Author Topic: Sanding/buffing/polishing  (Read 28 times)

Offline whipper.snapper

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Sanding/buffing/polishing
« on: June 30, 2025, 05:45:50 pm »
Hey yall, I have a question regarding polishing my paint.

My process right now has been to Sand the little bit of orange peel that I have starting with 800 or 1000 and ending on 2000 or 3000ish.

Following the sanding I start with 3M perfect-it rubbing compound with a foam pad on a rotary polisher, and then finish it up with the 3M perfect-it machine polish.

The problem: there will still be scratches showing after using the rubbing compound, do I need a more aggressive cutting compound? Do I need to go higher in sandpaper grit? Or do I just need more elbow grease and do more rounds of rubbing compound?

Also, if y’all wanted to let me know what your favorite cutting/polishing compound is that would be great. This is my first time.

Thank you in advance!


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