PaintScratch Touch Up Paint Clearcoats Can't make it shine Topic Started by: fhmck |
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Posted by: fhmck | Posted on: March 24th, 2005, 2:55am |
Basecoat went on great! Put on two coats of clearcoat in a similar manner, waited 7 days and used your rubbing compound. Found I was taking off the green basecoat and concluded that I had not put on enought clearcoat. Sanded with 1000 grit, resprayed the basecoat, and put on two good coats of clearcoat the following day. The paint job was a lot shiner than my first attempt. Three days later I again used the rubbing compound. No green on my cloth this time, but after working the area, it went to what I would consider an unsatisfactory shine to dull. What am I doing wrong? ??) |
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Posted by: admin | Posted on: March 27th, 2005, 12:18am Reply: 1 |
What type of rubbing compound are you using? (Medium or Heavy Duty?) What are you applying it with? |
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Posted by: fhmck | Posted on: March 27th, 2005, 1:33am Reply: 2 |
That's the problem. As I said, I am using your rubbing compound and an old 100% cotton t-shirt. |
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Posted by: admin | Posted on: March 27th, 2005, 10:10pm Reply: 3 |
Could there be any grit in your T-Shirt? Even a small amount will make the finish dull. Also, what type of pressure are you using. If you let the clearcoat dry too long and if you are in a warm area, it can take more pressure to make the clearcoat shine. |
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Posted by: fhmck | Posted on: May 10th, 2005, 2:49am Reply: 4 |
Thought I would bring everyone up to speed. Dissatisfied with the shine, I waited until the following weekend and used the rubbing compound very aggressively. Sure enough, the shine came through! After waiting 30 days, I used polish and wax applied with a random orbital buffer. Results couldn't be better!!! NO ONE including my wife or myself can tell where the bumper was painted. Thanks for your great products and your help! :) |
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Posted by: admin | Posted on: May 11th, 2005, 4:08am Reply: 5 |
Glad it worked out! |
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