Wetsanding Question

(murphy_smith) · (murphy_smith) **Join Date: Dec 2005** 06-07-2008, 2:07 PM

I am going to do some wetsanding and finish up with 2500 grit paper. Can I move on to a fine cut polish w/ a wool pad or do I need to hit it with some heavy duty rubbing compound?

I would prefer to go from 2500 grit to a fine cut compound/polish.

(mobv) · (mobv) **Join Date: Jun 2002** 06-07-2008, 4:12 PM

The only way I have ever returned to brilliant shine finish is 3m Finisse It Compound. It is the only thing that will remove swirl marks from heavy duty rubbing compound.

(murphy_smith) · (murphy_smith) **Join Date: Dec 2005** 06-09-2008, 3:24 PM

Anyone else?

(05mobiuslsv) · (05mobiuslsv) **Join Date: Apr 2006** 06-09-2008, 3:28 PM

The fine cut compound is pretty much a 2500 grit.

(boss210) · (boss210) **Join Date: Jun 2006** 06-09-2008, 3:35 PM

you dont have to go as fine as a 2500 compound if you are going to use a wool pad on a good high speed buffer.

Start with a 800 than go to a 1200. Make sure you keep lots of water on the spots being worked. Wash the boat that hit it with a wool pad & a cleaner cut compound. I personaly use mcguiers Diamond cut compound, its a heavy duty cut cleaner. Than I go to a meidum cleaner cut compound, than switch to a foam pad, hit it with swirl free polish, than use a wax cleaner with the foam pad. Finaly go over it with a hand wax and a good paste wax with carnuba.

If you have done all of this you will be exausted but your boat will look awsome.
All of mcguiers polishes have a compound scale on the bottle so its a no brainer what to use first and last.