I learned this the hard way. If you aren't in a booth gotta mask alot more. I do paper first then plastic and overspray still finds its way sometimes. Partly because I don't know what I'm doing. For chrome plating #0000 steel wool works and doesn't scratch. Gotta be 0000, not 000After doing my first touch up on a fender and only masking around 6 feet around...what a regret!!
My glass smooth finish turned into a nice sandpaper finish on half of the car! 2 bucks of plastic would have saved hours of work.
Anyway, after reading solutions I figured I would buff with my wool pad since I had a few scratches that I wanted to remove anyway. While this method does work, it takes really long and usually more than one or two rounds.
I guess no time like the present to try clay bar. Well, this worked like magic! Ended up doing the entire car in about an hour and a half... smooth as glass once again!!
Hard lesson but it was my first time so water under the bridge.I learned this the hard way. If you aren't in a booth gotta mask alot more. I do paper first then plastic and overspray still finds its way sometimes. Partly because I don't know what I'm doing. For chrome plating #0000 steel wool works and doesn't scratch. Gotta be 0000, not 000
Yep yep. I keep mine in a zip lock baggie sealed upHard lesson but it was my first time so water under the bridge.
Actually the clay bar worked on the trim as well, stainless, chrome...
0000 steel wool also works well on glass to remove hard water spots.I learned this the hard way. If you aren't in a booth gotta mask alot more. I do paper first then plastic and overspray still finds its way sometimes. Partly because I don't know what I'm doing. For chrome plating #0000 steel wool works and doesn't scratch. Gotta be 0000, not 000
I didn't know that!...it also works well to keep mice out of a hole they ate thru sheetrock. They steer clear of steel wool for some reason0000 steel wool also works well on glass to remove hard water spots.
Just don't use steel wool wet on glass. It will scratch.0000 steel wool also works well on glass to remove hard water spots.