Yesterday I went to our local Federal Auto Parts (sadly my local Car Quest got bought by Advance which then took a profitable location and ran it out of business) and got some 1000 and 1200 grit sandpaper. I went all over the fender with the 1000 and then the 1200, then again with the 2000 I had before. Got it all smooth, then hit it with polishing compound and finally wax. It looks.... Okay. Actually it pretty well matches the rest of the car. I think with a buffer I could probably polish it to be a 6 or 7 but not better. The clear coat I got from Paintscratch.com isn't that great, it came out really thin so I had to really load it on to keep it from orange peeling, I was unimpressed. As with most of my paint jobs one spot seems to have had light paint coverage (on an edge naturally) that I didn't notice and burned through just slightly when I color sanded. It appears to be well covered with clear so I'm not worried about it. Another spot has a huge run but its in a corner and shouldn't be too noticeable, I can't tell if thats in the color or the clear. In the end I should strip and repaint but I'm so tired of this I'm gonna just slap it on, it'll be better than the garbage thats there now. I'll try to do better on the other side but I need a better paint supplier. -Curt _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com
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