RE: Paint, paint, and more paint

["Lewis, Gary M" <Gary.Lewis@West.Boeing.com>]

Thanks.  I will give this a try.  I was thinking of using 800 wet n dry,
then 1,000, then rubbing compound.  Sounds like you used a heavier
combo.  Maybe I'll start with 600.  What do you think??

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Gary M. Lewis
1986 5000   CS Turbo 5 Speed   194,000 miles (and counting...)
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> From: 	Mike Miller[SMTP:JoMi@email.msn.com]
> Reply To: 	Mike Miller
> Sent: 	Thursday, April 16, 1998 3:09 PM
> To: 	Lewis, Gary M; quattro@coimbra.ans.net;
> ken.keith@specialdevices.com
> Subject: 	Re: Paint, paint, and more paint
> 
> The clear coat on the top of my old dark blue 81 4k 5+5 started to
> craze and
> peel. I wet sanded it down using a DA with 400 grit, hit it with some
> 600
> grit, and then used an orbital polisher with increasingly fine grit
> rubbing
> compund to put the shine back on. I won't say it turned out show room
> quality, but it certainly looked a lot better than when I started.
> Trying to
> get into the gutter rails is a PITA. It took about 6 hrs to do.
> 
> mike miller
> 91 200q
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lewis, Gary M <Gary.Lewis@West.Boeing.com>
> To: quattro@coimbra.ans.net <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>;
> 'ken.keith@specialdevices.com' <ken.keith@specialdevices.com>
> Date: Thursday, April 16, 1998 1:57 PM
> Subject: RE: Paint, paint, and more paint
> 
> 
> >
> >
> >> Thursday, April 16, 1998 12:54 PM, Ken said,
> >>
> > >or even try colorsanding and
> > >buffing it.
> >
> > Anybody try this on an Audi clear-coat?  I'm real close to
> >giving it a try.
> > Any BTDT's??
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> >>
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> >> Gary M. Lewis
> >> 1986 5000   CS Turbo 5 Speed   194,000 miles (and counting...)
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