Had a convo with an old school painter that changed my whole approach

Was working on a 2015 F-150 last week, and this guy in his 60s comes over to chat while I'm sanding. He asked why I was using such a fine grit on the primer and I said it's how I was taught. He laughed and told me I was burning time and not getting better adhesion that way. He showed me his method using a 320 grit instead of my usual 400, and the finish actually laid down smoother. Been doing it his way for 3 jobs now and it's cut my block time by almost half. Anyone else had a random stranger drop knowledge that changed how you work?

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harris.emma28d ago

Man I used to be all about that 400 grit life too but trying 320 totally changed my mind on how rough you can go with primer.

the_vera28d ago

Buddy swore by 220 for years, now he's a 180 guy on raw wood.