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Color sanding is the process where you remove the variations in the
surface of the paint/clear coat in order to make a seamlessly shiny
finish. Orange peel is what makes the finish look blurred instead
of shiny when the paint is dry. In order to color sand, you need 1500
and 2000 Wet or Dry sand paper, a sponge, warm water with Ivory soap and
a lot of time on your hands. The results are pretty startling |
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work on these 4 photos represents about 5 hours of work. You work
panel by panel. |
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sand, squeegee of and look, and sand again. The area that is not pasty
white - those areas that look dark - are the areas that need more work. |
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a foam applicator and a Porter Cable polisher, you work compound then
swirl mark remover in until it's a nice shiny reflection. |
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you're done, you use a good wax such as Griot's Carnuba Wax to really
make the color look perfect. |
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first piece of trim went on - between the tail lights... along with the
tail lights. It's starting to look like a BMW 2002tii now. |
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| I'm working on the
bumpers now to get them ready to bolt on. |
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NEXT: Chrome Trim and Bumpers |
