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Old 08-11-2010, 05:11 PM   #9
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Re: best steps for three foot deep paint job

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Originally Posted by 1LoC10 View Post
so they are idiots for saying ad color to the clear coat, but one way to do is to add clear to last coat of color? isnt that a different way of saying the same thing?
No.

Adding BASECOAT to clear does nothing, well other then being somewhat of a candy. In addition, basecoat NEEDS the clear for UV protection and gloss, it also needs roughly about 2 mils of clear to provide this. Now you dump in some base into the last coat of clear, which by itself will not provide 2 mils. Now once dry you cut and buff, leaving you with basecoat that will fail in due time because its exposed.

Adding CLEAR to a SINGLE STAGE urethane is different. Single stage urethane needs no clear coat for its UV protection and gloss is built in. Adding clear to SS adds depth.

The reason for the 800 after the first round of clear is to cut it flat and remove the urethane wave. 1500 grit will not cut urethane wave flat.
Urethane wave and orange peel are two different animals.
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