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New backing pad and polishing pads en route for Friday. Am so tempted to wetland the car and get rid of that orange peel, but I've heard so many times

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Old 07-10-2016, 09:16 PM   #1 (permalink)
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New backing pad and polishing pads en route for Friday.

Am so tempted to wetland the car and get rid of that orange peel, but I've heard so many times how thin the paint and clear is on these things. A body an I know said skip couple steps and go straight to 2000 grit but am concerned I won't get it flat enough and might actually make it look worse instead of better.

Going to give this one some thought before jumping in
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New backing pad and polishing pads en route for Friday.

Am so tempted to wetland the car and get rid of that orange peel, but I've heard so many times how thin the paint and clear is on these things. A body an I know said skip couple steps and go straight to 2000 grit but am concerned I won't get it flat enough and might actually make it look worse instead of better.

Going to give this one some thought before jumping in
Grab a good paint thickness gauge. I personally wouldnt do much wetsanding on OEM paint.
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Grab a good paint thickness gauge. I personally wouldnt do much wetsanding on OEM paint.
Paint thickness gauge?

Never heard of that, how does it tell the thickness?
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Grab a good paint thickness gauge. I personally wouldnt do much wetsanding on OEM paint.
Nissan painted my Nismo ultra thin as well

No paint will be left after the first wet sanding

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I personally wouldnt do much wetsanding on OEM paint.
Much orange peel on the quarter panels. Looks even worse when I use a detail spray or wax on it. Drives me nuts
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