Tried wet sanding my own clear coat on a scrap fender and the orange peel actually disappeared

Drew Garcia · 2026-09-30T07:25:04.439548+00:00

I grabbed a dented fender off a Civic we were scrapping at the shop in Mesa and figured it was a safe way to practice. Went 800 grit, then 1500, then 2000 with a little dish soap in the water, and buffed it out with a wool pad on a cheap Harbor Freight rotary. That panel came out smoother than the doors I shot with the gun set at 28 psi, which honestly bugged me a bit. So now I'm wondering if I've been laying clear too dry this whole time. What psi are you guys running on your clear coats, because clearly mine is off.

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