Clear Coat on VHT going?
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Clear Coat on VHT going?
Hey guys I tinted my tails with VHT and Duplicolor clear about a year ago. They came out great and looked perfect for awhile. Now that its slowly warming up and I'm taking a closer look at my car I notice it looks like the clear coat is cracking. Kind of a spider web effect I would say. Should I sand them down a bit and just re-clear them or do I need to sand off all the paint and start the entire tinting process again? Anyone who has ran into this issue please lend advice! thanks
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Hmmm, what were the temp & humidity like when sprayed?
I sprayed mine outside on a table & let them flash for the time on the can in direct sunlight. I did this for the coats of VHT. The following day I cleared them in the same process using the Duplicolor Truck/SUV clear coat, sitting them out in direct sunlight. Mine have been done for about 3yrs or so now & still look exactly as they did the day I did them. They have some orange peel but I have never wet sanded/buffed the clear either. My car is driven daily year round & I have no garage, so I have been about as hard on the finish as can be short of intentionally tryin to mess them up.
I sprayed mine outside on a table & let them flash for the time on the can in direct sunlight. I did this for the coats of VHT. The following day I cleared them in the same process using the Duplicolor Truck/SUV clear coat, sitting them out in direct sunlight. Mine have been done for about 3yrs or so now & still look exactly as they did the day I did them. They have some orange peel but I have never wet sanded/buffed the clear either. My car is driven daily year round & I have no garage, so I have been about as hard on the finish as can be short of intentionally tryin to mess them up.
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Hmmm, what were the temp & humidity like when sprayed?
I sprayed mine outside on a table & let them flash for the time on the can in direct sunlight. I did this for the coats of VHT. The following day I cleared them in the same process using the Duplicolor Truck/SUV clear coat, sitting them out in direct sunlight. Mine have been done for about 3yrs or so now & still look exactly as they did the day I did them. They have some orange peel but I have never wet sanded/buffed the clear either. My car is driven daily year round & I have no garage, so I have been about as hard on the finish as can be short of intentionally tryin to mess them up.
I sprayed mine outside on a table & let them flash for the time on the can in direct sunlight. I did this for the coats of VHT. The following day I cleared them in the same process using the Duplicolor Truck/SUV clear coat, sitting them out in direct sunlight. Mine have been done for about 3yrs or so now & still look exactly as they did the day I did them. They have some orange peel but I have never wet sanded/buffed the clear either. My car is driven daily year round & I have no garage, so I have been about as hard on the finish as can be short of intentionally tryin to mess them up.
Ya the 3rd break light is alot trickier than the tails
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That's what I don't understand with mine, it was less than 60% humidity and just over 70 degrees. I have a small booth sectioned off in my shed where I do painting so everything flashes in the shade. When I sprayed clear right after the tint flashed, it crinkled. Duplicolor Truck/SUV Clear. I sanded it off and let the tint dry a couple days and applied the clear and it spider-webbed as it dried. I sanded it off again and have just the tint on now. I'll try wet sanding em down and applying clear via gun when I spray the car and see how that works out.
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that looks good on the blue. I have the same blue and was wondering how it would look. did you also smoke the corner markers? how about the ones up front...or did you go clear with those?