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<blockquote data-quote="OldWrench" data-source="post: 2643" data-attributes="member: 232"><p>If you use 600 wet sand it. However before you wet sand it wash it with soap and water then use a wax and grease remover. I don’t like rattle cans for a clear coat for a lot of reasons. Once clean do not touch it with your bare hands, the oil in your skin can transfer to the area you plan on painting. </p><p></p><p>Normally though I normally shoot three coats of clear coat then wet sand it with 800. Then shoot another three coats. Depending on how much orange peel you have wet sand that with 800 then buff it using buffing polishing compound. </p><p></p><p>On problem you will have with rattle cans is how long it takes the clear coat to harden. In the old days before acrylic enamels it could take as much as thirty days for the paints to harden completely.</p><p></p><p>I do understand that painted equipment, gun, compressor and supplies can get expensive. However you don’t need a four hundred-dollar gun to get a nice job. There are some inexpensive low pressure guns on the market that do an ok job. Compressors can be had for as little as a hundred dollars. </p><p></p><p>A guy I know bought a cheap airless sprayer changed the tips and shot his bike with a two stage paint. (base coat clear coat) now I don’t recommend this but he made it work however he had to do a lot of sanding and polishing to get is smoothed out. </p><p></p><p>While I’m thinking of it. If you have a water heater of furnace in your garage Do Not paint in your garage.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="OldWrench, post: 2643, member: 232"] If you use 600 wet sand it. However before you wet sand it wash it with soap and water then use a wax and grease remover. I don’t like rattle cans for a clear coat for a lot of reasons. Once clean do not touch it with your bare hands, the oil in your skin can transfer to the area you plan on painting. Normally though I normally shoot three coats of clear coat then wet sand it with 800. Then shoot another three coats. Depending on how much orange peel you have wet sand that with 800 then buff it using buffing polishing compound. On problem you will have with rattle cans is how long it takes the clear coat to harden. In the old days before acrylic enamels it could take as much as thirty days for the paints to harden completely. I do understand that painted equipment, gun, compressor and supplies can get expensive. However you don’t need a four hundred-dollar gun to get a nice job. There are some inexpensive low pressure guns on the market that do an ok job. Compressors can be had for as little as a hundred dollars. A guy I know bought a cheap airless sprayer changed the tips and shot his bike with a two stage paint. (base coat clear coat) now I don’t recommend this but he made it work however he had to do a lot of sanding and polishing to get is smoothed out. While I’m thinking of it. If you have a water heater of furnace in your garage Do Not paint in your garage. [/QUOTE]
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