everyone i talk to here is very vague on what to do. to be honest the way i did it was from a youtube video i saw. sand the base coat then clean then clear coat. we will see what the end results are!

Ok this is how i paint .
I use 2pack paint . spray under coat (i use a highfill ) sand back with 320-400grit then get a clear over base colour and paint to give a even colour usually 2 coats 15minutes between coats. If you have a spray gun use that for all . once dry enough for 2pac with a fast hadener about an hour spray the clear coat straight over on small things like your disc 2-4 light coats so you do not get runs or things like tank and fairings i put 2-3 thicker coats on 15 minutes between coats then rub the clear coat with 1200 then buff for a real flat finish . This is really for 2pac paint that is all i use as it is much harder. Time between coats will vary with different hardener (fast,medium,slow) best ask your supplyer for times .
Spray gun should be around 15centermetres from job .
Also paint supplers will have mixing cups to make it easy to mix your paint they have ratio marks
I am not a professional i learnt of my mate that is a spray painter and i have painted 7 cars myself
Hope this helps you

good info thanks. here its alot harder to get quality paint. Question, between coats do you leave the paint in the gun or do you mix a new batch each time you paint?

you leave the paint in gun

nsrdownunder wrote:
you leave the paint in gun

But not for too long!*

*Especially given the ambient air temp in the Philippines.
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yeah the stuff i got gets tacky real fast, and that is 1 part reducer, 1 part hardner adn 3 parts clear

I talked to my local panel beater and he said to sand back the panels using 800grit.

so let me line this out and you guys let me know what you think

1. putty and resin the panels, followed by sanding and cleaning off dust
2. filler coat 3 layers (all they got here is primer) wet sand and clean this again, 600- 800 grit.
3 sealer coat 3 layers(dont have so would use thin clear coat) wet sand 600- 800 grit
4 base coat 3 layers wet sand with 1000 grit, clean off
5. Clear coat. this is a thin coating several coatings, wet sand 1000
6 thicker clear coat 3 layers, wet sand 1500 to 2000 and rubbing compound or perform a final coat.

this is what i am getting from input correct me if i am wrong. product availability is very low here so keep that in mind.

your colour will go straight over sanded primer , only have your coats of clear no sanding after sanding primer and then you can sand and buff your finished clear coat.

i was concerned that since i am using such a light color (white) that my primer (grey) would leech through.

apply light coats so that you don't get any runs . Buy yourself a polisher and ask the paint shop for a finishing cream - buff everything to shine .

just ran into this issue. it is all looking great but cannot get to shine. the rubbing compound i have i believe is too abrasive to give me that glass shine i want

after wet sanding the clear coat with 2000 grit i used the rubbing compound the story did have. It did clean up the piece, but still have etching i can see. just talked to my friend and he says they have a spray that acts like a rubbing compound, is that what you guys are talking about? they call it spray glaze here, too confusing!

I am not too sure about the different paint proucts as i spray once a year . With the clear coat , you need to let it cure for some time before you sand it and buff it .

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I waited 24 hours, hrm