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aldefed

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I went and sprayed my dash with black single stage. There is some orange peel and a couple pieces of dirt that I don't like. I doubt I will be able to buff this with a buffer so I am planning on doing this all by hand. What grits should I use to sand and hand buff this?

Thanks,
Al
 
My local jobber has 3 inch buffing pads that fit on a cordless drill. They've been invaluable for small areas. I think you can get similar on Amazon.
If sanding is only way to get out imperfections, I use the highest grit possible. Start high and work down. The smaller the scratch, the easier it is to buff out.
 
I guess I didn’t think about using a small buff on a drill, that I could make work. Should I go 1000, 1500, 2500, 3000, 8000? I have been reading thru old threads on cut and buff but there seems to be a lot of variations on the grits to use.
 
Sounds like you have found the right threads. I about went into overload when searching and reading all the info here on the cut and buff which is the next stage of my project. Search the Jim C method for great advice. basically:
Eagle yellow 1000 dry
Assilex pink 1500 dry
Buflex blue 2500 dry. I think he and some others have now moved on to the Sunmight products in those same grits.
Trizact 8000 wet and then on to the buffing. A dash would probably be hard to do with that whole progression. I don’t think I would use abrasive paper anywhere Icouldnt get the mini buffing wheel. i would also probably start with 1200 or 1500 and see if that would get the results I was after before trying 1000.
 
aldefed said:
I guess I didn’t think about using a small buff on a drill, that I could make work. Should I go 1000, 1500, 2500, 3000, 8000? I have been reading thru old threads on cut and buff but there seems to be a lot of variations on the grits to use.
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"Lot of variations" is a true statement. And almost all are valid for different situations.
For this, keep it simple. What grits do you have on hand? If 1500, try that to start with. If that flattens out the issues, great. If not, try 1000, etc. Then move up in grits to about 2500, then try buffing.
 
I don’t have any grits that fine so I can buy whatever works best. Luckily, only the lower part of the dash needs this done. The upper part has vinyl glued on and the center area has aluminum trim that transitions between the vinyl and paint. Thanks for the help.
 
I think 1500 to 2500 is too big of a jump and you should include 2000 in there. If you're just going to be hand sanding this wet, then Meguiars Unigrit is good. The 3M headlight polishing kits are good for this as they have a small trizact 3000 disc in there and and orange buffing pad that goes on a drill. It's cheaper to buy the kit than it is those two things separately, when I had priced it out earlier. I use these for tight spots.

The best paper though is Sunmight, which I've started using, as well as Eagle abrasives.
 
yes, if you are hand sanding with wed/dry paper then dont jump from 1500 to 2500. do as lizer said and go to 2000. the jump i do from 1500-2500 is perfectly fine but that is with specific paper on a da. thats a totally different ball game. if your just trying to knock out some of the peel and your not trying to get a mirror flat finish on it and the peel you have isnt terrible then just start with 1500 wet. no need to start any coarser than that.
 
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These work well for very tight areas. 3 1/2" tall from backing pad to top of the polisher head
 
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