from having to clean the parts. I start with 180 grit sandpaper then go to 600 grit. somtimes I have scraches from 180 that 600 will not take out. Should I stop sanding at 500? or sand with 400 in the middle of 180 and 600? I would like to stop using black to save time(if posible). I heard that emory is about 400 grit, so if I stop at 600 it should be fine to start with white compound, right?
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You skipped a grit or two, like baz says.

If it looks OK without using the emery, then...don't use the emery!
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