For 5 years I was sanding paint with the wrong grit sequence until a coworker said one thing

I always started with 80 grit on clear coat like I was taught at my first shop in Denver, but a guy named Mike saw me working on a BMW last month and pointed out I was making more work for myself by skipping 120. Has anyone else ever had a repair fail on them because of a dumb habit you picked up early?

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wade4386d ago

Call me crazy but I don't think skipping one grit is gonna make or break a paint job... I've seen guys do way worse and still get good results. Honestly most customers probably couldn't tell the difference between 80 and 120 if you held it up to their face. Feels like one of those things that matters more in theory than in practice.

zara_perez626d ago

Has @wade438 ever considered that skipping grits might actually affect how well the primer bonds over time?