Detail King Wet Sanding: Scratch Removal

[SICAL808]

As an auto detailer, and owner of my own business. I must say, you did a nice job, and good tutorial for people. Just one comment...i was taught to always keep the pad flat. Will tilting it at an angle really affect anything? Like leave swirls?

[detailking01]

@SICAL808, a lot of times by leaving the pad flat you will notice it may start to jump around on you a lot and then you wont be hitting spots of the surface evenly. By tilting "slightly" will help to create the rotary from jumping around.

[detailking01]

You should sand in one direction, and check often before you sand too much of the clear paint. Start out with 2000 grit and see how effective it was. Move ton1500 if necessary. Be sure to compound and polish afterwards.

[marz3335]

when you wet sand, should you sand in any certain direction? up and down, back and forth? or in a circular direction? seems I always like a circular direction when I'm working with my metalworking stuff (not cars) -- plan on using a 2000 paper and taking it easy to start.  thanks.

[187MIAMIBOY]

what if i have some scratches all over the car? what is recommended? do i paint the entire car if i want? or just where the scratches are?

[prutyladyd07]

The words "Removal of clear coat" scare me.

[vernrup]

Wow, very nice job! If I did it, I'd probably take the paint off. I'll leave it up to the pros to do it.

[Michboi86]

question, is this recommended for doing the entire car??? help plz

[detailking01]

@Michboi86

No just the deeper scratcxhes that wet sanding can remove. Not reccommended for amatures though.

[WESTSIDE733]

@detailking01 nice job but were can i get the compound and glaze prodouct from? thanks

[macintosh659]

will this remove scratches that i got from branches on hedges? i cant feel it with my nail at all and it is barley noticable now but it is still driving me crazy

[detailking01]

@macintosh659 It all depends on how deep the scratch is. Wet sanding will probably take care of it if you cannot feel it with your fingernail but since I cannot see the vehicle I cannot give you a firm answer either way, yes or no.

[detailking01]

@macintosh659 It could but have a professioanl do it though.

[tmorales509]

Is 1500 grit sand paper ok or is 2000 better?

[detailking01]

@tmorales509 It all depends on the scratch and also how familiar you are with wet sanding. 1500 is more agressive than 2000 so it will obviously be safer to use 2000 grit paper for someone who does not do alot of wet sanding. 2000 will take longer to get out a deeper scratch, but you will also not go through the clear coat as fast.

Also, 2000 might be fine for some scratches that are very light, but for deeper scratches, 1500 will get the job done quicker.

[detailking01]

@tmorales509 It depends on how deep the scratches are. 1500 is more aggressive the the 2000. Start with the 2000 first and see how it does.

[phat21]

My scratch you can feel with your finger nail which means it isn't just a surface scratch. Will wet-sanding remove it?

[detailking01]

@phat21 If the scratch isn't down to the metal, then wet sanding could make it look a little better but you probably wont be able to get it out completely if it is deep enough that you can feel it with your finger nail.

[Dahl4life]

Have no idea why you speed your Makita to such high RPM. It's paintwork, it doesn't require that amount of power to remove light defects. If you did that on a prestige car with thin paint, you would be screwed.

[detailking01]

@Dahl4life We do not have our speed very high. All of the compounds and glazes that Detail King has are formulated to be used at lower speeds. Every situation will be different though and sometimes your speed will need to be higher than other times. In this case, we are running this buffer somewhere between 1200-1500RPM.

[detailking01]

@Dahl4life The speed is somewhere between 1200 and 1500 RPM which is not very high, but yes if you use this machine at a high RPM you can damage the paint. Thanks for your concern!

[josh863114]

can i get some freebies, tired of using 3m and am in NEED of a new system

[axenz1]

Dear Sir, someone put a wet thinner on top of my car and my clear coat are damage, can I use you technique?

Thanks

[detailking01]

Most likely this will not correct the problem that you have. You will probably need to take your vehicle to a body shop to be re-painted and have the clear coat applied again.

This wet sanding technique is good for removing scratches that are not all the way through the clear coat. If any of your clear coat is missing the only thing you can do is have a body shop repair it.

[yuhcgte]

what kind of a sand paper should i use, or what kind did you use.. i understand there are different kinds from soft sanding papers to real rough ones..

[detailking01]

If you are asking what grade of sandpaper from less aggressive (soft) to more aggressive (coarse) you want to use 2500 grit or 2000 grit sand paper. This is what I would start out with but once you get experienced you can go as aggressive as 1500 grit.

[dair805]

No wool pad here? Tell me good techniques please.

[ToddDavis5050]

With the rubbing compounds that are available, why can't you just buff it to take the scratches out?

Is the purpose of wet sanding to "level" the deep scratches?

Thanks for your help explaining.

[detailking01]

Some scratches are too deep to buff out first that is why you wet sand them out. Basically you are leveling down the paint and kind of creating an optical ilklusion in some cases by reducing the amount of clear coat paint while removing the deep scratch. Hope this helps

[ToddDavis5050]

But if the scratch has gone deeper than the clear coat, then wet sanding is of no use - correct ?

Otherwise more of the "thinner" color coat will be exposed. - ?

Thanks

[detailking01]

Correct ....the wet sanding would not be effective, that panel would have to be refinished by a body shop or the scratch could be brush touched-up.

[TheBeto916]

if my car was keyed will this remove the scratches?? when i rub my finger on the scratch you can feel the line just a little bit

[detailking01]

The scratch may be too deep, if your finger nail grabs the scratch as you pass over it - it may be too deep to remove with this process. Thanks

[red666A]

Where can i buy those compound and foam pad?

[danish786hotmailcouk]

this video is very good u know. however why da hell did u use sanding block... i dont see the point of dat.

[detailking01]

If you just use your fingers to sand with you may put grooves in the paint.

[Znitso]

Who are you explaining for? You are answearing your own questions?

[detailking01]

Just plain water!

[simonebitch]

when using the buffer, what solution did you use with it

[detailking01]

Water

[red666A]

Very nice! I like the video. Where can i buy those foam pad glaze 2 and the compound cream?

[detailking01]

It needs buffes and polished go to a professioanl detail shop to finish the job. We can give you names if you need them. Thanks

[Jaycalabria]

i friend wetsanded my car and buffed it but there is one spot he missed and didnt see i guess so its all hazy from the wetsand. He cant fix it for weeks so i was hoping u knew a way by hand to fix it so i dont have to go out and buy one of those electric polisher things or wait weeks to get fixed. its driving me nutz, i like my cars looking perfect lol. thanks in advance and great video

[AC3TT]

is there another way to remove the sanding scratches without using the high speed buffers or any kind of machine?

[detailking01]

No you need to buff them out or wet sand if severe and then buff.

[DetailingByDustin]

What grit sand paper did you use? 2000?

[detailking01]

Sprayed Clear Coat on it? Do you know that clear coat is paint? Why would we want to paint this car? It sounds like you do not have much experience in this area. You may want to come to a training class of ours to learn more. Thanks