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Title: Cutting back base coats prior to trim
Post by: Curare on February 03, 2013, 06:13:24 PM

Hey guys, I'm getting close to finishing my electrified oriental, and I've hit a bit of a head-scratcher.

Normally I lay a base coat, cut that back with 800 wet, and then lay down my trim.

I'm wondering whether 800 is really the way to go, should I be using something different? 1000? Steel wool? Cheese?

Title: Re: Cutting back base coats prior to trim
Post by: Randy Powell on February 03, 2013, 07:33:39 PM

I use 0000 steel wool, myself. Be careful not to cut through the base color.

Title: Re: Cutting back base coats prior to trim
Post by: Curare on February 03, 2013, 07:54:56 PM

Do you find its enough to flat it out?

I've got a bit of orange peel which I'd like to flatten out.

Title: Re: Cutting back base coats prior to trim
Post by: Randy Powell on February 03, 2013, 08:05:37 PM

It kinda depends on how much paint you have on. If there's enough, then it's worth hitting it with 800 for the high spots then use steel wool to flatten it out. But it kinda depends of the depth of the paint. It's really easy to go through then you have to re-shoot. If the orange peel isn't bad, then just use steel wool to get it in the neighborhood and shoot your trim them worry about getting it completely flat with the clearcoat.

Title: Re: Cutting back base coats prior to trim
Post by: Curare on February 03, 2013, 09:56:37 PM

Sounds like a plan.

This started out as a weekend hack, and somewhere between silkspanning and now I got carried away  b1