Originally Posted by dyezak
I'm just confused as to why soronos went ballistic when wet sanding was mentioned. It's not bad for the car if done properly and will actually give far superior results when done properly to any other method of paint finishing. My brother does this for a living and you should see the black lingenfelter TT Z06 he did... Freaking amazing, even put zaino to shame.
Sorry dyezak, I just amended my post to be less ballistic sounding. I totally did not mean to sound ballistic. I was just trying to make a firm statement not to wet sand. Let's face it, clay bars can be used by someone who has never detailed before, but to tell someone who has never detailed a car before to wet sand with even 4000 grit sandpaper is leaving out a whole lot more to the process. Basically, there's the fact that you must use 8000, 14000, and 50000 grit rubbing compounds in succession before getting a mirror finish.
Again: Wet sanding and rubbing compound application is useful when necessary, but it is not for the amateur. There's probably 2 mil or less of clearcoat on these cars. I would not recommend it for the kind of person who just learned what a clay bar was!
regards