PaintScratch Touch Up Paint Clearcoats Clearcoat not smooth enough Topic Started by: mcmatt |
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Posted by: mcmatt | Posted on: June 29th, 2004, 4:36pm |
I recently ordered paint and clearcoat with flex to paint bumper corners on a silver metallic car and a black one. The silver job went very well and I am very happy with it. From about 2 ft away, you can't see a difference. |
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Posted by: admin | Posted on: June 29th, 2004, 7:48pm Reply: 1 |
I would try a power buffer on the clearcoat. If you have never used one before, take it to a detail shop or have someone who has used one before polish it. It is very easy to burn the paint right off. |
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Posted by: mcmatt | Posted on: June 29th, 2004, 11:21pm Reply: 2 |
Thanks I will give that a try. If I spray a new layer of clear after sanding, should it be sprayed solid wet and just stop before it runs or should it be a couple of thinner coats? |
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Posted by: admin | Posted on: June 30th, 2004, 6:08am Reply: 3 |
With a little practice, you can spray wet coats of clear without running. You just don't want to spray it on too dry as then it gets pretty uneven. Even so, you can still wetsand it smooth and buff it out. |
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Posted by: CivicEKCP | Posted on: February 4th, 2005, 10:38am Reply: 4 |
You will also want to make sure that the surface of the peice your painting isn't wavy to begin with....From the sounds of it is not....based off of what you are saying about the clear looking ok until you see a reflection in it...if the reflection appears wavy then this is a telltale sign that the surface isn't as flat as possible.....hope this helps. |
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