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Old 02-20-2012, 06:35 PM   #3
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Re: gloss paint vs satin: Pros and cons?

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Originally Posted by J.Cagle View Post
My concern with painting it with base/clear and flatner:s the clear is: How do you get rid of any dirt specs?Y ou cant really wetsand and buff can you?
Right, you can't fix anything. Spend extra time masking anything you can to keep dust/trash to a minimum. I painted a CJ-7 last year with flattened clear and I was sweating bullets the whole time!! We used PPG 2021 clear and their flattener mixed 1:1 and it sprayed out great- much easier than I ever expected. It's the only job that I haven't got a run in so far! We actually had to spray it twice; the first time turned out great but the guy at Line-X got overspray on the paint so we had to sand the whole thing down and reclear it. Both times turned out great with no runs and very little trash that was barely noticeable. It's definitly the easiest stuff I've ever sprayed.
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