Wet Sanding
- The use of water or other lubricants during the sanding process to carry abraded material away from the work surface and prevent loading of the sandpaper.
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In this article Rasky shows us how he removed unsightly orange peel from a newly repainted vehicle. The end result, a finish that is smooth as glass!
Wet sanding is an advanced skill for removing defects...so when do the pros know when they need to resort to such aggressive methods? DI blog follower Alex asks this very question.
This award-winning Fiat 2000 show-car was covered in the worst case of industrial paint overspray Ive ever seen while sitting in a storage facility. The article goes through the correction process and shows the before and after comparisons from the 4-day long overspray removal and concours preparation. An HD video is also included.
One C5 Corvette, an amazing transformation, and several important detailing topics. Rasky covers them all in one great article.
Todd Cooperider of Esoteric Auto Detail and Craig Reed team up to perform an amazing 60 hour restorative detail on a 1990 Ferrari F40. Check out the very detailed process supported by over 100 images.
Rasky's tips on how to safely remove those ugly dealer advertisement badges, decals, badges, or emblems from your car.
Read about an impressive restoration on a 1998 Ferrari 355 GTS by Esoteric Auto Detail. The interior, hood, emblems, and wheels were even removed to show you how thorough this detail was. Be sure to view the final results!
Find out how the 22PLE paint coating really kicks up the look of the paint, when DJ Mayo of DJ Mayo Studios teams up with Greg Gellas of Signature Detailing to detail a few stunning cars, including a 2012 Ferrari FF and a 2005 Porsche Carrera GT!
In this instructional video, Todd Cooperider shows us just how much cut with a fine finish you can achieve when properly using the Porter Cable D/A polisher teamed up with Surbuf Pads and Meguiar's M105 Ultra Cut Compound.
DJ Mayo of Reflections Detailing and Todd Cooperider of Esoteric Auto Detail team up on a 36-hour paint correction detail on a stunning Rolls Royce Phantom. Article complete with plenty of before and after photos...
Meguiar's released their new DA Microfiber Correction System, and 5 of the DI Ask A Pro Authors were part of the pre-production development team. Todd Cooperider spent plenty of time with the new system, and offers up his experiences and opinion on the new product along with a tutorial on how to use it. Meguiar's claims that it is a game-changing new technology, but did Todd agree? Read on...
Learn how to restore yellowed, oxidized, scratched and hazy headlights to a like new condition. Todd covers the entire process from head to toe including wet sanding and polishing to bring your head lights to a like new condition.
