Auto Body Sandpaper Grits You Should Be Using for Your Projects

In the video above I show you the most common automotive sandpaper grits that are used for body and paint. Download a free auto body book here: www.learnautob...
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Let’s start with the heavy duty grits and what they’re used for.
32 and 40 grit sandpaper can be used for sanding and grinding paint down to metal. It will allow you to cut out old body filler or shape new filler if you have some extremely high areas in your bodywork.
32 and 40 grit sandpaper can also be used for sanding heavy rusted areas and cleaning them down to shiny metal. Then you can proceed to treat the rust and move on to repair and refinishing.
80 grit sandpaper is the most common for shaping body filler. It’s a great grit to cut and shape your body filler and sand down rusted body panels. I find myself using 80 grit during the rough draft stage when doing major body work. It’s a great grit to use that will help you lay the foundation to move toward the finer grits that I talk about below.
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BASECOAT CLEARCOAT SYSTEM FINAL PAINT GRITS:
In the end. You want to finish your final sanding when prepping for basecoat clearcoat with a 400 grit sandpaper. This is the BEST grit to paint over. Don’t listen to what others are saying all over the internet. Follow those who are doing it and getting professional results. I have been painting for over 18 years and have a lot of knowledge when it comes to auto body. John Kosmoski and I don’t agree on every method when it comes to auto body, but when it comes to final paint grits, we agree that 400 is the best grit. Why? It gives you enough paint TOOTH for your paint to grab on to. If you sand any finer, look forward to some paint peeling in a few years. 600 grit is on the fence and at the border. If you feel that you just NEED to sand finer, I would absolutely not sand any finer than a 600 grit paper. We paint pros recommend 400.
SINGLE STAGE PAINT SYSTEM FINAL SAND PAPER GRITS:
Simply slap a 280 grit paper on your DA (dual action sander), and you’re off to the races. As I said, you can safely paint over a 240-280 grit paper when painting single stage. But personally, I like to get it a little smother. If I’m painting a single stage job, I get the paint prep down to at least a 320 grit finish. Check out the 24 hour El-Cheapo paint job that I did that came out fantastic. I did it under a tent outside using a single stage enamel system and I documented the whole process on video for you right here in the VIP members area. vip.learnautob...
REFINISHING SAND PAPER GRITS:
Most common grits are: 1200, 1500, 2000, 2500 and 3000.
These sandpaper grits are used for detailing and refinishing like color sanding and buffing, or maybe you’ve heard the term cut and buff. This process is done to take out common paint finish issues such as orange peel, runs or dry spots in your clear coat. You can also rejuvenate older paint jobs by color sanding and buffing your paint.
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When you have your clear coat all sanded down and finished with 2000-2500, you’re ready for buffing. I’ll cover buffing, pads and compounds in another lesson.
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[@q8.eng.abdulrahman558]

Thank you very much. I was going to ask you on the next live about sandpaper grits

[@HowToPaintYourCar]

You got it! Hope that clears things up.

[@newz999]

When is your online course starting I registered about a week or two ago

[@nunyayourbusiness7327]

ty for the info

[@HowToPaintYourCar]

Of course!

[@tony1798]

I have been having trouble with fillers taking too long to sand, what brand fillers to use, or what brand should I use. now I'm using ever evercoat zgrip, what about upol

[@HowToPaintYourCar]

Too long to sand? What do you mean? ...Too long to harden and setup? Use a courser paper. What grit paper are you using to sand your filler with?

[@tony1798]

I used zgrip by evercoat. I have put on 36 grit sanded it and it takes for ever to sand. finally I got it close switched to 80 grit and it took forever to see reference spots to show up.

[@HowToPaintYourCar]

wow that is strange lol. 36 grit is coarse! it should have taken it down quick. Never used zgrip.

[@f575gtc]

What 2k polyester putty do you recommend?

[@tony1798]

the tech guy said some fillers are harder to sand than others.
my question is which fillers go on smooth and sand smooth.
I just purchased u-pol gold and I will try it out wed.

[@HowToPaintYourCar]

Never tried that, let me know how you like it..

[@nunyayourbusiness7327]

polyester pudy or primer

[@tony1798]

do you know of any other filler that sand easy

[@HowToPaintYourCar]

I like and use EVERCOAT and PPG brands...

[@HowToPaintYourCar]

What are you using to sand with? An orbital DA? That should take it down no problem.

[@tony1798]

Bro, I had a 36grit on a d/a and it took for ever

[@HowToPaintYourCar]

Well, don't use that shit anymore lol.

[@tony1798]

Zgrip is an evercoat brand