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Basic body work part 4: Wet sanding, buffing and polishing | Articles

Basic body work part 4: Wet sanding, buffing and polishing | Articles

Paint work is more than just a wafer-thin candy coating. It’s a complex surface treatment that fills holes, reflects light and protects your car’s metallic structure. A DIY paint job isn’t over when you’ve sprayed your last droplet of paint—there’s still plenty left to do to make the car shine, even if it doesn’t quite come out the way you intended. 

After the paint is fully cured, you can remove contaminants like bugs and dust, sand down runs and orange peel, and even fill small holes with more paint. The trick is understanding that the human eye is trained to notice inconsistencies and differences in a finish; if everything looks similar, even if it’s similarly irregular, all that registers in most people’s minds is good paint work. 

Step 1: No Runs, No Drips, No Errors

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