Just an update, have finally got the car sanded which seemed to take forever. I did have an issue or 2 but overcame them (or decided I could live with them...
). Now its on to buffing and polishing.. Might start tomorrow, I really need to get this done and move on.
For anyone wanting to know what I have done, I sanded it with 1000 grit first to level out any orange peel (yes I had some...), then went to 1500 and finally to 2000. The "tricky" thing here is that when you first do it with the 1000, you will see spots (literally) that is the orange peel. The spots are lower than what you have knocked down, your inclination will be to keep sanding to get rid of the spots, however you will find out (perhaps the hard way) that depending on how much paint you have on the car, you will burn through requiring a repaint. However if you sand it with the 1000 to get it somewhat even, the 1500 will get you even closer and the 2000 closer yet. The 2000 is really to get the sand scratches to a point you can buff them out. All this said and as it relates to me, I am willing to accept the fact that there are some places that have a small amount of peel. Trying to get it all out has proven not only difficult but all too often catastrophic in that I burned through the paint far too many times. I am sure a professional would not have had the issues I did, but I did get a lot of experience learning here.
