Just painted the car and have a question.
12-09-2011, 03:52 PM
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Just painted the car and have a question.
I just got my car painted and the painter wants to buff it out. I remember reading something about not buffing the car right after a new paint job. Am I correct on this?
12-10-2011, 12:42 AM
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Buffing and compounding are part of the process unless you'd like your oranges peeled to a high degree. I think its just something every bodyshop does to clean up the new coat a bit, but when you get it back, its up to you to buff it because your friendly neighborhood body shop will scratch the hell out of it washing off the compound with their terrible wash techniques.
My s2k got a hit and run and it got new parts painted and compounded and I was like don't wash it, and they said they had to get the compound off to see their work and I was like >.> I buffed it 2 months ago... fine... I'll just have to detail it when I get it back, and I did. My black went from very lightly swirled accumulated to 2 months to 3-4 years of normal washing swirls in one wash -_-.
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My s2k got a hit and run and it got new parts painted and compounded and I was like don't wash it, and they said they had to get the compound off to see their work and I was like >.> I buffed it 2 months ago... fine... I'll just have to detail it when I get it back, and I did. My black went from very lightly swirled accumulated to 2 months to 3-4 years of normal washing swirls in one wash -_-.
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12-10-2011, 01:05 PM
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Buffing and compounding are part of the process unless you'd like your oranges peeled to a high degree. I think its just something every bodyshop does to clean up the new coat a bit, but when you get it back, its up to you to buff it because your friendly neighborhood body shop will scratch the hell out of it washing off the compound with their terrible wash techniques.
My s2k got a hit and run and it got new parts painted and compounded and I was like don't wash it, and they said they had to get the compound off to see their work and I was like >.> I buffed it 2 months ago... fine... I'll just have to detail it when I get it back, and I did. My black went from very lightly swirled accumulated to 2 months to 3-4 years of normal washing swirls in one wash -_-.
Honda dealership collision center.
My s2k got a hit and run and it got new parts painted and compounded and I was like don't wash it, and they said they had to get the compound off to see their work and I was like >.> I buffed it 2 months ago... fine... I'll just have to detail it when I get it back, and I did. My black went from very lightly swirled accumulated to 2 months to 3-4 years of normal washing swirls in one wash -_-.
Honda dealership collision center.
12-30-2011, 01:29 AM
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If I were you guys Id wet sand with 2500-3000+, the finer the better, hit it with M95/M105 on pfw on a rotary or DA at 3k followed by SIP. Then id hit it with 3m UFSE.106FF/FA on a grey LC and call it a day. sorry for the nonsense im faded.
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01-25-2012, 07:38 PM
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wetsanding, polishing and most glazes are all o.k. on fresh paint- just not anything that prevents the paint from breathing. new paint has to "gas out" so dont wax or use synthetic protectants for a few weeks on fresh paint...
01-25-2012, 07:42 PM
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Thread hijack...
If you have a car painted and the painter doesn't wet sand or buff would you get similar results doing the buffing yourself two to three months down the road with a medium swirl remover and a PC?
If you have a car painted and the painter doesn't wet sand or buff would you get similar results doing the buffing yourself two to three months down the road with a medium swirl remover and a PC?
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