- 1). Immerse 1500-grit wet sandpaper in a bucket of water. Remove the wet sandpaper and place it on your motorcycle's paint. Wipe the wet sandpaper back and forth in long strokes. Do not jerk the sandpaper up and down or in circles. When the sandpaper becomes clogged with paint chips or dried out, re-wet it.
- 2). Work over the entire body in this fashion. Rinse the motorcycle when finished. If you can still see orange peel and other imperfections, repeat the wet sanding process with 2000-grit wet sandpaper. When you have finished wet sanding, your motorcycle will be dull but you will have removed the flaws in the paint job.
- 3). Wash your motorcycle with warm soapy water to remove debris from the wet sanding. You will scratch the paint job with these rough particles if you don't remove them now. Clean the motorcycle until you can't feel traces of grime. Dry it with clean cotton towels once you're finished.
- 4). Squirt polishing compound onto a clean cotton rag. Rub the polishing compound into your new paint, working back and forth in long, clean lines. Apply more polishing compound when you need to, working the compound into the paint finish on your motorcycle.
- 5). Wipe away the polishing compound with a clean cotton rag. The more pressure you exert on the rag, the more shine you can bring to the paint finish. Wipe away the polishing compound until you are satisfied with the appearance of your motorcycle.
- 6). Apply a wax polisher to your motorcycle using a fresh cotton rag. Brush the wax onto your motorcycle in the same manner as you applied the polishing compound. Once your motorcycle has been fully waxed, your motorcycle paint job should look good as new.
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