Must I color sand this clear coat to obtain a high gloss? It's going on House of Kolor pearl base coat over fiberglass for an art project. Thanks!.
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I'm not familiar with the term "color sand". I have wet sanded and polished before. Regarding the Spray Max 2k, it dries to a very high gloss but there may be a slight orange peel texture depending your spraying technique. I have sprayed some objects with it where I felt it looked very glossy and beautiful as sprayed without further work. To achieve near perfection, I recommend 2 weeks to hard cure, fine wet sanding, and polishing. I hope that's helpful.
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If you spray on wet you'll get high gloss. Holding the can farther away you'll get a texture and it will matte some. If your peal base is smooth you should be able to get a very nice high gloss coat. Do a test to see how far away you need to hold the can. Too much though and it will run.
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I use it as clear polish with glitters. Sometimes before color to make the nails harder. Its more liquidy than structure gel. If the colors are cured, it shouldn't smear the color. After foundation or after color works fine.
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I use OPI colors with a different base and top coat that I already have! Just make sure you use a primer/ nail dehydrator though to make sure the polish adheres =)
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Depends. This is a cure so it leaves a fairly thick glossy coat over whatever you paint. A couple of coats of primer and then paint worked just fine for me but there was a noticeable lip where the whiteboard paint had stopped. It's hard to see but easy to feel and once you've noticed it then you'll see it every time you look. Sanding down the lip resolved the problem just fine. If you don't stop midway across a flat surface then just primer and paint will work as normal, maybe one more coat of primer.
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http://www.marinetex.com/gluvit.html this should help better than what i can say. I really liked the results. i used it on my fiberglass deck that had some stress cracks in it and I added Evercoat epoxy color agent and I'm happy with how it turned out. I hope you get some good results, this stuff really is nice.
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Use a gloss black primer, and then paint *extremely* light coats of chrome, building it up slowly. I find that 2-3 coats works best, and it dries very quickly in between coats. I have looked everywhere for a "manual" or directions, but have not found one, so the info I am giving you is based on my own tests. I tried it many different ways, and only gloss black with light chrome coats gave me the high polish results I was looking for. It should also be sealed if it's going to be even lightly handled, and again the sealing should be done with a very light hand. I would recommend testing on plastic spoons to make sure you have things right before you go to model, as stripping this stuff is a real PITA. Happy Painting!
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It has a very fine almost plastic/laminate like finish. It would be best to ask at your local paint store which product will work best. My recommendation would be to rough the finish up with a fine sandpaper, clean the dust off, then use a good primer before painting it. I have tried painting similar products with an all in one primer/paint and had really poor results (weak adhesion), hence the separate primer suggestion.
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I got this for a sterndrive but haven't painted it yet. I would guess that you could sand any paint flakes and clearcoat an oxidized section, it might slow it down until the repaint.
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Stuart, you should be able to paint over the surface just fine. I woulove suggest you get an ultra fine sandpaper and scour the entire surface prior to using the steel wool to prep. That should remove any heavy imperfections give you a clean finish! Make sure you have a respirator!!! I attempted to use this without and my lungs suffered for days lol never did that again.... ;-)
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No i also painted it to match the blue color for the edges...just don't use an eggshell with high sheen, a matte finish is better to blend in.
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I successfully added a pearlescent product to it. I don't know why you couldn't add a tint that is recommended for lacquer. It would be a good idea to mix a very small amount and test it first.
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Good morning Russelk777Base on my own experience, adding the clear coat will not make it shine, as of fact, it will give it a matte look.
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No! DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT THAT? Use sanpaper, starting with 200 grit. Finish with 600 grit. If it is real bad gel coat, consider filling gouges weth gel coat, sanding andpossibly reshooting gel coat in real bad areas. Always sand out finish and polish with non wax fiberglass polish.
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I would advise you not to do that, and explain why... I bought the clear two part epoxy two coat, which comes with a small baggy of sand that is to be mixed in when mixing the base and catalyst. It adds a very nice sand paper like texture and coats the confetti flakes nicely and prevents them from being dislodged. If you have any more questions or want to see the pictures of my garage, hit me up at badandywsu@gmail.com.
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I used the Rust-Oleum Painter's Touch 2X Ultra Cover (Paint+Primer). Scuffed lightly with 220 grit (knock down the ridge from the molding line if necessary), started with a light coat, let it dry well (2hrs) and followed with 2 medium coats. Looks ok for me.
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I am not the representative for this company, but I would. In my humble opinion, I think this paint is very nice. I sanded the fire out of some coat racks and went with it. It has a nice finish. You may wish to do 2 coats. I can't remember if I did. I'm not a purist or a perfectionist, but I would. I was prompted by Amazon comment monitor to respond, so maybe this will be of some help. Have a nice day!
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It needs a very smooth black base coat underneath. I tried it on a hammered black finish on metal and it lost almost all colorshift, so I doubt a vinyl color/surface would provide the desired effect. I would also worry about paint cracking.