11-28-2013, 09:56 AM. where varnish is applied in a clean-air environment, sanding between coats is never done as far as I'm aware. You will be at it FOREVER by hand. Favorite Answer. For a total of 6 coats of clear on the entire car. I then took a look at the Tremont video and realized the issue. And throw the turtle wax away. If so, sand with #1500 and re coat with two or three coats of thinner material. I have sanded down most of the clear coat off the car but there are still some parts that shine because of the clear coat. 2011 Compass Latitude Bright Silver/ 2017 Nissan Rogue SV AWD Premium Glacier White. This shot is of the nasty bare metal burn through from above after blowing in base with an air brush and four coats of clear. I sanded through my clear coat, If this is your first visit, be sure to Next time use a block as using you hands only will put uneven pressure and on the area which will cut more from the low spots (being the clear around the touch up paint here) 9. share. Tack cloth would work well too, but the plain cotton t works well for me. Areas where clear coat was sanded through to base coat either not isolated or isolated with an unsuitable surfacer. Soak a sheet of 1200-grit wet/dry sandpaper in water for 10 minutes. I've always thought you had to repsray the clear after sanding it, but I could be wrong. The high is okay, but coming down off it is icky. Car was cleared saturday. This is also applicable for kitchen cabinets, drawers, doors, etc. Edit: check your viscosity levels and use a good clean little HVLP sprayer and you shouldn't need to touch your topcoat clear at all. There is no going back from that other than respraying. After working on each section, use a rag soaked in a solution of water and car soap to keep the surface wet, which will prevent the clear coat … I just did an entire series on how to prep, paint, sand and polish motorcycle fairings. 1 minute spraying, 30 minutes drying. cdunton. Sanding between coats (just enought to knock the gloss off) is necessary - and on those coats I use a plain old white t-shirt with NOTHING on it. Can clear coat line from removed pinstripes be sanded down? Likes: 0. If so your best bet will be to 2k as good as possible, polish while avoiding problematic areas and get another clear coat on. Don't keep sanding, you'll only feather the clear further out. $51.83 $ 51. At this point I sanded it back. It’s no doubt that sanding a clear coat can create finer scratches on painted surfaces, which you can polish later to make the surface smoother. I sanded them down but in one little tiny spot, maybe smaller than a penny, you can tell i sanded thru the clear, because its a slightly different shade when looking at it in the right light. Sanded through clear coat - touch up paint help, Sanded through Clear Coat on 1999 Chevy Silverado, Help! Note: where de-nibbing is not needed, e.g. Unsuitable substrate (e.g. Anonymous. While it is soaking, … When I last repainted a panel, I sanded the until i got through to colour, then sprayed. Yes they are tiny but this is only a test, New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, More posts from the motorcycles community. Please! 1,448 442. cdunton. We stained it and finished it with one coat of poly and it looked beautiful. I a two coat patch about 10 inches in diameter of clear over the repair area then after I was done with all the repairs, I cleaned up everything and shot three more coats of clear for build and depth. If the spot is a mark from rubber, paint or other surface effects, proceed to Section 2. I thought I could get rid of it with a sand and polish since I hadn't done that since putting the clear on, but the sand and polish might have actually made it worse. Ask Mike Phillips your detailing questions! I want to paint some black strips around my hood scoop, then clear coat the whole hood again.Will I be ok painting on top of sanded c/c. From what I can tell from YouTube, it sounds like I overdid it on the clear/was too humid when I did it. At this point I sanded it back. Prevention Carry out a solvent test on problem substrates. Just a quick note, you may be getting to the point where enough of the clear urethane or lacquer has been rubbed off to just be really careful when sanding and polishing that it doesn't look like you are hitting the metallic portion of the paint. You have a dremel you could test a small quarter size area on! 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