need some painting tips Options

[lagos]

im trying to fix an area of my car that needs some paint. i started out by sanding everything. then i painted the area with touch up paint. then i tried to wet sand everything with 2000 grit paper to smooth out the uneven paint. problem is that as soon as i start to sand, the paint turns into this gray color and has no shine at all. am i missing something?

i also tried to use some turtle wax polishing compound to bring the shine back, but was unable to do so. what am i doing wrong here? i thought 2000grit wet sanding is what you do as a final step to smooth everything out?


my next plan is to resand everything smooth and use rattle can paint. that way i can get a smooth coat and not have to deal with the touch up brush.

[jgreening]

I have no idea but am interested in the answers and what you figure out as I have a few little places that bug the ____ out of me.

[lagos]

I have no idea but am interested in the answers and what you figure out as I have a few little places that bug the ____ out of me.

my little spot turned into almost the entire area under my left headlight

[Coomer]

You may need to use something stronger than polishing compound, like rubbing compound. I'm not entirely sure on that though...this is on non-factory paint, right?

Also, if you rattle can the area, you'll still have to wetsand and buff/polish to get a smooth finish.

[vsideboy]

you need a polishing compound and a machine polisher / drill attachment,

2000 grit isn't enough to polish up to shiny again mate, it is enough to start with the compound though.

Bodyshop suppliers would sort you out with something. Mine has gone back shiny again after painting my door. I too was worried at first though, but all is well now.