anyway to fix tinted tails that do not look so good?

[99grandprixGT 5,000+ posts]

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Do a 600 or so wetsand on them and see how it looks. If it comes off easy then strip them down and re-do it. But if it looks salvageable then continue with the wetsanding process then polish&buff.

all right seems like i should try this before re tint. for wet sand just dip the actual sand paper in to some water and mabye mist on the tails them selfs?

 

[MikeyB 5,000+ posts]

And actually after looking at the first pic again they definitely appear to be salvageable.

 

[fbi90909 5,000+ posts]

wet sand and polish/buff...
600-1000-1400-2000 then Plastic Polish, REALLY worked on my RX7 FTP's they look brand frikkin' new!!

i used those grits (or very close to those) then buffed with plastic polish and a wax applicator

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edit: quoted the wrong person..

you have a LOT of sanding ahead of you.. don't rush it. take your time, PATIENCE IS KEY.

 

[MikeyB 5,000+ posts]

all right seems like i should try this before re tint. for wet sand just dip the actual sand paper in to some water and mabye mist on the tails them selfs?

Get a small spray bottle, clean it out, then fill it with water and a few drops of dish soap.

Spray the surface and keep it wet while also consistently rinsing the sandpaper.

 

[99grandprixGT 5,000+ posts]

And actually after looking at the first pic again they definitely appear to be salvageable.

all right thanks man. im going to try he only wants 25 plus shipping so i figure not bad for a project set.

 

[MikeyB 5,000+ posts]

After wetsanding they will probably look like shit and be all scratched up so you will have to buff the hell out of them with rubbing compound, followed by polishing compound, to take out all the scratches from the sanding.

 

[MikeyB 5,000+ posts]

all right thanks man. im going to try he only wants 25 plus shipping so i figure not bad for a project set.

Noice!

 

[99grandprixGT 5,000+ posts]

After wetsanding they will probably look like shit and be all scratched up so you will have to buff the hell out of them with rubbing compound, followed by polishing compound, to take out all the scratches from the sanding.

all right sounds good. thanks for the help

 

[MikeyB 5,000+ posts]

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edit: quoted the wrong person..

you have a LOT of sanding ahead of you.. don't rush it. take your time, PATIENCE IS KEY.

Word.^

Not as bad *** a panel on a car though! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

I HATE wet sanding hoods and shit. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/furious.gif.fc81ca146dbff91fede3ed290dbc4f4c.gif

Actually no, fvck it, I hate ALL sanding lol.

 

[99grandprixGT 5,000+ posts]

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edit: quoted the wrong person..

you have a LOT of sanding ahead of you.. don't rush it. take your time, PATIENCE IS KEY.

ya ill take my time. no rush. thats why i want a2nd pair to work on rather than my only set so i do not have to worry about rushing. would any rubbing compund work like the turtle wax rubbing compund i know turtle wax is not the best buy i have a can of it laying around.

 

[99grandprixGT 5,000+ posts]

all right just bought them for 40 shipped! so ill post pics of how they turn out.

 

[fbi90909 5,000+ posts]

ya ill take my time. no rush. thats why i want a2nd pair to work on rather than my only set so i do not have to worry about rushing. would any rubbing compund work like the turtle wax rubbing compund i know turtle wax is not the best buy i have a can of it laying around.

i'm sure you could try it. if you want you could just use PlastiX.. plastix is basically a fine fine fine fine fine rubbing compound that you can use. you are going to spend a lot of time buffing.

 

[99grandprixGT 5,000+ posts]

i'm sure you could try it. if you want you could just use PlastiX.. plastix is basically a fine fine fine fine fine rubbing compound that you can use. you are going to spend a lot of time buffing.

all right thanks ill look into that stuff

 

[99grandprixGT 5,000+ posts]

alright to update this. i got them today and they dont look that bad at all. im probably just going to wet sand polish and spray some clear. if i wet sand and then not spray tint but spray some clear will they turn out shiny with no scratches? or will i have scratches in it if i do not spray another layer of tint. thanks.

 

[wu501 10+ year member]

you shouldn't need to spray them with tint again unless you end up sanding down through the tint spray. Wet sand like a mofo and polish them up real well and they should look great.