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Mar 14, 2010, 03:13 PM

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beautiful work! What brand/kind of clear coat did you use?

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Mar 14, 2010, 03:57 PM

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looks like new! i need to reclear mine one of these days. how long did it take you?

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Mar 14, 2010, 04:09 PM

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it took prob around 5 hrs in all.. i did it over 2 days so its kinda hard to gauge the exact time.... i used duplicolor clear..... the idea is to put it on kinda heavy in a cool environment so you dont get lap marks or orange peel.....

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Mar 14, 2010, 04:52 PM

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i need to do this mine is starting to fade

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Oct 21, 2010, 06:37 AM

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Sorry to bump a semi-old thread, but what was the process used after wet sanding and applying the clear coat? Did you use a buffer at all then and again at the final step?

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Oct 21, 2010, 07:00 AM

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You need to wetsand it and then buff it. Then wax it.

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Oct 21, 2010, 07:18 AM

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awesome!

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Oct 21, 2010, 07:48 AM

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Between clear coats I wet sanded with 1500. Then after the final clear coat I didn't touch it. No waxing/buffing. Also keep in mind this is rattle can... It turned out awesome!!

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Oct 22, 2010, 07:37 PM

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dude this is the first thing I am doing to my car when I get it out of the tranny shop! it looks as bad as your before!

thanks for the pics!

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Oct 22, 2010, 07:49 PM

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Nice.

Damn wings.

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Oct 22, 2010, 08:30 PM

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Between clear coats I wet sanded with 1500. Then after the final clear coat I didn't touch it. No waxing/buffing. Also keep in mind this is rattle can... It turned out awesome!!

The rattle can may look good for a while but it will most likely Peel within a year depending on the climate its in. Mine did so I did it a second time but this time had bodyshop clear it.

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