wetsanding beaching scratches

shawnmc wrote: should i start with 400 or 600 grit. i am assuming anything higher would not take the scratches out initally? I have read all the wetsanding posts. sand......diamond cut compound......cleaner polish compound....and then wax. 3 pads...2 compounds and wax Right?

Go ahead and buy 1000, 800, 600, 400 and 320 grit wet/dry paper. Try the 1000 first, then work your way towards more aggressive grits until you start seeing results you like. The less aggressive you go, the less sanding you'll do.

When moving to the compound, be sure that each product you buy will remove the last round's scratches. Im nor familiar with the "diamond cut" compound or the "cleaner polish", but 3M Super Duty will remove 1000 grit scratches. A less aggressive compound may require you to sand to 1200 or 1500 grit before starting.

Finish off with a good polish (like 3M Finesse-It II), then clean and cover with a good wax.

8122pbrainard wrote: You won't get then all out.

But it will look 1000x better afterwards regardless!

that looks pretty high and far back to be beached. i beach mine and it doesn't go as high an back as yours

No, i don't think we will ever beach it again. The shore in Tennessee is not very sandy....more rocks

Here is a picture

Shawn, I'd have to say even without seeing them that they would be too deep to sand out. You may need to do a gel repair first to fill them and then wet sand smooth. A picture would help.