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>when the paint is all dull, how am i supposed to see where
>the door dings were so i can fill them? haha. it seems like
>as soon as i sanded off the clear, the dents went away.
You're right, I couldn't find my door dings, but a paint professional can easily find them. If you run your hand over the entire panel, you should be able to feel little dips. I could sometimes, but even when pointed out to me, I couldn't feel some of the dings that my painter found.
> also, it seems like there is two layers of primer under the
>base coat of white. the bottom layer is like a dark grey,
>then there is a lighter grey coat of primer over that, then
>is the white. is this correct? i just want to make sure i'm
>not gonna hit the metal too much.
I'm not sure how much you are sanding, but you don't need to sand off the paint. That is going too deep. I'm assuming you still have your stock white paint. What will happen is you get rid of the clear, but your white base coat will still be there and act as a primer in a way. If you went past that white, then the shop will need to primer that area, and then you will have to wet sand again before painting ideally.
>the black on my roof seems like it is a differant type of
>paint than the white. the 400 grit won't even do anything to
>the paint. it still shines like a mother. the guy said to
>use 320, then 400 on the roof, but i'm a little shaky going
>with any lower grit.
Use lower to help yourself out. I even used 220 on some parts to get rid of stuff faster.
>i should definately go with base clear, and not single stage
>paint right? because the painter told me that there's a new,
>more expensive enamel that gives a very high gloss finish
>very similar to base clear, and is still cheaper and a hell
>of a lot easier to use.
Enamel sucks. Period. That's why it's still cheaper than a 2 stage paint. Think of it this way, with a base and clear, the clear acts as a layer of protection. It also helps the paint have depth and shine a lot better.
> how many hours did you guys spend sanding your cars??
That's hard to say, but I would say I spent a week prepping my whole car's outside, and another 2 whole days sanding the insides (under hood, door jams, trunk). Look at 1 to 2 weeks to get it fully done. This includes bondoing and then sanding it down and also spraying a gel coat primer over the bondo areas. I didn't spray anything myself. All the work was primarily done at the shop.
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