Do I have to wetsand
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Do I have to wetsand
I'm thinking (THINKING) about painting my 61 truck... I've heard different things about wetsanding to the finish that you want...
Can I just paint the truck with a few coats then when its almost dry tacky) wetsand?
Or Can I alleviate wetsanding by spraying until I get the finish I want and put a clear coat on??
Any help or Ideas would be appreciated!!!
RAY
Can I just paint the truck with a few coats then when its almost dry tacky) wetsand?
Or Can I alleviate wetsanding by spraying until I get the finish I want and put a clear coat on??
Any help or Ideas would be appreciated!!!
RAY
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Do I have to wetsand
ray, the key to any good paint job is prep. that means before you spray paint. anything after that is fixin it. prep starts with rust removal, bodywork, priming, WETSAND PRIMER TO 320, then shoot it. with most single stage paints, minor imperfections can be rubbed out of the final finish. it's a lot of work, thats why the shops charge so much! the cheapest way to a decent paint job is to do all your prep yourself, and find a hungry painter to just shoot it for you. it's gettin harder to do home brew paint jobs, the paints are almost all catalyzed, which means toxic. i was a kid in a body shop in about 74. all we used back then was laquer and alkyd enamel! you could shoot a laquer job outside!
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Do I have to wetsand
im having my truck painted and to save big bucks in sanding it all down, removing lights badges stuff like that. it saves money
to remove the finish i took 80 sand paper and ripped it right down to the original paint/primer. the all the imperfectioons are visible and you know what your up against. don't try a home paintjob. they usually don't turn out too well
to remove the finish i took 80 sand paper and ripped it right down to the original paint/primer. the all the imperfectioons are visible and you know what your up against. don't try a home paintjob. they usually don't turn out too well
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It depends on the finish you want and how good the paint, painter and equipment used. Check with your paint supplier about the length of time required to safely wet sand, most paints are different depending on brand and type. Sanding too early can realy mess things up and too late and it will dry extremely hard causing alot of extra work. Time between coats is also critical and this info should be available where you buy your paint. Be sure to understand the hazards with some paints and determine if you are willing to take necessary precautions.
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The paint has to dry (cured) to wet sand.After the paint has dried then use a wet type of sand paper (soaked in water). Keep the paint wet with water wail you sand. the water helps the sand paper not load up with paint (panit sticking to the paper).
If you wet sand pimer to smoot the surface use at lest 320 grit or higher. If the color paint has bumps, dust, or bugs use 1500 grite ot smooth the paint and then buff to remove the 1500 scrates.
There is more to it then this.
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