Does anyone have experience wet sanding or have a reliable "how-to"? I did a spot on my bumper and it worked out well. I'd like to do the whole bumper but would like others experiences and perhaps a good how-to.

Cheers

 

No experience but why are you wet sanding?

 

I know a few things about bodywork....used to work in a bodyshop. What is your reason for sanding?

 

The front bumper of the car has taken some abuse from rocks, bugs, etc. It's quite pitted as far as I can tell.

 

I would like some wet sand info aswell. My car had an accident on it before I bought it and the rear bumper cover looks like . It looks dull and doesnt feel smooth and shiny like the trunk does. Looks like the prep was bad and maybe a the bumper was a little dirty when they sprayed it. Any tips? I was told I could maybe wet sand it out. Do you have to re clear it? Any info would be great.

 

Wet sanding basically takes down the clear a little bit to take out any imperfections. I assume you can wet sand all the way down past the clear but then you'd have to have it resprayed.

 

I'm intrested to hear some feed back on this myself

 

I think your rear bumber has some overspray, you should buy a clay bar and clay your bumber it will remove overspray and dirt and will get very smooth, make sure you wax it after as the clay bar removes wax also.

 

If your not sure if it need wetsanding, then try claying first, if that doesn't work, then you'll need to wetsand.

Also, I've never wetsanded, but I've heard of people going down to bare metal by accident, so be careful

 

I have found using 2000 grit wet sand paper works the best. As for the proper proccedure, I would say use lots of water, and don't sand in a circular motion, also you should be carefull as to not strip the clear/colour coat... And when you're willing to blend use a quality compound and a rotary/dual action buffer, also being carefull not to "burn" the clear/colour coat.