Waves in hood

[strum456]

BondoKing,

I like the rag trick too...It works like a charm. I will admit, I have already missed waves with a rag that I found with guide coat. I try to do everythinng possible to check what I'm doing. I plan to try Bob's mineral spirits idea.

Shine,

What paper are you using? 600 and 1000 on a long board?

 

[form406]

When you think a panel is paint ready.. Run your hand over the panel.. Close your eyes and FEEL IT..

thats what i was taught by a body guy with 25 years of experience...

 

[shine]

by long block i mean a 9 in hard block. sorry. i use it until after the first block with 1000 on second clear. gloves work. i wear them throughout the job. especially wet sanding.

 

[Bob Hollinshead]

Guidecoat will show you defects you'll never detect with your sense of feel. Example:You could have mellow waves with a depth as little as .002" that will show with a rigid block/fine grits/and guidecoat that you would never ever be able to detect by touch. Ever try to feel urethane wave? -you can see it but it's impossible to feel. I agree after doing this work for a length of time you do develop an educated hand for feeling over the shape of your work during the early stages of bumping and blocking but guidecoat with the proper sanding/blocking techniques are what's required to make something truly straight. The strange thing about having an educated hand for feeling up your work is after years of work it ends up being your left hand if you're right handed and vice/versa-doesn't start out this way though. Your tool hand-LOL usually isn't the one you feel your work up with.

 

[jcclark]

Exactly!!!
(What Bob said)

 

[Brad J.]

I agree with Bob also. The old hand tool works great on collision stuff and gets it close enough for that type of work. But... It's not good enough for perfection.

 

[jcclark]

I could never feel urethane wave, but I'm old