Sanding Question

3m0k1d · 11-22-2007, 10:20 PM

My car is fully painted right now but I wanna sand it down, prime it and re-paint it.... what grits would I need to start sanding?

hudsontitans · 11-22-2007, 10:23 PM

it depends... are you gunna paint it the same color? if so just just get like 1000 gritt then wetsand it then prime and paint

3m0k1d · 11-23-2007, 12:02 AM

I wanna paint it either Blue or Red and right now its red but the guy who owned it before me did a shitty job, its got horrible orange peel everywhere so I wanna sand it down and bondo all the lil dents then primer and paint it...

3m0k1d · 11-23-2007, 12:09 AM

By the way its a 94 Civic Coupe, I want either Milano Red, Nighthawk Black or Vivid Blue Pearl?

killerMikeD · 11-23-2007, 02:06 AM

24 grit

j/k i would start with 180 if your going to re prime the whole car, fix your dents (strighten the metal as much as possible BEFORE YOU APPLY "bondo" Bodyfiller isnt really meant to FILL holes per say.) then prime the car, and i would HAND BLOCK SAND WITH 400-600 grit, then apply the base and clear coat. and BLOCK All of your work, esp after primering, if u DA it chances are it will suck

3m0k1d · 11-23-2007, 02:22 AM

ok so 180 to bare metal or factory primer?

killerMikeD · 11-23-2007, 05:26 PM

u dont have to go to bare metal, just sand it down, past the clear and sand out any imperfections, any serious dents you should grind out to bear metal then apply filler and sand down. on bodyfiller use 80grit 1st.

11-22-2007, 10:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
3m0k1d Can't Take It With You... Car: 94' EJ1 My TRGarage The Burg : 85966025	Sanding Question My car is fully painted right now but I wanna sand it down, prime it and re-paint it.... what grits would I need to start sanding?

11-23-2007, 02:06 AM	#5 (permalink)
killerMikeD Lethal Fabrication Car: S10 Hardbody 64 caddy 41 chevy My TRGarage Brandon : 119260933	24 grit j/k i would start with 180 if your going to re prime the whole car, fix your dents (strighten the metal as much as possible BEFORE YOU APPLY "bondo" Bodyfiller isnt really meant to FILL holes per say.) then prime the car, and i would HAND BLOCK SAND WITH 400-600 grit, then apply the base and clear coat. and BLOCK All of your work, esp after primering, if u DA it chances are it will suck Last edited by killerMikeD : 11-23-2007 at 02:09 AM.

11-22-2007, 10:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
hudsontitans Registered User Car: 86 N/A 300ZX My TRGarage Hudson : 28311672	it depends... are you gunna paint it the same color? if so just just get like 1000 gritt then wetsand it then prime and paint

11-23-2007, 12:02 AM	#3 (permalink)
3m0k1d Can't Take It With You... Car: 94' EJ1 My TRGarage The Burg : 85966025	I wanna paint it either Blue or Red and right now its red but the guy who owned it before me did a shitty job, its got horrible orange peel everywhere so I wanna sand it down and bondo all the lil dents then primer and paint it...

11-23-2007, 12:09 AM	#4 (permalink)
3m0k1d Can't Take It With You... Car: 94' EJ1 My TRGarage The Burg : 85966025	By the way its a 94 Civic Coupe, I want either Milano Red, Nighthawk Black or Vivid Blue Pearl?

11-23-2007, 02:22 AM	#6 (permalink)
3m0k1d Can't Take It With You... Car: 94' EJ1 My TRGarage The Burg : 85966025	ok so 180 to bare metal or factory primer?

11-23-2007, 05:26 PM	#7 (permalink)
killerMikeD Lethal Fabrication Car: S10 Hardbody 64 caddy 41 chevy My TRGarage Brandon : 119260933	u dont have to go to bare metal, just sand it down, past the clear and sand out any imperfections, any serious dents you should grind out to bear metal then apply filler and sand down. on bodyfiller use 80grit 1st.