You went from 60 to 220? That's quite a jump in grit. I don't know that I'd worry about sanding that fine. It's a trailer. 220 is where I finish sand non-furniture woodworking projects, like cabinet, bookshelves, etc. If you want to knock the scratches down from the 60 grit, do 120-150 and call it a day.
For what it's worth, last summer my wife and I refinished our deck. She tried that Behr deck restore stuff (not what @bobthetj03 is using) a few years ago and it was awful. It trapped water and flaked off. I ended up renting a drum sander from Menards to sand the deck. I knocked it down with 30 grit I think and finished at 80. We used a tinted, transparent stain after that.
Actually I am a total n00b when it comes to wood, and the advice is all over the place on the internet. It doesn't seem to be as static as working on TJ's. So someone on an internet site said sand with 60G and then finish with 220. I tried it because I have nothing to compare it to, but I will tell you I sanded and sanded with 60G took 3 days, but it cleaned up pretty nice with the 220 in one evening. It actually turned out pretty good. Truth be told, it was good with the 60, so I have no doubt your advice is sound also. I appreciate your taking the time.
As of now, I got it in the garage cleaned up, and masked and ready for seal. I am going to try some clear sealer with no tint because I figure that if it lasts a year or two I can just re-apply without heavy sanding, and it will be easy to match. I didn't see any thing to the contrary.
From what I have read the sun takes a toll on the tint, and it fades super quick anyway. I most likely will build some sort of cover for it for when the summer hits.
Anyway, I hope to have some finished pictures tonight. Thanks again for everybody's help on this.
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