Recoat window for SPI Universal Clear

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Travis

I know from the tech sheets that you have 24 hours to spray your clear after spraying a couple coats of the SPI Single Stage (black in my case), but what is the procedure and timeframe if you have to sand the clear coat for some reason.

After spraying my 3rd and last coat of Universal Clear, I had a mishap with a "helper" disconnecting an air hose which flew out of his hand at pressure and hit the ground like a whip, throwing considerable debris all over my trunk lid. Grrrrr. Luckily I was only spraying the single panel, which greatly aided in me being able to control my rage. haha

Two weeks have passed since that clear was sprayed. I've sanded the entire trunk lid, removing all the debris with 600 wet sand (with no burn-throughs to the paint), and I think I'm ready to spray, but wanted to check with you guys first. Since 2 weeks have passed, will additional coats of Universal Clear adhere properly, and cover my 600 wet sanding, (OR) should I re-spray with a couple coats of the SPI Single Stage first, wait a day, and then re-clear?

By the way, the SPI forums are great. I've never posted before, but you knowledgeable folks have answered lots of questions for me, just by searching and reading your answers to other posters. Thank you much.
 
Clear is not like a 2K primer so you are ready to go with re-clearing.

Only exception, I could ever think of, is let say you had wet-sanded the clear the same day you sprayed it and then it sat for a week, then I would want to go over it real fast with a scuff pad just to be safe and I would even question that if necessary or not. That is a good test for me to do in the future.
 
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