ran my first coat of clear

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mike r

I ran my first coat of clear, do i stop now and wait till it dries then fix it or keep on with my second or third coat and fix it at the end?
 
keep hammering it. if you get a sag keep it wet below it. it sags because it flows to a dry spot , dams up and falls over it. wet it down and make it flow into the paint below. i'd rather have a gorilla sag than a panel of dry orange peel. sags easier to fix.
 
I sprayed a second coat, it looks like there is enough to cut and buff. however there are a few places that look like it has one coat and is orange peely. what do I do about that? i only have a little over a quart of clear left. so a third coat is not a option at least in the next day or so
 
Well, it may be too late now ( you'll have to ask Barry on that one), but if you catch a spot like that before the clear flashes off you can just put a little more clear in that spot. NOT a good procedure if you are looking for an as-gunned finish, but acceptable when a sand and polish is in the works.

You might benefit by wetsanding that clear (try not to break through) and laying out 2-3 coats more. Clear on top of clear goes on like a dream!
 
Thanks for your insight, both of you. I went ahaead and wet sanded with 800, fenders, hood, doors, and bedsides.There are a few spots that i didn't sand at all, like behind the bed, or behind where the grill would go, door hinge area.(everything is in pieces) with the intention of putting on a 3rd coat. my question is will the clear stick in those areas or will i have a problem later? and do i reduce the clear at all? Thanks again
 
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There won't be good adhesion if you don't at least scuff it up, it's been too long now. Use 600-800 and/or gray scotchbrite.

Did you mention what type of clear you used?
 
it was the universal #4000 sparayed on thursday afternoon. im not actual going to try and spray these areas i was just thinking more about the overspray. How would i go about blending this area?

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I don't know how to answer that. We typically will paint those areas, maybe with fewer coats than the rest of the vehicle, but in my opinion it should get at least some topcoat to protect it.
 
the whole thing already has two coats of clear now. above the line has been sanded with 800 to remove runs and peel. if I clear above the line again will the overspray under that line, behind the bed that hasn't been scuffed or sanded give me problems. sorry about the confusion, I have a hard time conveying my thoughts to type
 
Not to be insulting, but it's hard for me to understand why the back of the cab should not be painted, at least with a coat or two.

Also, to answer your earlier question, the activated Universal, mixed 1:1, is ready to spray and needs no reduction, but I have found that it sprays nice for me with a 5% addition of 885 reducer. This is a touch above 1.5 ounces per sprayable quart.
 
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