What should do for applying clear to a overnight base coat

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PostPosted: Sat Jan 16, 2021 5:31 pm
I use duplicolor can spray my door trim panel with base coat yesterday (24hrs ago), and I plan to spray on the clear coat today, but I know I probably should not wait that long time to apply the clear coat after research yesterday night.

So what should I do before I spray the clear coat? Scuff the base coat a little and apply a light base coat again? or I am still fine to spray a clear coat to it directly?

(my car sits in a garage with no window and nobody accessed yesterday except me after the paint)

Thank you so much for any suggestion!

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PostPosted: Sun Jan 17, 2021 8:54 am
You need to find the mfg's recoat time for that product.
A lot of them have a 24 hr or longer recoat time.
When in doubt, it's always a safe bet to scuff and rebase before clear.
I wouldn't sand it with anything more coarse than 800 grit.
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(It's not custom painting-it's custom sanding)



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 17, 2021 5:46 pm
Hi, thanks for your reply, I did not get any reply before I worked on that issue at that time, so I scuff the base coat with an 800 scuffing pad and adding on a light base coat then do the clear coat. The result is acceptable. But thanks for your reply!

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