Wow .....what a transformation. Very professional appearance.I had some heavy texture on the roof to correct, in hindsight I should have sprayed the roof separate from the rest of the cab. Thanks to all the tips on this thread I think it came out pretty good!
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On the heavy orange peel I have been using Eagle abrasives on a 6" D/A air sander with a thick interface pad: Yellow Film (dry): P1000, P1200, P1500, P2000; Super Buflex (dry): K2500, K3000; SIA (wet): Siafast 4000; 3M (wet) Trizact 8000. Followed by Presta Ultra 2 Step on a 7" Rotary buffer: MaxCut Compound on a Presta Black and White wool pad, finally Finishing Polish on a Presta Grey foam.Looks great! What was your process?
Don
Huge difference. I have found some cheap backing pads that have less aggressive Velcro than the 3m style. I lost my Kovax pad.Question for the guys that use the buflex abrasives, do you use their matching interface pad or do you use a “normal” interface pad? I think theirs has a more felt like backing than the normal hook and loop pad and I’m curious if that makes a difference.
Just beginning to learn that.Newbies dont sand body filler enough.
Newbies dont sand primer enough.
Newbies dont sand clear enough.
Newbies dont buff enough.
Presta cutting compound on a black wool pad is what I used to use years ago. Then follow it with Presta swirl remover.I’ve read most of this thread with extreme interest so thanks to everyone for my education...
I’m be battling single stage acrylic urethane in a couple of small areas. This thread seems to be dedicated to 2k so I’m not sure my questions will be relevant but here I go. I’ve wet sandedwith 1000, 2200, 1500, 2000, and the Trizac 3000 but after polishing with Presta materials I see under closeup halogen lighting micro scratches. I repeated but they are still there. I stop sandinding when I can’t hear any abrasiveness and then go onto the next finer grit after I have examined it closely under a halogen light.
The other day I just said bugger it and sanded with 600 in prep for a light coat of filler and then 1000 grit to prep for colour ( small area).
But can anyone shed any light on my original problem?
I have an 8mm (5/16") that I'm guessing is also to agressive of an orbit.Jim corrected me on this some years ago. 3/16 is the way to go. 3/32 will work but it takes a lot longer and you use more paper as well. 3/8 would be way too aggressive. Good for cutting body filler but not color sanding.
Yep 3m sanders are great. I have 3 of them that i have used every day for prob 12 years now and they never missed a beat. Just dont buy the one in the link as that is 5”. You need a 6”This is a great DA. Not heavy and long life. I saw several used ones on eBay.
Don
Doh! Post deleted. I will find the correct one and post it.Yep 3m sanders are great. I have 3 of them that i have used every day for prob 12 years now and they never missed a beat. Just dont buy the one in the link as that is 5”. You need a 6”
This is a good dealDoh! Post deleted. I will find the correct one and post it.
Probably be close. I run mine around 50 psi and usually throttle it down.Thanks for the link Don. But It looks like it needs 17scfm and the best i got is 11.5 cfm at 90 psi. I don't think I'd be close even doing the calc's .
Ya think?Probably be close. I run mine around 50 psi and usually throttle it down.
I'm no expert on compressors and air flow for tools.Ya think?
It might be worth a shot, and I could always resell it if it doesn't work. Thanks
I wish I bought the Quency I wanted but that was before I got into this hobby of air hogging tools.