Wet sanding white paint

[atikovi]

Is it just me or is it much harder to see what you're doing when wet sanding white paint. Trying to remove orange peel from a hood and find it difficult to see the progress. Doesn't matter if in bright sun or shade.

 

[928]

Use a small squeege in the area - when it's all dull, you have the orange peel out

 

[RooflessVW]

I use a denim/velvet pads to level orange peel.

Did you measure the paint depth beforehand?

 

[atikovi]

No but it turned out fine. Used 1500 paper and two passes of compound. The horizontal quarter panel was much easier to see. Maybe the angle of light or something.

 

[tbm3fan]

Use a small squeege in the area - when it's all dull, you have the orange peel out

When I have wet sanded after painting I wipe the surface off with a 6" squeegee

 

[Randol]

Back in the 70's when I used to paint cars for a living, I found white paint more difficult to lay down than any other color. I usually had to adjust the lights since it was difficult to see the gloss when looking straight on.

 

[Cujet]

It may help to use sunglasses.