i know many out there that have those fine scratches in your clear coat. especially if its black. here is you a tip on getting it looking pristine again. get you some diamond lapping film.easy to find online but not so easy at retail stores. get the green, beige or yellow and after a good wash just rub the scratches away. dont expect it to just be a thirty minute job.but your bike will have none of the improperties that keeps it from shining. this film is used in fiber optics and relative to sandpaper only its grit is anywhere from 25000 up to 100000 grit. multiple uses out of one piece and it will not leave scrathes in paint or clear coat. can even use it to get scratches out of glass should you need it for that. ive spoken to painters that have never heard of this why idk. but it shocked me when i first saw it used. some cool shit
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i know many out there that have those fine scratches in your clear coat. especially if its black. here is you a tip on getting it looking pristine again. get you some diamond lapping film.easy to find online but not so easy at retail stores. get the green, beige or yellow and after a good wash just rub the scratches away. dont expect it to just be a thirty minute job.but your bike will have none of the improperties that keeps it from shining. this film is used in fiber optics and relative to sandpaper only its grit is anywhere from 25000 up to 100000 grit. multiple uses out of one piece and it will not leave scrathes in paint or clear coat. can even use it to get scratches out of glass should you need it for that. ive spoken to painters that have never heard of this why idk. but it shocked me when i first saw it used. some cool shit
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clay bar is done with buffer. this is wet sand and be done
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The only thing a Clay Bar really does is remove the old wax along with the foreign material that accumulates over time that washing and waxing can't. Once your finished with the Clay Bar you could use a buffer to reapply the wax but 90% of the people that do this end up either burning the clear coat or in most cases causing so many swirl marks that it looks worse than when they started due to the fact they have no idea what they are doing and don't want to take the time to do it rite the first time. Then they end up having to pay someone to do it correctly anyways.. And once you where finished with the wet sanding wouldn't you want to apply some type of wax to protect that pretty paint you just spent all that time working on?
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actually with using a diamond lapping film you really dont even have to wax and its not used as wet sanding. i mean you can get it as fine as one million grit .05 micron. just rub it and be done. wax will never get it as slick as that film can
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The only thing wax is really used for is protecting your finish from the elements and at the same tie adding a nice shine. If you want to leave it at just using it the way your talking about thats fine. But all your really doing is removing a very fine layer of clear coat as well as anything thats protecting the clear. And on a side note I want to say thanks alot!!! My wife saw my post and suggested that I go out and detail the truck. Clay Bar and all. Oh did I mention its a freakin Yukon XL. Ugh!!!:rotflmao:
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LOL! always remember if the wife is not happy NOBODY IS HAPPY
clay bar takes away any surface impurities. (as well as overspray)
It will also "scuff the clearcoat" and a good polish should be applied as well.
That being said, a polish is exactly what that lapping film is doing really.
You have different grades of polish and applications as well.
I'm a bodyman/painter by trade, and to sand and polish we will use 1000,1200,1500,2000,2500 and 3000. Each job is different of course.
Most common would be sanding with 1500 and follow it with some 3000 to cut down on the time it takes to compound the surface.
Follow it with a good polish
It will also "scuff the clearcoat" and a good polish should be applied as well.
That being said, a polish is exactly what that lapping film is doing really.
You have different grades of polish and applications as well.
I'm a bodyman/painter by trade, and to sand and polish we will use 1000,1200,1500,2000,2500 and 3000. Each job is different of course.
Most common would be sanding with 1500 and follow it with some 3000 to cut down on the time it takes to compound the surface.
Follow it with a good polish
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