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Old Feb 9, 2012 | 06:40 PM
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Painting spoiler, s. paper grit?

I'm going to paint the center section of my spoiler black. It's ruined way past the clear coat so re-clearing it is not an option. So basically I need to sand down through the carbon fiber. What sandpaper grit do you guys recommend using? Should I use 2 different grits?
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Old Feb 9, 2012 | 06:45 PM
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600 then 1200
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Old Feb 9, 2012 | 07:17 PM
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600 then 1200
Thanks bro
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Old Feb 10, 2012 | 03:09 PM
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400 or 600 then shoot the paint and clear. After clear dries if it has orange peel and is not as smooth wet sand it with 1200 or more and buff it.
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Old Feb 10, 2012 | 03:10 PM
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wet sand prior of paint aswell .
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Old Feb 10, 2012 | 03:54 PM
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Sand it down smooth they just Vinyl wrap it for ease.
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Old Feb 10, 2012 | 03:55 PM
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wet sand prior of paint aswell .
You don't have to only reason for wet sand is so the paper don't get clogged up as much.
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Old Feb 10, 2012 | 04:17 PM
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You don't have to only reason for wet sand is so the paper don't get clogged up as much.
true but i noticed that wet sanding helps with not leaving any scratches on the surface
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Old Feb 10, 2012 | 05:14 PM
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Sand it down smooth they just Vinyl wrap it for ease.
I'm not a fan of any sort of vinyl. It's too fake for me lol
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