Thread: Need help on sanding..

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Are you takin it to a shop for paint or havin someone do it on the side? Anyone wit hany skill or pride in their work will want to do ALL the prep, sanding and all, themselves, or if its ashop do it in house that way they know its done right, their may be no dents but the original finish may be bad enough it neds to be DA sanded down( stripped to metal even maybe) or it could be all it needs is a good wetsanding with 500( what we use for paint) or 600 to800( what I would use if I was painting and in charge lol)
if your gona do it yourself its hard to screw up wetrsanding as long as you get it all,try wrappin the paper around a thins sponge or 3M wetsand pad to prevent finger gougin( leavin deeper marks from spread fingers which can show thru the paint )bigest thing is gettin out scratches or dings, feather any scratches well, maybe usin a block or paint stick to prevent finger gouging an leavin a depresion, although fixin scratches will require primer to preven bullseyeing ( lifiting of the feathered edge by the paint) or to cover bare metal..
theres a lot to watch out for, more than i can expalin here, try checkin the web for basic paint prep info, or check some of the ' paint an body' books at yr local bookstore, they can give ya an idea of the basics ya need to know..