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Old 05-25-2012, 09:09 PM   #108
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Originally Posted by dpritchard4 View Post
it was deff an issue of reacting with the old paint, i finally kept sanding and sanding back the org paint till i got it to stop...thanks for all the advice...but i still need more.

i was trying to remove the orange peel, so i took 1500 grit and smoothed it down, then followed with 2000, rubbing compound and polishing compound(applied by hand) and i cant get that high luster back, i know i didnt sand through the clear coat, and i layed down 3 wet coats of clear....any ideas???
You need somekind of high speed buffer to polish out the clear. They make a 2" buffer that chucks into a drill if your low on cash. Ask the paint supplier about it, if not harbor freight has a decent one pretty cheap
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