Matt's WL-1 build

[FrankenWashie]

Another thing I've done this week is sand down my scrap piece that I've sprayed with colour and clear. I sanded with 1200, 1500 and 2000. Still looks pretty scratchy, and not at all a mirror finish.

Anyone have a recommendation for what polishing compound to use after sanding with 2000 grit?

I had a look at the range at Super Cheap Auto, and was a bit overwhelmed with the options. Liquid, paste, gel, lotion, spray, which seemed to do a variety of buffing, polishing, unscratching, grinding, finishing, starting, etc. I've heard the Maguires brand mentioned before, but their products seem to be 3 times the price of the others, and they also come in a variety of sizes and shapes. Would I want the Maguires Black, Maguires Gold, Maguires Gold plus Extra Unicorn Sprinkles?

In the spirit of scientific enquiry, I tried some Clorox Gumption on the scrap piece. Hey, it was sitting in the laundry cupboard, might as well give it a try? It definitely made things shinier than the 2000 grit, but still has a fine scratch pattern on the finish. It also has a pleasant lemon scent now. lol.

You might want to check out the Micro Mesh polishing pads first: https://www.thesandpaperman.com.au/m...arist-kit.html.

These things can be used wet or dry (if you're looking to polish, go wet, take a couple of passes at a time and clean/rinse every couple of passes). You will get a great result from them and you can then use a Meguiars ultimate or similar auto polish afterwards.

The Mesh numbers don't line up with your sand paper grades though. I think from memory a p2000 paper grade is about the same as the 4000 micromesh, but you might want to research that a bit. I think Simon Barden posted something on that a while back, but i haven't found it yet to refer to.

[FrankenWashie]

You might want to check out the Micro Mesh polishing pads first: https://www.thesandpaperman.com.au/m...arist-kit.html.

These things can be used wet or dry (if you're looking to polish, go wet, take a couple of passes at a time and clean/rinse every couple of passes). You will get a great result from them and you can then use a Meguiars ultimate or similar auto polish afterwards.

The Mesh numbers don't line up with your sand paper grades though. I think from memory a p2000 paper grade is about the same as the 4000 micromesh, but you might want to research that a bit. I think Simon Barden posted something on that a while back, but i haven't found it yet to refer to.

Its actually on the Samdpaper Man's site : https://www.thesandpaperman.com.au/a...ion-chart.html