wet sanding the z4/ detailing engine

[mitch_z4.]

This looks amazing!.

So you sand down with the highest wet and dry grade, then clay bar, then polish?

Would you be able to clarify the steps involved (sorry if I have missed those) I would love to give this a go.


AZ4MW - Where in Suffolk are you from?

Thanks mate, start by washing the car first with decontaminating the paint work aswell,then i clay mine, followed by another light wash, once all dry then you can start the wet sand processes, then you can start the polishing stage, i would recommend you get a spare panel from the scrappy to practice on.

AZ4MW is my dad lol, we are also from Ipswich, on the grange farm estate, here is our two:

 

[andysat]

Nice pair!

 

[AZ4MW]

Nice pair!

Thanks Andy

 

[AndrewZ4MC]

Ah ic, that explains it then.

Well it looks very good. I will take your advice and practice on my girlfriends dads car :wink: oke:

Hope to see you both driving around ipswich in the near future!

Thanks again.

 

[synthedup]

I thought you would have used the wet and dry paper the other way around. As in 2000 then 2500 and finishing with the 3000 so it was smoother to machine polish out. ??

Nice to see someone who's not scared of wet sanding there car when detailing, (when needed of course) however I agree with "stug" Every time iv Painted, wet sanded orange peal or deep scratches I always go from the heavy grit to the light grit eg 2000 - 25000 -3000 then finish with a cutting compound followed by a 3 stage polish 500 - 2500 - 4000 before applying Auto Glynn HD Wax.

By doing the light grit to heavy you will take more of the clear coat off as you progress and leave deeper sanding marks which take longer to compound out,

Either was fantastic job !!! the paint work looks amazing.