There shouldn’t be anything to worry about.Ī lot of my VIP members have been following me and listening to me, they ended up with excellent results.įor some people who think that 400-grit is too coarse, I tell them to go ahead and use 600-grit. Honestly, in my opinion, I like 400-grit but 400-600 is a great range to put your base coat and clear coat over. Even if you’re painting black base coat, it should be fine. Once the paint is laid on all nice, you put your clear coat on it and it’s going to look beautiful! You have a good tooth that’s going to grab that base coat that you’re laying on. In fact, for over 15 years now and I’ve never had a problem.Īs long as you lay your paint on well, it should be perfectly fine. I have been using 400-grit to paint over with my base coat and clear coat for many, many years. I know some people are going to bag on me and say, “Hey, 400-grit is too rough.”īut listen…Don’t listen to all the other people out there who are saying all kinds of stuff. See? That’s what I always say and even the PRO himself says the same. So I asked him, “What grit do you paint over?” The founder, Jon Kosmoski was saying the exact same thing. I was at a seminar not too long ago with House of Kolor. You’re not just gluing or sticking shiny pieces together…because then there won’t be anything for adhesion, there’s no tooth for the material to grab so you can just snap it right off. That’s why when you do anything, you have to sand it before you glue it together. You know those fine line scratches you see when you look at a sanded surface? That’s what the paint adheres to. The problem with that is, the paint has no tooth to stick on. I hear of some people sanding down to 600, 800, or 1000, some even sand paint over 1500. While on the other hand, with base coat and clear coat, you will have to sand a little bit more. The reason is because enamels, acrylic enamels, synthetic enamels in general are thicker and they fill the tooth of the sandpaper a lot easier. In this range, it’s completely safe to go painting single stage enamel. Personally, I like to stay in the range of 320-360 which is a good grit to paint over. Some people even paint over 280 grit-sanded surfaces. You can actually go even more coarser if you’re doing a single stage enamel. That is an excellent grit to paint your base coat and clear coat over, including enamels or anything else that you’re doing. This is a question that I get asked a lot on the blog and from my VIP members. So I’ll say it like I’ve said it before… You should paint over 400-grit. Thank you for watching this video about the correct sandpaper grit you should sand your car with before paint. Did you enjoy the video? Check out the LABAP VIP course that will help turn you into an auto body and paint pro, from home!
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