paint ?

nitro1

hi guys i had painted my golf cart red with dulpicolor paint and when i wet sanded it and washed it off and let it sit for a few it is faded ??? but when i put water on it its shinny as can be i tried waxing it and helped a little but not much any reason why or what can i do to make it POP like when its wet

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DOOmsman

The shine of any paint is the light reflecting off the
SMOOOTH surface of the paint.
Wet sanding puts a lot of tiny grooves and diffuses
the light.
You put wax on it, now you get to take it off.
Once the wax is gone you have a nice smooth surface
to lay on another coat of color or clear coat it.

Firescooby

Usually after wetsanding I polish it with the appropriate compound to bring the color back.

You can't expect a nice shine after wetsanding. What grit did you use?

jake1967aa

did you clear coat? if so wet sand the clear, then buff with buffing compound then wax.

sak00

Correct! You have to buff out the paint to bring back the shine. I use a 2000 grit paper to do the final wetsand and an electric buffer and some polishing compound. Made Rust-o-leum look like glass.

nddoublea77

I bought some polishing glaze at Oreilly's. They sell it in different "grits" so you can bring the shine back up gradually. Typically you wet sand your clear so there is no orange peel. This happens as you lay on layer after layer of material. 2 or 3 coats of base, 2 or 3 coats of clear. Wet sanding brings it back to a more uniform thickness. It makes it smooth. Use the polishing compound to get rid of the small scratches gradually. Use plenty of compound so you don't burn the clear. Bringing back the shine isnt hard if there is enough clear there. Good luck.