How To Wet Sand A Scratch Out Of Car Paint
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ก.ย. 2024
- Learn how to wet sand a scratch out of car paint. Wet sanding is a skill every detailer can utilize to bring loads of value to their business. Safely removing scratches from car paint is also a great skill to have for anyone who likes to keep their vehicle in its best condition. Wet sanding can be a scary task at first but with all the information and tools now available, everyone should be able to get started on the right foot. In this video we look over some of the basics of wet sanding as well as some of my favourite tools to get the job done.
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I’ve be restoring old cars for 20 years and everything you said was absolutely correct. Good job man!
A lot of people are afraid of wet sanding, but it can save sooo much time and effort and actually sometimes be safer than trying to compound out very deep scratches.
Great guide! 👍
EJO Auto Videos I couldn’t agree more man! It’s much easier to tell how much clear you’re removing with wet sanding. Thanks for watching buddy! Hope you had a great weekend 👌
@@ChromaticGarage thanks man, you aswell! :)
I'm one of those that was afraid to wet stand. I would go right to using a compound, then get irritated because I couldn't get the scratch all the way out. Im only three years doing it on my own. So I'm still learning.
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Time to watch every single video on this channel.
I wish I would’ve watched this before I started
Run into problems?
Rip F
This comment got me dead😂😂
#RIP 😅
With water and sandpaper fam?
Very good video, Thank you for taking your time to show people how to do this I have been detailing for over 20 years, This is one of the best videos I've seen on wet sanding
Dude. Thank you. Easily the best detailing TH-camr.
Haha thank you! Once spring hits we'll be able to kick it up a notch, thanks for watching!
I should start a TH-cam channel on detailing but I am too busy running a detail shop.
Best video! This guy is very easy to understand- speaks clearly and helpful.
Thanks man! Glad you found it helpful
Wow that's magic. I have a black bmw E60 2005. I think I need all the sandpaper in the world to clean my car. Nice video :)
Thanks!! This worked like a charm! I was pretty sure I was going to need a paint job on my bike’s fender so I figured what the hell..it’s already ruined so why not try wet sanding. I started a little nervous...but as I saw the results were occurring in steps like you said they would I got braver. I used Mothers Mag and Aluminum Polish after sanding because I did this on the fly and didn’t have the exact items you did. I then finished with Mothers Brazilian Carnauba Cleaner Wax and the results were spectacular even though I did it all by hand! Thanks again for making it look so easy because it really was.
Love the professionalism of the video editing. 👍
Thank you Heidi!!
Hey, thanks a lot for putting this out there. I'm stoked to watch more from you! As an instructor in my own field, I know what it takes to be a good teacher--and you have what it takes. You are thorough and don't expect your audience to already know--which seems obvious, but it's prevalent with those new to instructing to assume your audience knows (which defeats the purpose of teaching, but you'd be surprised). Anyhow, yeah, thanks!
Oh you are spot on. Major pet peeve of mine. Like when someone teaching uses words that only those who already know what they are teaching would know. I'm always thinking why would they think people know that, and why are you trying to teach others? LOL If you're going to teach, assume your audience is hearing everything for the first time. I taught life skills in a school for many years, and that was why I was very successful. Reed Timmer does meteorology lessons for members and the vast majority of the time the comments are full of people who have no clue what he's saying. "The updraft inside the vortex in the wall cloud brought in some easterlies." Leave the teaching to those like this young man who are natural teachers. 😅
A lot of talent in a young guy, great work man!
Thanks Jessie, I really appreciate that!
I'm not sure how I stumbled across this page but glad I did! Excellent video!
TH-cam serving you what you need. Thanks for watching!
I have never gone from 1000 grit directly to 3k grit. I was taught to go in stages by a painter. i would go 1k, 1500, 2k, 2500, 3k, and 4k.
Yup
Same
Sounds right
Ideally it is the best right way
Real ones use 1 grit
I never knew it was this easy to make the touch paint to merge with rest of the paint. THANKS 🙏
Best video on this subject that I have seen.
I own a home & commercial cleaning business. I’ve heard many other cleaning companies talk about using wet sandpaper with a high grit to remove scum & other films stuck on surfaces. I think these techniques will help reduce cleaning time & the end result will be phenomenal! Thank you for this informative video.
Straight to the point. Nice man!
Def a skill I'd like to add under my belt, just took a PPF class and currently still learning the basics :)
Thanks man! Thats awesome, PPF classes are so necessary, such an art!
Thanks. This helped alot.. I was kinda nervous about it. Hitting mine today. Cross your fingers! It's a 1998 Chevy Silverado and it is beautiful!
He is not kidding about the sanding pressure. I've been learning the hard way that applying too much pressure while sanding is a big time consuming mistake.
Nice! I like watching videos like this. I have a black car that recently was stolen but recovered by police. Scrarches everywhere! Also the last owner had paint damage on the rear bumper where the paint was spiderwebbed with little cracks. I bought a paint pen, dumped some paint on a pad, went over the bumper. Wet sanded the excess out. I'll do some compound on it, put the clear on, and hopefully all is well! I'm a total noob so maybe I'm doing it wrong. Already looks way better though 😂
This is THE BEST video I could have ever watched on this subject!
...BUT WHAT DID I DO IN SOME PAST LIFE TO DESERVE THE TORTUE OF THAT EFFING BACKGROUND MUSIC???
I have a guy next week doing this to my new Harley, previous owner put some swirls in it and a few scratches. Was very curious the whole process. For 150$ I’ll let the pro do it but you did a great job! I’d let you do my Harley! Lol. Nice work man.
Haha awesome Ryan! I hope you're happy with the way it turns out. Thanks for checking out the video!
Waste of $150 you can do it yourself in like 20mins
@@trudeaumustgo1920 if you don’t have the tools and materials already it’s definitely cheaper to hire a small job like that done I think
@@georgemyers6518 $10 for sand paper. $10 for rubbing compound. Done.
Wow that actually worked... Thanks a million!
Glad to help!
Pretty Cool video. I was using a detail towel with spray wax. Attached was a small piece of sandpaper which caused scratches. I did not know that sandpaper clings to micro - fiber like glue. I had no idea the sandpaper was attached to the towel until I saw the scratches. I didn't try the 1000 3m wp sandpaper, trying to talk myself out of trying it. what a shame. It was on a nice black C4 Corvette....
Just ordered the rid sticks based on you. Just thought manufacturer should be aware. Thanks
Awesome James! Thanks for letting me know! Have a great week my friend!
Awesome tutorial. I just DIY’d a paint matched grille for my Toyota tundra.
I have yet to wet sand, compound and polish. And plan to tread very lightly during the finishing process. I used a 2k clear rattle can and am very impressed with the level of gloss and very little orange peel. So anticipating a stellar outcome.
Plan is
2k wet sand
Compound with random orbital
Hand apply polish and buff
Ceramic coating to seal in and gloss
Any tips or suggestions outside of what you have mentioned in this video?
Keep up the great videos! An awesome channel
VERY clear and thorough explanation. Thanks for posting! Just bought a car that has a few scratches on it and I want to remove them myself. I have a paint stick, but presently, don't have a polisher. Is it possible to do a good job of scratch removal all by hand?
video is great but...my gawwwdddd that music about drove me nuts.
Apologies Gary!
That’s the problem with trying to find royalty-free music 🙈
I am looking for some good videos for two things wet sanding for beginners and how to apply ceramic coatings if you have any please send me links thank you
Casey Neistat popularized that style music in his videos, sadly, it has been applied here in a distracting and annoying way. The content and detail though are wonderful
@@ChromaticGarage
Great video, very informative. Will try this on some practice panels.
Awesome! Best of luck!
Gonna try this today. I used the meg compound twice and only got rid of the swirl marks but the fine small scratches are still there. It sounds counter intuitive to use sand paper to get a scratch out. 🤞🏽 I'm tryin anything at this point.
thanks a lot for this mate, i thought you had to do a repaint which had me gutted as im on a low budget. thinking of making my own compound and ive already found a link. Thanks a million!
Thank you friend!
1500 may work for American paint or certain makes but if your unsure how thick that clear coat is and your about to wet sand for the first time then take this from me, use 3 or 4000
By far the best video I’ve seen about this... well done! So easy to watch & informative
Im new to the game and this is practices for me i pick up some tricks to make the job easier thanks
How do you restore shine to the wet sanding spot? Wouldn't wet sanding remove the clear coat?
First time learning this skills my new boss just Sk me wet sand his Mercedes Benz that was just paint, i love details
Cars i dont know if it needs it help just got this job
Hey so i have a question.
I wet sanded out a scratch like this then used turtle wax rubbing compound and then applied a few coats of polish.
It worked pretty well but left a small haze that still kind of bothers me. How can i get rid of this
Wish I had seen this sooner. I touched up some stone chips on my hood and used wet 1500 grit to blend the touch up paint flat, then 2000 grit. My cutting compound didn't get out all the marks from the 2000 grit and I think I might have scuffed up the paint a little. So I have to go back and try to do it again correctly to get the uniform haze before polishing.
Shame I’ve watched this after I sanded my clear coat. I pressed to hard I think… thank you!
Great video man! Some asshole keyed my car door but it was pretty big so I was scared to do it myself first but I will do now
Shame to hear it man! Hope this helped!
Excellent demo! I think I'm gonna give this a try on an old vehicle.
I definitely want to try this on someone else's car and if I do good, I will do mine.
I did this on my mirror cap and I’m surprised with what wet sanding can do paired with a diy drill compound/ polishing pads I wet sanded with 2k then 3k and got most of the scratches out except obviously the small rock chips that gauged the clear coat over 10year old paint
Love to hear it man!
This video is gold !
Thanks Jimmy!
Good work Man,I love this channel
Music is the soundtrack of my life
BAAAAHAHAHAHA! It's them funny cigarettes.
I find that using the wax applicator like he is using to apply compound is very difficult to keep perfectly level and flat. A bigger pad is less likely to "Dig In" to the clear coat for it stays flatter and more even with the surface. Have you ever seen the hazing, almost holographic way uneven clear coat and wax reflect light? Light hits the uneven surface and reflects the different levels of coating, like a Color Shift Paint job where the color is determined depending on the light. A foam block with a Microfiber towel and some compound will take longer but the "Cut" will be even.
If you were to just do it by hand and no machine, how long time would that area take? I’ve used meguiar’s compound and meguiar’s ultimate polish with meguiar’s even coat applicator and the haze just won’t disappear 😭. I’ve wet sanded with 2000 grit paper and applied circular motion when applying the compound first and then polish after. I’m not sure if i’m not doing it long enough time? I do both applications for like 15-30 sec and then wipe with a clean cloth. Was told to not leave product on for too long.
Thank you so much, buddy. I learned a lot. and this video ruled out lots of my own myths about auto detailng. Great Video.!
I had my rear bumper painted after my in-laws backed into my 2018 Q50. I had it painted by Macco and the paint is rough. Would this process help improve the paint feel and shine? Great video!
I’d go back to Maaco and bring it to their attention
@@jmiller3579 they do a stage one paint and I went somewhere and got the stage two as someone rear ended me 😂
Before I knew what I was doing, I dry sanded with 2000 grit about 20 scratches. I comfortably removed 19, but in one I burned through the clear (after two minutes of rubbing... I'm so ashamed my myself). If only I saw this video.
Would you consider making a video on the various ways to fix a small section of burned clear coat from wetsanding/bad compounding?
Don't sweat it buddy! Even the most advance paint correction guys in the industry all say they have burned through the clear coat by accident at least once. I feel like its almost an integral step in learning how far you shouldn't go.
I can make that video forsure. We're going to be getting some scrap yard body parts in the next week or so. We'll make some videos on the best ways to go about fixing burns, as well as what it takes to burn through. Thanks for watching!
@@ChromaticGarage
Cheers for the reply, keen for more vids!
great video. have you ever had to retouch the clear coat because of deep scratches.
Really good video mate. Was interested to see how people do this.
So my car got keyed and after wet sanding with 1500 grit and using a compound it’s still very hazy. What do I do next?
Very nice video! My question is that if the scratch is too deep and damaged the body, then we have to fill it with the body filler first, right? Thanks!
Does the compound restore a layer of clear coat protection? Or is it a bit thinner than other areas of car after sanding?
Just got my fender repainted. However there is a small spot that a different color overspray got on. Would wet sanding work to get this spot off?
I've put paint touch up on my bonnet but it doesn't looks flush and smooth with the rest of the paint, can I sand it and if so what grit? Is there a process for this?
Nice beanie bro. Gotta keep that head warm
He's just missing an axe and a bottle of maple syrup.
Hi, complete newbie here wanting to get rid of deep scratches on my vehicle. Does deeper scratches mean a high grade grit paper to start with or do you start from the lighest and work higher?
What is someone hit your bumper but left some paint on your bumper how can you remove that paint that's on top of my bumper paint without messing up my paint our clear coat on my vehicle bumper??? What grid should I use??
Can i go about this the same way for paint etching type sap marks on my truck hood? I already removed the sap and have wheeled it some with compound but needs a heavy cut and repeat i believe?
I am trying to get some heavy scratches out of a 4x4 off road vehicle, i have wet sanded from 1000 1500 2000 perfectly fine but cant get rid of the haze with my buffer. i am using g3 compound is this to abrasive?
Hey Lee, sorry for the late reply. Thats interesting, If you're using a machine buffer you shouldn't have any issues removing the haze from sanding. You could always try to step it up to 3000 grit paper and then buff it. Good luck resolving the issue!
I have some scratches like this in my hood and i have been so afraid to wet sand them. but now im gonna try :D thank you for this super great video, you've earned both a Like and a subscription from me :D
Great vid, looking forward to seeing the van vid 👍👍👍👍
Thank you! Can't wait to get it started, so many improvements to make!
Hi I got a question: I recently wet sanded a parts of my car where I got a scratch, I started with 3000, 5000,7000 and wet sanded about 6 inches to the right and left of the scratch then after finishing it I noticed there were some extremely fine wet sanding scratches left over what do I do.
Very nice, can i do the same on my bike headlight? I believe its plastic underneath all the paint
Wow thanks for the tutorial ❤
hey! great vid, question. how come my 2k grit is still hazy after going 3 times with 110 meg and meg wool pad? i even went with a foam pad witha polish and still slight haze, did i go too agressivly with the wet sanding? or do i need a better compound product?
Good video. I have a feeling In this case wet sanding wasn't necessary, the cutting compound and polish alone would get it out? Not a criticism just wondering 🤔
good job .
one problem I seem to have over and over that few days later that Haze reappears.
any suggestions?
So my car was scraped on the parking lot the other day. Dent repair shop fixed the dent nicely. Rear door and rear bumper had some either clear coat scratches or bit deeper but not too deep. When I looked at the door straight, the scratch wasn't visible but from the right angle, then I could see some. I asked the Dent shop to try to polish using rubbing compound or similar. They did, the scratches didn't go away and for some reason when I look the that door scratch straight, I can see it as before I couldn't. Do you know why is that?
I like it
You kept it simple
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I always wonder how come the paint doesnt get rekt after sanding it. Weird
It's really fine grade sandpaper, not like the type you'd use for timber. 2000 grit almost feels like suede material when you touch it. The idea is that you're removing some but not all the clear coat so that the scratch is leveled out. Then you restore the shine to the clear coat with compounding and polishing.
First time I’m going to try and do this. I have a deep scratch on my right passenger door on my black Mercedes Benz purchased 040 paint to apply have a couple questions after I apply the OEM black paint do I wait till it dries than apply clear coat than apply compound than polish ? Trying to avoid regret and making scratch worse ? hope you can assist
Nice 👌 Video Bro. Keep up the great work. You got a subscriber.
My vehicle has an in shiny part with minor scratches, what do you recommend?
hey boss thank you so much for clear cut video. I did this and the scratches are gone however i stlll see the sanding haze a bit. what step do i need to do again. I used the 3M scratch remover kit so i have the purple pad and the black pad i think.
I used 800 grit sandpaper on my dads car to remove scratches! 😭 it did, but it also took off the finish. So after watching this, I’m thinking I have to sand over the 800 with 2000? And then use a heavy buffing compound? I already ordered Mother’s heavy buffing compound and I really hope it works.
Love the video! I completed a full pass of the car today with clearcut and a LC HDO Blue foam pad. Removed all of the light scratching, but there are a lot of scratched that catch my finger nail and remained. Do you think 1500 grit will be sufficient with a buff afterwards? How do you tell if wet sanding will remove the scratch or whether it requires touch up paint? Thanks for any info!
if the scratch doesnt disappear when you wet the spot, it is through the clear coat and therefore would need touch up. If the scratch disappear you can polish.
Would this method work on gloss black wheels?.
Thanks for any help 👍🏼
Great video, but the music sounds like a record whose hole is too big. LOL Reminds me of some videos I watched in elementary school back in the 60's. LOL
Excellent video!!! How can I remove goo gone automotive from car door?
Thanks again for this video mate!
You got it man!
when you do the cutting stage do you go over same sections multiple times or do you just do one time and one time with the polish? Also is it possible to get deep scratches out if you just did the cutting stage multiple time over on the same section?
I recently used Meguiar’s Scratch X to remove a scratch on a 2018 CRV. Most of the scratch is gone but I noticed that now part of the paint has a blemish. It’s shiny but looks sorta like a bad water spot (like maybe the Scratch X ate away at the clear coat). I tried using Meguiar’s Ultimate liquid wax but it’s still dull in one spot. I then tried using a compound then polish then waxing again. Same results. Wondering if using touch up paint and wet sanding would help in this case.
Great video! Thanks!
dude, good JOB!
Thank you
Great video. Will wet sanding help get rid of key scratches that are deep enough that my finger nail catches onto it?
Thanks Steven! It's hard to say without seeing it, however you should be able to greatly improve it and definitely remove any white marks that are usually left from key scratches.
7:44 "It opens up so many doors"
Pun intended?
LOL you know it!
hi i i recently had chips on my bonnet an i used wet sanding now in a haze but cant seem to get rid of it i used white sprit an i used silver t cut polish as my cars silver nothing still the same is this were i need compund an is that the only soultion like say in the video if u used polish or some sort of scratch remover on the haze would it removed or not
What should I do if I applied touch up paint to the scratch before I wet sanded it?
i have a medium paint chip in my driver door. not down to metal but discolored. my car is silver. can i just apply a layer of touch up paint then follow your steps??
Thanks you . Great explanation .
Great video bro
Good info. Thanks. Funky music though.
What do you do for a Clearcoat scratch that you can catch you finger nail in that didn't go through the Basecoat?
It works thanks alot . But i needed to polish my car after
For a "deep" clear coat scratch, could you touch up with clear coat in the scratch...wait and wet sand it after?