i am so pissed right now. ive been sanding my driver side door panel for close to 5 weeks and its still not done. i just got through with 220 and primed it and the primer looks like complete @!#$. i say @!#$ it buy a new door panel and paint it with design.
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Are you using a palm sander??? Don't say your doing it by hand. Just checking BTW.
Also I have heard that all you have to do is use a scotch brite pad (green scrubbie) and clean it with alcohol. than use high build primer sand the primer smooth than prime it again...sand that smooth so forth until its actually smooth. Than paint with colour, wet sand, colour again, wet sand, (3rd color and sand if necessary) clear, wet sand ,clear, wet sand, clear,wet sand.
Again this is what I have heard to do, I have not tested this method.
no im using an electric finishing sander...
should i try using a palm sander. 3/4 sand paper is what it uses. so what should i do???
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krylon fusion, no sanding, looks good, a lot less hassle
I use a smaller palm sander to take the bumps off the part, get it nice and smooth. Prime it with some krylon fusion primer, sand it by hand, clean it off and then paint and clear. My parts came out nice. Im curious if its humid where you live or not? Humidity can make paint look bad.
That sander should be fine. As long as its not a big old belt sander...
...it would be ok. you may want to try a smaller detail sander to get into the crevasses though.
plastic is a bit*h to sand anyway...
maybe go with some 320 grit see if that works.
Try Scotty's idea that seems like a good plan of attack.
You could be very...very...very...did i mention very?...careful and clean it off with some acetone to get rid of any plastic lumps that have accumulated. Acetone eats plastic BTW.
your definitely doing something wrong, it shouldnt be taking that long..... hmmm
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maybe i am but it is taking that long... i think ill just go buy 2 new interior door panels and paint them... no sanding....
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are you sanding for 10 minutes a day? i pretty much sanded the majority of my complete interior in around 40 hours. and some of that was with hand sanding thrown in. you rnot starting out with 240 grit are you? start with around 80-100 grit. i used a mouse sander and an orbital sander. your should work though. is it plugged in when you use it?
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Air is where its at. Use a nice big D/A palm sander and it will take no time at all.
When I painted my bezel and main vent, and what not. I went from 60-grit, to 110, to 220, to 320. Primered. Sanded the primer with 320, then put on the fusion and it looks perfect.... Why some people take hours and days sanding is beyond me...
well i just discoverd today...that if you use paint stripping sand paper...it goes MUCH faster...i decided what the hell...i use a black and decker palm sander and 80 grit paint stripping paper...try that
what kind of black and decker do u use
and how much sand paper does it take per piece
Amanda Duke wrote:and how much sand paper does it take per piece
there's no set amount of sandpaper it takes for a piece... when the sandpaper is shot... you get a new piece... and you keep that up until it's done/the way you want it.
i guess i just suck at sanding or my sander sucks. one of the two
Sand a little of the surface off with 100 - 150 grit, then plastic prep, then "sem flexible primer surfacer". The sem stuff is made for plastic and also it builds quicker (goes on thicker) and sands easier than other high build primers. then sand with 320 grit, then some more sem, then sand with 600, clean it off with some water/dishsoap as long as its completely dry (rinse well) and then hit it with your colors, it'll be baby booty smooth and beautiful
ppl on this site who paint their interior never want to take the time to do it right and always want to take the easy way out... first sanding takes time.... second using an electric or air sander will get the grain out but wont make it smooth... you need to use a block.... third YOU DONT HIDE IMPERFECTIONS WITH PAINT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! big no no... high build primer is for lazy a$ses... doin things cheap looks cheap...
i've been hand sanding for the last two days till i said screw it and busted out the hand sander
i've got the little piece of plastic by the shifter down and like 1/4 of the center console
im not sure wat black and decker...but im telling you...get paint stripping sand paper...it works really good...and you can use the electric sander on almost everypart...but seriously like it was said b4 take the time to fold ur sand paper and hand sand the areas that you cant get with the sander...and i use 320 and smooth the surface. and i use plastic primer and smooth that completly smooth wipe away all dust and i take plenty of time to get all the dust away and then paint.....and DONT paint a peice right after you sanded it...sand all your peices....completely then go shower sweep your area or w/e change ur clothes and then start painting....mass produce it all
I spent over 10+ hours of sanding + painting on EACH of my door panels!
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