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Old 11-25-2005, 09:05 AM
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hey all..painting calipers, went fairly well (no power tools to prep), but it looks like i put the final clear coat on too thick and there are some runs which are visible and yellowish vs. clear...i.e. just too thick. any recourse? think it'll cure clear with more time (i let it sit overnight already)? scrape off and redo those areas??

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Old 11-25-2005, 09:09 AM
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Default Just resand it when its done drying then spray it again.

The wonderful thing about clear coats is that they're very forgiving. If its too thick then sand it down and repaint. If theres a scuff then wetsand it till its gone. Just use a very fine sandpaper when you sand the high spots off and you'll be OK
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will sanding screw up the actual paint below? or should be ok to sand and clear coat again only?
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Default Don't sand to the paint below. Just sand the high spots smoothe and

repaint a thin coat of clear over the existing clear.
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cool. thx. will give it a go ;-)
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