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I want to attempt to feather the edges where my clearcoat is flaking. What grit sandpaper should I use? Should I use it dry, wet or with polish? I am sick of looking at it on the rear drivers side door but I can't justify taking it to a shop. Should I leave it alone or can I fix this myself?

Try 2000 or 2500 grit wet-or-dry (sand wet) then buff. It might just keep peeling until you get to the area where it was actually sanded ( if it was sanded) before someone , somewhere repainted your door.

Thanks DRAVEN. I think the door was repainted by the original owner and it is starting to flake where they cut in. When I sand wet is it with water or should I use polish to lubricate?

use water...just plain old water..and lots of it..I run a garden hose while wet sanding...flood the area

Just be careful that you dont start sanding any further than you want. Just sand enough to get the job done.

Thanks again. I'm off to find some sandpaper.

I got the 2000 grit paper, they didn't have 2500. I will have to wait a while to do it because my driveway was paved today. I would rather do this in the garage or on the driveway instead of on the road with the traffic and dust and all that.

I did the job today and let me tell you that I couldn't be happier. It turned out amazing. If I did't know it was flaking before I could never tell. Thanks for all your help DRAVEN/Judge. I have one last question in regards to this. I have used Meguiars scratch X and polish to eliminate the sanding marks. Would you recommend any thing else?

I use Meg. stuff on everything I own...

We use meguires at the shop. Seems to work fine for compounding but i still prefer 3m foam pad glaze (dark) for polishing after compound.