Great Paint Repairs Start With Sandpaper
Paint doesn't hide defects - it exaggerates them! No matter how
glossy a new paint repair is, if the surface isn't perfectly smooth
underneath the paint, it will show every defect. The best way to
eliminate defects is to smooth the surface with sandpaper.
Sandpaper comes in dozens of textures, or grits, to do required job.
Coarse, rough grits (40-100 grit) remove a lot of excess material
like body filler quickly and easily. Progressively finer grits
(180-600 grit) refine the surface and help to hide the repair by
seamlessly blending it into the surrounding body work. Extra fine
grits (1000-2000 grit) on waterproof paper allow the grit to clean
itself when used with water. This gives the grit more bite on each
pass, and allows for very fine surface polishing and removal of
blemishes in primer, the color coat and even the clear coat.
AutomotiveTouchup Sandpaper is made of the finest quality materials
for long life and good abrasion, far better than what you'll find
at the big box hardware store. We offer a full range of right wet
and dry grits you'll need to make every step of your project a success.
| Grit
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How It's Used
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| Dry Grits
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Dry Sanding only. Non-waterproof sheets.
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| File with holder
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Used for rough shaping body filler as it cures.
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| 40 grit
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The roughest grit we carry. It is used for very rough sanding/grinding before bodywork.
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| 80 grit
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Used to strip paint from metal. Also used to rough sanding of body filler.
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| Wet or Dry Grits
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For wet or dry sanding. Available in waterproof and non-waterproof sheets.
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| 180 grit
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A finer grit used to final sanding and feather edging body filler.
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| 320 grit
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For final polishing sanding before the primer coat. It also works good on spot putty.
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| 400 grit
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Used for rough sanding primer. Also used for fine sanding spot putty.
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| 600 grit
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Used for final sanding primer before applying the basecoat color.
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| Wet Grits
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Designed for wet sanding, it can also be used dry.
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| 1000 grit
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Used to sand down existing paint to be repainted.
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| 1200 grit
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A fine cleaning grit to wet sand a panel before repainting it.
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| 1500 grit
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An extra fine grit used for wet sanding the clear coat to remove
defects before paint polishing. Can substitute for 1000 or 1200
grit for sanding before repainting.
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| 2000 grit
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Ultra-fine grit used wet that pre-polishes the surface before
buffing and polishing with polishing compound.
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