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JPW
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MAR 03, 05:10 PM
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Interesting about the clear. Is that related to the paint brand or type (silver) or is that a common practice? I would have thought more curing time would be OK since you might have a final sanding in between the color and the clear. Anywho..... keep it up and keep posting pics as I am following this with a lot of interest. I have rollered some cars and someday I will have a real paint setup.
James
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JimmyS
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MAR 03, 06:02 PM
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All of my paint cans say the same thing about the clear.
I just finished spraying the color. Clear goes on in about 1/2 an hour.
Stay tuned
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hagans19
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MAR 03, 06:06 PM
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IMSA GT
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MAR 03, 06:29 PM
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Whenever you paint a car, the manufacturer puts a time span on how long you can wait before clearcoating. In this case, if you let the paint sit and dry for more than an hour, you will have to wetsand it to open the paint back up to accept the clearcoat. If you didn't wetsand after the manufacturers recommended time had passed, the clearcoat would not lay down smooth and you could have a ruined paint job. Each paint manufacturer has different dry times and maximum dry times that determine how long after the paint dries you can apply the clear. You could have gotten away with painting the entire car first, but you would have to wetsand the entire car before clearcoat. Silver, depending on the size of the flake, can be ruined by too much sanding. The only thing I will recommend is that when you are finally done with the paint, wetsand the edges where the colors meet and respray the clear over the edges to level them out. By the way, I really like the color combo 
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JimmyS
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MAR 03, 09:09 PM
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Thanks for the info IMSA GT
Pics will follow tomorrow evening. I want to let the cler set up, unmask, install all the panels and thyen take pics.
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JimmyS
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MAR 03, 09:39 PM
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Couple of teaser pics...
Keep in mind that the panels are all just laying on the car. Nothing is bolted back on yet.
I unmasked quite a bit of it but tomorrow I plan to install the whole front end back on the car.
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Carver1
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MAR 03, 10:14 PM
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That looks SHARP!
I've always wanted to be able to paint a car.
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Newbfiero
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MAR 03, 10:40 PM
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Man thats coming real good  I love evrything about it
Rob
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Tony Kania
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MAR 04, 12:36 AM
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Looking good! Love reading this post.
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JimmyS
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MAR 04, 08:30 PM
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Sorry but there will be no pics tonight. I had to get up early and go do a normal job that pays actual money. I didn't get home till a little after 2pm. I started to put the front end back together when I realized that the belt line molding on the front fenders is installed with push on nuts and not clips. I had not yet painted those molding pieces so I did not install any of the front end. I didn't want to have to take everything back off again just to install the molding on the fenders. So I prepped and painted the fender moldings today. Tomorrow I will install the front end and then take some pics.
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