I spray painted my car's hood. now how do i make it shine so i can see my reflection ?

I Primed it


Then sanded it using 300 grit


then base coated it


then clear coated it


then i have a buffer which i thought would bring me a nice shine but it hasnt done nething for me?


do i have to have some thing like a pad Porter Cable 7424 Car Polisher??? what other options do i have ?I spray painted my car's hood. now how do i make it shine so i can see my reflection ?
what worked best for me, and you couldnt even tell I painted it in my driveway, was first you have make sure that your primary primer coat was baby butt smooth. after it is all smooth wet sand the poop out of it, but dont take it all off. then you will spray it with your color, wet sand it smooth. spray another coat of color, wet sand it smooth, then spray another color. wet sand it smooth, do it as much as you want, the morecoats of paint, the better the color comes out and smoother it becomes. after about three coats, clear coat it, wet sand, clear coat, wet sand, three times. takes alot of time and work, but only way you can get it to shine. but this will never replace professional work, also, make sure you are wet sanding with 2000 or more grit. nothing heavier, that is the only way you will get it to shine.after wet sanding, use a rubbing compound to bring the clear coat back to a shiney finish.I spray painted my car's hood. now how do i make it shine so i can see my reflection ?
Don't do that...


You will be disappointed on what you see.
rubbing compound and hand rub
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You've done good so far.What you need to do now is get higher grit paper.Around 800 or 1000. wetsand,clean,and then get some polishing compound. Ask for light or finish cut.


that will give you a really nice shine!DON'T WAX for at least 30 days.
JK_JEEP has the right answer. You need to to wetsand and then re-apply several clear coats
wet sand it smooth then clear coat it SEVERAL times
I don't know what kind of equipment you painted it with but I never needed a buffing after my clear coat.





And I would have used at least 600 wet or dry sandpaper.
wax it