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Bringing back the paint

Jack_Long

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I spent some time yesterday carefully color sanding and buffing the paint on my new Midget. It was repainted once, back in 1989 according to the records that I got with it, and is not a clear coat finish. Since I don't know how much paint I am working with I took it real easy with the sandpaper. The finish wasn't bad but had a lot of orange peel and dry spots.

After wet sanding with 1500 and 2000 grit, I buffed it out with 3000 grit compound on a wool pad. The results were great - look at the reflection of my sanding bucket in the door. This photo was taken before a finish buff with a foam pad, or any wax. I think this litle guy is gonna look OK when I am done.
 

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shoot, looks preaty darn good already.
 
Pretty shiny all right. Good work.

Bayless
 
Color sanding is no fun, but the results almost always make it worth while. And it motivates you to keep the car waxed to protect all your hard work.

Looks great. Keep up the good work.
 
Nice work. That's a respectable amount of shine already.
 
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