Thanks Bondoking, the clear is nice stuff...I don't have tons of experience with spi clear yet, but so far so good. I'm doing a 56 chevy now that is going to get spi from metal to clear, except basecoat, which will be ppg deltron dbc...I will be using universal clear on this car, so I'll see how it compares. I guess MS and universal are pretty much the same thing, just a different solvent. I can honestly say I never had trouble with any clear coat in terms of durability...I have had some more difficult to buff then others but never had any durablitly problems from any clear, cheap to expensive from any company.. I have heard guys having problems with cheaper clears, but not sure...I think I'll stick with SPI a great product and amazing customer support and prices are good too! I wish I was a chemist, have always had an interst as to how these chemicals work together and what makes one primer or clear coat better then another in terms of how they are chemically.