Need some advice on colormatching

And make sure to keep it real wet or you will go through the primer. I usually get a rag in a bucket of water and keep the rag in my hand and squeeze water out while I'm sanding it
 
Primer on a plastic textured handle from the factory :think:, does "wet" sandpaper say wet on it somewhere, and how will the results be different if i use regular non wet paper and don't wet it and just sand it by hand?
 
Yea youll see it say wet or dry on the package. Wet sanding Is what gets the tiny tiny stuff out. You need to do it to get them as smooth as possible
 
Yea the package will say wet/dry. And you'll work yourself to death if you don't wet sand. Wet sanding does two things, washes away debris to keep the the surface and paper uniform smooth so it doesn't clot, prolonging the life of the paper. And it lubricates to keep shit moving smoothly. A handy tip, when you're sanding, you should feel some resistance, or "drag" if you will. When it stops dragging, and starts gliding smoothly, you're more or less done. Just double check for rough spots. Go over it with 220, bulldog if you can LIGHTLY, I can't stress that enough, your just dusting that stuff on. Then prime several coats, let it dry real good. Put it in the sun if you can. Then once it's nice and dry, wetland with 500. Another handy trick (if you cant or dont want to buy charcoal powder) is to get some cheap flat black spray paint, hold it off like 2 feet and just lightly fog it on. Then start wet sanding again, the black paint will make any scratches stand out like a sore thumb. Sand till its all gone then your ready for paint.
 
Jbohall_001 said:
Another handy trick (if you cant or dont want to buy charcoal powder) is to get some cheap flat black spray paint, hold it off like 2 feet and just lightly fog it on. Then start wet sanding again, the black paint will make any scratches stand out like a sore thumb. Sand till its all gone then your ready for paint.
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Do this. Doing this keeps from having surprise scratches and texture show up once you spray your base
 
It's going to be painted with real automotive paint (truck is getting painted) if matters, thanks for all the help :shake:.
 
Yes it does matter. Lol. That means take extra time to get out scratches, cause once the base is on it might look all smooth and purty. But the second the clear goes on, it will tattle on your laziness quick fast and in a hurry. It sounds like a lot to worry about, but don't worry once you get the hang of it it's easy as sleeping.
 
I have used 120 grid to sand of texture, what bad happen with 80?

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If you do it yourself, make sure you put a few extra clear coats on it because I got my old tahoe's mirrors color matched and it went to shit pretty quick. Had to get em touched up shortly after...
 
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