The finest step of the range, grit 2000, intended for the final polishing of a surface and for repairing small defects in paintwork.
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Two-thousand grit barely removes any material. Its job is to level a surface to the state where light leaves it in a single direction and the eye finds no texture in it. For a modeler that means two situations above all: preparing the base under polished metals and removing small defects from freshly dried paintwork.
Aluminum and chrome paints work by copying whatever they lie on. Anything left underneath them will appear above them too, and magnified at that. An area meant for a polished duralumin skin is therefore taken to this fineness and sometimes further. The pressure needed is minimal; the paper is guided over the surface rather than pressed onto it.
The second common use is repair. When a speck of dust settles into the last gloss coat or orange peel appears, let the paint cure thoroughly, then level the defect carefully and polish the area with compound. Such a procedure turns out better than respraying, because it adds no further layer and does not lose the crispness of the edges. When finished, wash the part in lukewarm water, dry it and degrease it, so that fingerprints do not get under the following layer.
A fine grit tempts you into working long in one place. That is exactly where the most common damage arises: an edge polished through, from which the paint disappears before you notice. Work in short strokes, check the surface after every few passes and go around edges rather than over them.
Naši poradci a znalci sortimentu jsou připraveni odpovídat na Vaše dotazy (Po–Pá, 8–18 hod).
Zeptejte se na co potřebujete, odpovíme co nejdříve.
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