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i just finished spraying my clear and lets just say i !@#$ed up so now what is the best way to sand them out and how long do i have to wait to re clear

It depends on how bad it is. But there are little shaving tools to remove drips. Then some sanding and polishing and you might not even have to recoat.

This website is a great reference.

autobodystore

sand down with FINE sandpaper (1600 grit or finer) and then polish out the sandmarks (an electic buffer is REALLLLLY nice for this)

briank

At our shop, we have runs to deal with all of the time. On the large ones, we will use a razor blade at a angle, and slowly cut them down, then hand sand with a block starting with 1500 grit sand paper and water. "Wet sanding" allows for lubrication as you are removing the run/sag in the clearcoat. Sometimes, we will wetsand a second time with a even higher grit sandpaper to make sure all "grooves" and scratch marks are removed as best as possible. Then as stated in one of the previous responses, machine polish with a high speed buffer with a light grade compound, then hand polish with a fine polish for your final step. If you go slow, you will end up with a great final product, just make sure your clear/paint is as fully cured as possible. You will get a ton of opinions about this subject, but this is what works best for our shop, and is only a suggested way of handling this kind of issue. Good luck!!

i dont think i can wet sand ans buff for one i dont have a buffer and 2 they are kinda bad like i said i f#$%ed up first coat i put on i went to fast so i would not get any runs but it went realy orange peel looking so i went a bit slower the second coat and i guess i was a bit too slow or i over laped too much i dont know good thing i was only the doors i was doing

so if i was to buff what kind of compound should i use