How much do you think having my z wet sanded would run me? The full thing. I hate the orange peel look.

 

What is wet sanding anyway? You wet the sand paper and start sanding?

 

You have to pour water over the area you're sanding as you sand... using fine grit sandpaper it will take the flaws out of paint and make the finish super smooth.

It takes a ton of practice though...

 

Alot of practice is right, if you dont get the surface just right, as in smooth and level it will look horrendous. If I have it wetsanded, will I have to have it recleared? Or is it only wetsanding down the clear?

 

Oh man you are nuts...you just need some good buffing/polishing work and it will look great. Don't eat up the clear if you don't need to.

BTW: Wet sanding is usually with something in the 3000grit range. You must keep the surface wet and you have to pay attention and know what you are doing. Then you basically polish it back up to a prefect shine. Wet sanding is usually only used to get out scratches and it is only done in that spot, nobody will do your whole car...and if they do they should be shot.

 

No, wet sanding Is not supposed to go through the clearcoat, but, if the person doing it doesn't know what they are doing, you're going to need a new paint job.

 

People who wetsand cars that are already creared are just taking out surface imperfections in the clear... Unless they sand through the clear, then it will look horrendous and need to be recleared.


A lot of people wetsand an entire car to get that show car shine... It smoothes out the clear and really makes it gleam. It's really most beneficial if done on color coat, cleared, then done on the clear... Then you reaaaaalllly have nice paint.

 

There are some detail/body shops that will wet sand the entire car. The car does look good afterwards, but being that clearcoat is only about 1mm thick, you can only wet sand twice before you will eat through the entire clearcoat. After that, it's time for a new paint job.

 

3000 grit range.. hmm interesting. After taking out the 350Z trunk emblem, it leaves a "350Z" mark on the car. I guess the car's paint faded throughout the years. I wonder if wetsanding can somehow blend the mark in with the rest of the paint.

 

He's right, proper wet sanding can give a show paint finish but fact. paints have miminal clear from the get go. Even buffing should be done by a VERY reputable paint shop. Be very picky on this one or you'll starting a new "Bodyshop f*cked up my car" thread.

 

I bet you could get that out by hand with some rubbing compound.