Colour sanding. You can colour sand anytime after the paint hardens as per manufactures instructions. On my Son's car we left if for 3 months, used 1000 to start then 1500 by hand, then used a jitter bug with 2000 and then 4000 wet Aberlon pads, buffed with G3 rubbing compound. The initial cut because the paint was so well cured took a lot longer. Body shops normally will not wait this long as time is money and hard paint takes longer to cut. The nice thing is that you can put the car together and then take your time and do a panel at a time. If you have never done this before ( cut and buff) put masking tape over your edges as 1, the paint is thinner on the edges and 2 the tendency to sand the edge more than required will cause you to sand through the clear and you are back to repainting that panel. To do it right expect to spend about 20 to 30 hours colour sanding the car when the paint is less than 1 week old. Add another 10 hours if you wait longer than that.
TonyK.
At FFO 2018 Orlando Florida.
Colour sanding/cut and buff is the same. Obital sander/jitter bug the same, air powered and is used wet. The sander also has a vacuum pick up for dry applications, not needed here. 4" pads purchased on ebay because local supplier didn't have any. Saves a lot of time for the final buff and the pads are soft and spongy. Just watch your edges.
TonyK.
At FFO 2018 Orlando.
Hussein sorry it is a 6" sander with a Velcro hook pad on the base. I am at FFO will see if I can find a sander on line. I have limited access to stuff with my old travel computer, will look for a model number.Hey Tony not having any success finding Abralon pads smaller than 6", assuming sander is also 4". Do you have a specific model or brand / item number I can look up for the foam pads and sander?
Hussein sorry it is a 6" sander with a Velcro hook pad on the base. I am at FFO will see if I can find a sander on line. I have limited access to stuff with my old travel computer, will look for a model number.
Try this link. I am hoping you can see this sander, simple cheap and has variable speed.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/FIXKIT-6-A...905120&hash=item2145f22607:g:RRgAAOSw6QpbS1Fo
TonyK.
At FFO 2018 Orlando.