Date:         Tue, 8 May 2001 22:35:27 -0500
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From:         Terry Kay <CTONLINE@webtv.net>
Subject:      Re: Wet Sanding Acrylic Enamel
Comments: To: Sudhir Desai <desa4622@yahoo.com>
In-Reply-To:  Sudhir Desai <desa4622@yahoo.com>'s message of Tue, 8 May 2001
              21:26:43 -0400
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Not so Sudhir !!
Most all paints today, are to be applied low pressure, high volume,
which is condusive to orange peal, and lots of it.
Look at the new cars gig down the road---especially Ford and GM's.
Lots of  orange peal.

Be real careful how much paint you take off, because after you get done
sanding and buffing, and polishing, you have removed the "skin" from the
top of the paint, that helps protect the pigment from the UV  of the
suns rays, and that ole, enamel won't last very long.

It's a much wiser decision to refinish anything today with urethanes,
but it's too late now.

Get a rubber sanding block, and knock down the nubs with 1500 wet
sanding paper.
Use Dawn dish washing detergent in the water,as it will help break the
surface tension of the paint, and the paper will cut easier.
Polish with 3-M finesse, and your done and you haven't removed mountains
of paint.

This is my PHO.

Later,

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Terry
74 Campmobile (Clementine)
85 GL
86 BMW 325 ES