Re: painting the 51 200

Posted by David Grubbs On 2013/1/26 20:55:01

Another wonderful spring day before the next snowstorm. Went out and sanded more on the Packard, using 1200 grit and then 1500. Bought a product by Carborundum that uses the same white polish on all three steps, you just change pads on the adjustable speed buffer. First one is a wool disc, then a yellow foam pad and finally a black dense foam pad. It does polish up nicely and is easy to use - tested it on one fender and a portion of the roof. What I found is that I need to sand more with the 1500 and then 2000. On the black roof you could see occasional sanding marks that didn't show up in the ivory. Maybe I can squeeze one more day of sanding before it gets cold again.....