prep for painted parts?

[mikes68charger]

Im trinng to paint my Hond Reble to mach my charger. I have a few dent which I fixed. What grit do I use to scof the rest of the tank for paint? Do I have to wet saind before paint?

[65post]

Wet sanding with a 1500 grit will give you the best results.( if painting with base clear ) If you are just shooting it with a ( single stage ) 600 dry will do.

[hemi-hampton]

I dont like to paint over very fine grit like 1000 or more. Not enough adhesion as I've seen this newly applied paint blow off with a power washer. For cars (or motorcycle, parts) I'd go with the 600 grit. LEON.

[Silver R/T]

I go over surface with 600 and then shoot base/clear.

[jordyjim]

base and clear..600,,,single stage...280 or 320 dry, and then a fine red finishing pad for the hard to get areas thats all you need.. the 600 is good used wet i agree with silver and hemi i only use 1500 prior to buffing,i sometimes use it when i spot prime to feather out any edges prior to applying base especially silvers..jim