got a spray can and clear from automotive touch up, the red went on fine but when the clear started to dry its leaving a bunch of rough spots and looks crystaly??

i cleaned, wetsanded, cleaned again before i painted it.

how long does the clearcoat take to dry? should i just wetsand it with 1000+grit and clear it again?


Modified by zunt at 4:17 PM 8/8/2007

 

What did you cleaned it with???

 

Did you give the clear some flash time between coats????Please,post pictures to see more of the problem

 

Did you use pre paint cleaner or wax remover??

 

clear coat should dry within, 5mins between each coat.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by blue2000em1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">What did you cleaned it with???</TD></TR></TABLE>

water/soap

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by blue2000em1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Did you give the clear some flash time between coats????Please,post pictures to see more of the problem</TD></TR></TABLE>

i waited 6-7 mins in between coats. I will try to get pics soon

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by blue2000em1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">clear coat should dry within, 5mins between each coat.</TD></TR></TABLE>You mean it should flash in 5 mins??? I have never had clear dry in 5 mins and it turn out to be anything i would tell anyone about

 

Ive had the same problem...I just sanded it with 1000 evenly, then wet sanded it with 1500, cleaned the surface of any sanding then resprayed. Came out fine then.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by zunt &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">got a spray can and clear from automotive touch up, the red went on fine but when the clear started to dry its leaving a bunch of rough spots and looks crystaly??

i cleaned, wetsanded, cleaned again before i painted it.

how long does the clearcoat take to dry? should i just wetsand it with 1000+grit and clear it again?


Modified by zunt at 4:17 PM 8/8/2007</TD></TR></TABLE>

How far away were you when spraying the clear? It's possible you were putting it on too dry, you want to put clear on a bit heavier than base. Also read the can and see if they have a flash time between coats, and make sure to follow it. Some clears are 2-3 mins flash, others can be 10-15 min flash, it all depends.

 

alright did a little work. I wetsanded the lip with 1000 then 2000 grit. the crystaly look is now gone and its all smooth.

Thing is, the paint looks a little dull now after i washed it. Will clear make it that much more shiny?

Also does it matter what brand clear i use? im pretty much out of automotivetouchup clear