keep your paper clean...1500 and 2000 grit don't usually scratch the paint,but a fart chunk from a rats ass will...that is to say "anything" ...dirt, sand,a pretty hard booger,a hair...almost anything will scratch the paint.

 

watch out for solvent pop with that much clear as it cures it could still pop even a week after painted ive seen it happen

 

the orange peel is in the the clear not in the base unless its a single stage painted wrong.if u have 5 coats of clear all u need is a wet sand and buff.

ONE MORE THING IF U GONNA TAKE ADVICE TAKE IT FROM OLD SCHOOL HES THE ONLY ONE ON HERE THAT KNOWS WHAT HES TALKING ABOUT.DONT KNOW HIM BUT HEARD NOTHING BUT GOOD THINGS ABOUT HIM AND HIS INFO IS TOP NOTCH

 

Here is a picture of some wetsanding and polishing.
There should be no Scratches left over.
It takes many steps and 3 diffrent sand papers to cut the peel down nicely.In the QP pictures you can see the polishing in comparison to the B pillars.

 

hit it with some 80 grit

 

Hold on there killer. I appreciate the compliment, however, There is much more experience and talent on here than I can deliver. I get lucky sometimes, but remember even a blind squirrel finds a nut every now and then.

 

Plus 1 For Grady

 

4-5 coats of clear. if layed out right.that is plenty of clear to take down that orange peel with 1500/2000. when a compound buff/foam glaze. you should be good.

 

wow thats alot of clear. You should really be able to do it with 2-3

Josh

 

thats a right and wrong ? reason being it depends on how thick or thin the painter lays the clear down but on the other hand ur right a good 2-3 layers should be enough.theres a body shop in saftey harbor were my old shop use to be and he uses half a gallon up to a galllon of clear for the show cars he paints, even hondas