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Thanks EYY. Sounds like it was error on my part holding the sander in the one spot too long.
 

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I will grab some 2000 tomorrow from the paint supplies. Hardware store doesn't carry anything above 1200
 

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I will grab some 2000 tomorrow from the paint supplies. Hardware store doesn't carry anything above 1200
 

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Hold up, so you're actually using a sander, not a polisher?
No variable speed polisher I have seen it called a sander as well as polisher. It has enough settings to use it as a grinder so guess that is why Bunnings call it a sander.
 

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I was using a wool pad but am going to buy a foam pad tomorrow. I heard they work better. Plus I had issues with the wool pad getting snagged on panel gaps and corners and it was destroyed just before i finished the left front guard, because the cord got caught and ripped the sticking.
 

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Yeah so just hand sand wet with 1500 then 2000, then use a cutting compound. You can use a firm (usually orange) pad then step to the wool when doing final polishing, or go to the black polishing pad. Most of the time i just use the wool though. Doesn't give me any issues. For 2 pack I use the orange pad because it's so much harder.

Don't wax for a couple of months. Paint has pores which allow off gassing, and waxing blocks them.
 

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Here's another one from a couple of months ago.

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After 2000g wetsanding and polishing with wool bonnet and meguiars ultimate
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The only time I've ever sprayed thinner like that is with fadeout thinner which effectively melts new paint into existing paint. But not something i'd be likely to bother with again unless I was working with 2 pack.

I tend to mix it with only around 40-50% thinner and lay it on quite heavy for the last couple of coats which really cuts down on the amount of sanding/polishing I need to do. Sometimes you don't even need to sand - just polish if you get it to lay flat enough. I find the more thinner it has in it, the more quickly it dries, which isn't great on a warm day. And the more thinner, the less actual paint is being left on the surface after evaporation.

Really need a 1.8 or 2mm tip for acrylics though.
 
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