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Thanks for all the likes, and comments! Also, thanks to everyone whom has contributed to this forum! Don, this was the hardest thing I've ever done. Never again! I have learned that black is impossible to get "perfect". Too many parts, too many curves, too much detail. It is far from perfect...

Finally got it together. Products used: SPI epoxy SPI Turbo2k SPI Black Base SPI universal clear

Slammed, nice work. Looks great! Sounds like I'm wasting my time and $ with 5000 and 8000 trizact. I ran out of Cutmax, so maybe I'll try ACA500 next. Another question for you guys. When dry sanding with the Eagle paper, it loads up quickly. How are you all cleaning off the paper?

It seems like a lot of guys here just do a 2 step buff polish. So 5 rounds of buff/polish? :eek: Are you suggesting wool through white all with the same cuttting compound? What is the last sanding grit you stop with? Thanks.

Thanks Barry. I'm afraid of tearing through the clear with wool on 4. Maybe I will give it a try on something that I can easily re-clear if I destroy it.

Thanks for the help. It will be a few weeks before I get to try again. I will agree that I'm not getting prior scratch out. Hand sanding, I'm using a hard plastic block for 1000 wet, going front to back as mentioned here previously. Changing direction at every grit. 1500-2000 wet, I'm using...

I have used your method EXACTLY. I spray the panel with a bottle. When I hear a squeek, I rinse the paper in a bucket, clean the panel, and re-spray with the water bottle. Doing about 1 square foot at a time, clean, dry, wipe off the dirt, repeat.

Probably not sanding enough. Though I'm sure junk is getting under the paper and causing scratches. YES, large pigtails deep into the clear. I had to go back to 1000 by hand to get out the pigtails. Using a Festool sander on speed 2 (of 6). Only using the weight of the sander, no pressure...

I'm a little late to this thread, haven't been here for a while. This thread is priceless, and a good review to read! In 2020/2021, I painted my truck with black base / universal clear, and finally getting to the cut, buff, and polish. Couple years ago I bought Eagle 1000/1200/1500, and...

With half a fender to go on my last coat of clear, my fairly new flexzilla blew apart at the fitting @ 120 psi. I nearly soiled myself. So no one here has had one fail?

I just went through this on the style line of my 57 Chevy pickup. 2 rounds of poly primer and blocking took care of it. I don't think turbo would work well. Like the others said, I blocked the upper surface flat, then put tape on the upper (like you did in your pic). Then used a PVC pipe of...

I use SPI gun wash solvent. Its sold as "urethane reducer." ;)

Guys, thanks for all the details. I did a panel yesterday all by hand. No swirls... Took forever. Don, the pigtails were universal clear sprayed about a month old. Jim, I had the same experience. I could only get about 1 square foot before the paper loads up and swirls. I used Eagle yellow...

Nice! I just attempted my first cut/buff yesterday on a door. SPI black bc/cc. It looks nothing like your results. I'll have to follow your steps. I did everything with a D/A. Lots of pigtails from the 1200/1500. Since every step with the D/A is orbital, I can't see when I get the...

Good to know! I just lost a day due to spraying epoxy over a tiny 1/8" burn-thru because I was afraid of Turbo on bare metal. Also, another happy Turbo user here.. Fast dry, easy to sand.

The other paint shop in town sells these for prep wipes: Trimaco one tough. https://www.amazon.com/Trimaco-Wiping-12-inch-16-5-inch-dispenser/dp/B000W35ZWS/ref=sr_1_4?crid=10Y4HUPRUNQ26&dchild=1&keywords=trimaco+one+tuff&qid=1600788542&sprefix=trimaco+on%2Caps%2C250&sr=8-4 Quite a bit more...

I just used some bedliner that was 5 - 1/2 years old. Opened 3 years ago. Worked fine. Mixed a test batch first.

Slicksand still sands like concrete. My next gallon is G2 featherfill.

DeKups. 24 oz is perfect size if you're spraying in sections.

4 coats of SS Black. My gun technique needs work. I have some areas of heavy orange peel. I might sand it out with 800 and re-shoot. The last coat, I didn't hit the jambs. They are really rough.