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[OllyD]

Hi guys. I'm just in the process of keying down my paint in preparation for a full respray, and am finding it hard to know when i reach the stage where a section can be described as "keyed". I've been using a combo of 240 dry followed by 320 dry. I'm obviously keying the paint, but if i wet the area i've keyed it comes up shiney and looks like a spread of miniscule scratches with shiney bits in between, is this normal? . I'm probably going overboard, but i've heard so many times "make sure it's throughly keyed" and "make sure you key every single part", that i've become paranoid about not being thorough enough.

Is it enough to rub it till it looks scratched but feels smooth? How long should i be taking to do a foot sqaure section for example? Am i using the right grit? Too much, too little?

Thanks for helping a paranoid prepper out!

[Retro_10s]

yikes,... erm... i think you're using to heavy a grit mate!!!

You need to use 600-800grit wet and dry used wet. The idea is to get rid of all the shine. Heavier grits just leave deep scratches. When ready it will fell smooth and and almost velvety

[OllyD]

Definately 600-800? I've just had a go at using 600 and it's not taking off any of the shine, i'm just using up all my wet and dry paper. I'm gonna be using filler primer, would that make a difference?

[bert998]

id key it with P400, then primer filler it then flat it with something like P800.