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Clear coat question

  • Thread starter Thread starter razooki
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crazypaint said:
ya u can wet sand it just dont do it to much and yes the clear will bring back the bright shine
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Beauty!! The main paint is 2 days old and the stripes I shot last night. I guess tonight after the kids go down I have some sanding to do. Better grease up that elbow!
 
If the paint pearl, candy or metal flake, I would just shoot a tack coat first and not sand the BC. Sanding that stuff will mess it up and it is hard to get the pearl ect. to match up again.

If is just a solid color, scuffing it should be fine and then spray a tack coat before your wet coats.

To get a tack coat with a can of clear, just spray about double the usual distance and move a little faster.

Also, if you are spraying with cans. Get yourself a trigger for the top of the can if you do not already have one. You can get it at Crappy tire. I once had a build of clear on my figure tip which got picked up with the spray and landed on the object.

And as far as paint being left, I have seen it done several times usually for a week before clearing with no ill effects but it is not generally recommend.
 
Apparently Mac used a similar approach for his beautiful EF

http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showpost.php?p=361998&postcount=22


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I've also added three thin dark grey stripes to the side panels to match the tank and fairing color and painted the fairing "gills" to match. Its really a very dark metallic grey, not black. The gold and black Suzuki and GS750EF lettering was on the bike when I got it. I added the grey and resprayed the tail, fairing lowers, right side panel (from a blue bike) and added the stripe to the tank. Blending in around the existing lettering was an adventure for my first shot at painting a bike but I'm really happy with how it came out. Oh yeah, I replaced the foam and wire ties on the grips with real foam grip covers. :roll: I used these mirrors, they work well and hold position up to at least 105mph. :twisted:
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I don't think mine turned out this nice but it's not bad at all for my first attempt. I'll post some pics when it's all back together.
 
Just to be extra clear here...

Just to be extra clear here...

Following the directions of the local up here in hillbilly country:
I sprayed 2 coats of Ful-Cryl II Acrylic Enamel (GM color 23U ) about a month ago. blue metallic.

Now I'm gearing up to spray the clear, Nason 496-00, tack coat, then 2 wet coats.
Next day wet sand with 2000 paper and then a good quality car polish.
I was hoping not to sand/scuff the paint befor the clear.
Have i missed anything?
 
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