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Offline suave

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Scratched lights
« on: January 19, 2012, 09:50:40 am »
Could someone please recommend what sandpaper i need to get to wet sand the scratches from my rear lights?

Do i just need two sheets of paper then machine polish them after sanding?

Any help would be greatly appreciated - thanks
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Re: Scratched lights
« Reply #1 on: January 19, 2012, 01:32:52 pm »
Someone's done an account of their wetsanding experience.

EDIT: http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=26433.0
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Re: Scratched lights
« Reply #2 on: January 19, 2012, 02:58:45 pm »
Wouldn't it be worth trying to polish them out first - before you resort to sanding & polishing
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Re: Scratched lights
« Reply #3 on: January 19, 2012, 03:36:01 pm »
Do you have any pictures please?  It depends how severe they are really.

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Re: Scratched lights
« Reply #4 on: January 19, 2012, 04:17:24 pm »
Dont have any pics Russ - never learnt how to post them despite working in IT.

I have a rotary and some compounds so could give it a try. It's just that the wet sanding option sounded starightforward to then be followed by machine polishing.

You couldnt give me a recommendation on pads/compounds to attack my paint swirls please?
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