Fuchs repainting

[bmgmd]

Just repainted my Fuchs from black to silver. Put primer then silver then clear gloss (about three coats each).

The gloss is shiny but a bit sandy to touch.

What do I use to smooth it out without removing too much of it?

Thanks for any help!

[don911]

why is it "sandy" to touch? If it's just orange peel some fine sand paper. If it's small cracks from non compatable paint, not much you can do. I painted fuchs once and the top coat crackled over the bottom coat. There were fine cracks in the paint that felt like a textured surface to the touch.

[stormmaster]

if it is dry spray you can take some 1200 grit and water sand it....if they were mine I would let them dry overnight...take a grey scotchbrite....get them nice and smooth and shoot another coat of clear over it.....just a little closer this time....if it hazed and cracked....your color coat and clear coat are not compatable and you will have to sand it off and start over using compatable materials

[bmgmd]

Touching it again after it has dried for another six hours, it feels a bit better.

I used Wurth self-etching primer then Einszett silver then Wurth clear (Pelican was out of Wurth silver at the time and was told they are compatible).

I will check them out tomorrow; perhaps I am too anxious not waiting for them to dry overnight.

I will try the grey scotchbrite or 1200 grit.

Thanks for the help.