Wait.... Didn't I say I had bad news too????
LOL, well here it is. While I was cutting the car apparently I got a little over zealous. I noticed that on my sandpaper I seen red. Well, when you're sanding clear coat you should NEVER see color on your sandpaper. Seeing color during the cutting process is VERY bad.
However, when I inspected my work area I didn't see any issues. Apparently, I went through the clear, but not the color and due to my work area being dull from sanding I couldn't see anything.
However, issues always reveal themselves at some point. So, while I was polishing the car today apparently I finished "erasing" the paint in the areas where the clear coat was missing.
NOTE: I am providing this information to show everyone I am not perfect and that mistakes are made (Remember, this is the first time I'm painting a whole car. So, I'm learning as I go and this process also teaches me how to fix these mistakes. So, the learning continues). Also, some folks have mentioned if I ever do this as a side job one day they want to bring me their car. Well, I want to be open and honest when it comes to painting. Mistakes are made, but they can be fixed. So, I do not want to make this project look like it is mistake/error free because it is not.
This is on the driver's side QTR. I guess when I was blending my repair line I went through here.
On the passenger door is where I noticed the red on my sandpaper. If you go to the pictures of the door above, before the polishing process, you will not see this as there is paint here before buffing. Apparently the polishing process removed the remaining paint. This is on the body line above my side stripes.
Different angle of the passenger door mistake.
Lastly, my original mistake was solvent pop in the driver's QTR panel. Well, I didn't notice it went in to the edge of my driver's door too.
These are not major issues. It looks bad and it is, but the areas are small and I have the tools and techniques to fix these areas. So, next weekend I'll sand these areas, shoot some paint and then clear coat again. Since these areas are small it should not take much time to cut and buff them once the clear dries.
LOL, well here it is. While I was cutting the car apparently I got a little over zealous. I noticed that on my sandpaper I seen red. Well, when you're sanding clear coat you should NEVER see color on your sandpaper. Seeing color during the cutting process is VERY bad.
However, when I inspected my work area I didn't see any issues. Apparently, I went through the clear, but not the color and due to my work area being dull from sanding I couldn't see anything.
However, issues always reveal themselves at some point. So, while I was polishing the car today apparently I finished "erasing" the paint in the areas where the clear coat was missing.
NOTE: I am providing this information to show everyone I am not perfect and that mistakes are made (Remember, this is the first time I'm painting a whole car. So, I'm learning as I go and this process also teaches me how to fix these mistakes. So, the learning continues). Also, some folks have mentioned if I ever do this as a side job one day they want to bring me their car. Well, I want to be open and honest when it comes to painting. Mistakes are made, but they can be fixed. So, I do not want to make this project look like it is mistake/error free because it is not.
This is on the driver's side QTR. I guess when I was blending my repair line I went through here.
On the passenger door is where I noticed the red on my sandpaper. If you go to the pictures of the door above, before the polishing process, you will not see this as there is paint here before buffing. Apparently the polishing process removed the remaining paint. This is on the body line above my side stripes.
Different angle of the passenger door mistake.
Lastly, my original mistake was solvent pop in the driver's QTR panel. Well, I didn't notice it went in to the edge of my driver's door too.
These are not major issues. It looks bad and it is, but the areas are small and I have the tools and techniques to fix these areas. So, next weekend I'll sand these areas, shoot some paint and then clear coat again. Since these areas are small it should not take much time to cut and buff them once the clear dries.
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