removing orange peel from a ppg ss finish
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I finished painting my 62 galaxie 2 weeks ago.I used ppg concept ss white.i wetsanded by hand with 3m 1000grit but didnt get all the op out.I then wetsanded by hand 1500 grit but theres still little shiny dots remaining(im being very cautious) I know.Its taking forever,could i use a Mirka abralon 1500 or 3m trizact to get the rest of the peel out?Its taken me 6 yrs to get to these juncture.Thanks Mike
i personally prefer dry sanding with norton dry ice paper on a d.a sander with 1500 grit so i can see my progress. then hit it with 3000 grit trizact. very fast, sort of idiot proof
if you sanded that much and still have peel, I wonder how much material would be left when you are done.
Is it possibly a better idea to respray it?
If you do plan on polishing, you can definately do it with the DA, just be prepared as you will need a lot of paper to do the whole car…and be very careful.
[quote=”Ben” post=21100]if you sanded that much and still have peel, I wonder how much material would be left when you are done.
Is it possibly a better idea to respray it?
If you do plan on polishing, you can definately do it with the DA, just be prepared as you will need a lot of paper to do the whole car…and be very careful.[/quote]
listen ta ben he is the site orange peel expert 😛 😛 :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl[quote=”bondomerchant” post=21109][quote=”Ben” post=21100]if you sanded that much and still have peel, I wonder how much material would be left when you are done.
Is it possibly a better idea to respray it?
If you do plan on polishing, you can definately do it with the DA, just be prepared as you will need a lot of paper to do the whole car…and be very careful.[/quote]
listen ta ben he is the site orange peel expert 😛 😛 :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl[/quote]you’re always so warm and loving, Bondo… :lol1
By hand using a hard block, soft block, or hand?
Using interface pads with machines, soft blocks by hand or hands won’t get the peel out. You want to BLOCK the high part of the peel to the low point.. Using hard block. Personally depending on amount of coats I would have started with 800 wet and steped up to 1200 1500 2000 should be enough for white but if you wana go nuts then 3000
[quote=”Offdagun” post=21169]By hand using a hard block, soft block, or hand?
Using interface pads with machines, soft blocks by hand or hands won’t get the peel out. [/quote]
huh? It isn’t necessarily the best way yo get peel out, but it certainly will remove peel.
Agreed, but this bloke clearly wants it dead flat. So hard sanding is the only way to go…. Soft sanding is soooo much easier and quicker though 🙂
[quote=”Offdagun” post=21174]Agreed, but this bloke clearly wants it dead flat. So hard sanding is the only way to go…. Soft sanding is soooo much easier and quicker though :)[/quote]
fair enough :cheers
I used a soft block with the 1000 grit then 1500 grit.I think im gonna leave it and go for an oem type finish with a little OP.
Hi everyone,Ben is right first thing you need to get is build up of the materials then go for perfectly smooth. I would rough it with 3-M 600 wet,then then lay 3 more medium coats and keep it kinda wet by adding a bit more reducer so it will fill some of the lows and have time to flow out before it flashes. Then wait a couple of days before wet sanding with 600 again then go to 1000,and then 1500,and final out with 2000. Use a wet or dry soft sanding block for contoured areas and the solid block for all the flat areas and stay off all edges at least 1/8 of an inch. After you 2000 wet use a wool or an aggressive 3-M foam pad with a fine to medium grit compound by 3-M. Then you can work your way down to softer pads and ultra-fine polishing compounds. Remember stay off the edges!!! Good Work takes patients and the rewards are self evident. Have fun making it perfect!!
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