I'm going to try and buff out my car this weekend. My hood is oxidixing and I'm going to attempt to wetsand it aswell. Anyone have any experience with this? Or know where I can buy a buffer rather than online? Home depot? where can I get chemicals...etc? any help would be great!
OT: anyone know how to buff/wetsand and want to give me some advice?
- Thread starter sinful
- Start date
MIKE ALERS
New member
u gonna need a high speed polisher.they sell them at harbor freight for about 30 bucks.
hexedagain
New member
C.A.R.S. (Complete Auto Restoration Supplies) on Recker Hyw. will have everything you need to do this. Not sure if you want to buy a buffer from them though, it might be pricey.
chrisstie
Premium Member
Aren't there also places that rent out tools so its cheaper in the long run? Don't know if a company like that would have what you need, but just a thought.
I've wetsanded on boats but thats mostly fiberglass not metal.. Well i did it on my old jeep too but dad was the one who buffed and painted the rest of it... water and wet sand paper
Aside from advice from the wonderful folks here in the orca forum, there may be some car forums that would have more detailed help about this too if you have the time to look around.
I've wetsanded on boats but thats mostly fiberglass not metal.. Well i did it on my old jeep too but dad was the one who buffed and painted the rest of it... water and wet sand paper
Aside from advice from the wonderful folks here in the orca forum, there may be some car forums that would have more detailed help about this too if you have the time to look around.
My advise is pay someone else to do it. lol lol lol
Its easy, dont wet sand through the clear coat, and stay away from the edges with the buffer, oh and make sure the wheel is turning away off the body panels. If its turning into them it will take the paint right off the car. Next set of advise is pay skippy to do it, hes a pro. lol
Its easy, dont wet sand through the clear coat, and stay away from the edges with the buffer, oh and make sure the wheel is turning away off the body panels. If its turning into them it will take the paint right off the car. Next set of advise is pay skippy to do it, hes a pro. lol
you have A LOT of work ahead of you, if you don't know what you are doing. you will probably have to buy a lot of supplies also. i'd recommend the porter cable(PC) 7424.
try this site for help. http://www.properautocare.com/resduloxpain.html
try this site for help. http://www.properautocare.com/resduloxpain.html
surfjeepzx
New member
I would advise you let someone with experience do the job. Unless this is a car you'd ike to learn on and you don't care what it turns out looking like. Also, to do the job correctly you'll need to invest a few hundred dollars in the proper tooling which is the polisher, head, and pads of varying softness.
There's more to it than you think. A good detailer can make the paint look as good as it will, or you can burn the paint and edges and make it worse. Besides that it's a messy job. Then the car needs to be washed and waxed. It's a full days work if the paint is rough and the car needs the full monte.
There's more to it than you think. A good detailer can make the paint look as good as it will, or you can burn the paint and edges and make it worse. Besides that it's a messy job. Then the car needs to be washed and waxed. It's a full days work if the paint is rough and the car needs the full monte.
thanks for all the advice guys...I would love to pay someone to do it, but fact is...the only part of my black jeep that is bad is the hood. I took it to a place today and they told me 175$ to buff/wax the entire car...or 125 just for the hood. So I went and bought all the stuff needed for 225 bucks. If they would have told me 175 to detail the entire car inside/out with buffing I might have done it...but I can't see spending that on just the outside *shrug* I figure I'll go slow and take my time with it and in the end, I'll have all the tools/chemicals to do all our cars for the 200 bucks.
Did I mention I love buying tools? haha good excuse to buy a $200 tool and not get yelled at.
Did I mention I love buying tools? haha good excuse to buy a $200 tool and not get yelled at.
good luck!!! 175 bucks for a car is pretty cheap imo!!! i've paid anywhere from 200-300 for a wash/wax and clay bar.
i'd practice on a scrap piece if you can find one at a junkyard or something. like was stated before, you can make your car look worse afterwards, if you don't know what you're doing.
i'd practice on a scrap piece if you can find one at a junkyard or something. like was stated before, you can make your car look worse afterwards, if you don't know what you're doing.
dugg
New member
It takes just short of 1 millisecond to totally ruin your paintjob if you do know what your doing and just not paying close enough attention. It takes way less then that if you are being real careful and you don't. I completely destroyed about $10,000 worth of paint job the first 30 seconds of my short buffing carreer lol. Get someone to show you how to do it right before you get started.
ok, well I got everything completed. Hood looks great. I wetsanded with 2000grit and then used 2 cutter's with a cutting pad and then a polish. You can still see a little bit of oxidation underneath the black glossy hood...but it's hard.
It's amazing how it went from a chalky substance back to damn near original glossy looking.
It's amazing how it went from a chalky substance back to damn near original glossy looking.
Similar threads
