So im working on painting some mudguards to color match my car.. I sanded, sprayed 1 coat of primer, and 4 basecoats. Everything looked reaally good untill adding the third clearcoat. I noticed the last coat started to dry cloudy.. and I have no idea what could have caused this. Anyone have a clue as to how I can "clear it up?"

I'd really appreciate it.

 

just sand it down with some 1500 and buff it out

 

what kind of clear are you using?
I had some stuff in my garage last week that was a matte clear, and it did the same thing to me.

does it appear to be bumpy at all? Like orange peel

 

wont that screw up the paint and add scratches or something? I've never done that before and I dont have a buffer.. lmao Im screwed

 

Yeh I just used what I had laying around.. a fairly new can of duplicolor clearcoat. It doesnt have an orange peel appearance.. im bummed.

 

High humidy will fog it up. Sometimes it will clear up as it dries - sometimes you have to bake it out.

 

hahahah I've definitely never done that... :/ well I guess the foggy blue is better than the charcoal black..

 

Try the same paints on a piece of scrap metal then see what clears it up by baking it at 160-180 F

 

you dont need a buffer. just wet sand by mixing a bowl of water with a bit of soap to help lubricate the sand paper. go over the whole peace till it starts looking like its all scuffed up. than you can either re clear it or you can buff it out with a buffing pad and some buffing gels.

 

umm okay, I'll have to try that tomorrow.. what grit do you recommend? and how many coats of clear should I reapply afterwards if I take that route?

 

It depends on how much work you want to do, and how much paint is on it. If it doesn't really look bad,and you just want to get it a little more shiny, I'd go with a pretty high grit paper.
maybe like 1200, something like that.. I don't know. you want to at least scuff the surface, but you don't want gouges nor scrapes in the paint

 

Humidity got you.......if you go too heavy on coats on humid days and the prior coat is still cooking itself it will glaze over like that.......let it sit a couple of hours.......wet sand with 1000 grit and hit it again with clear once the sun goes down and the air dries up abit and you are good.

It is hard to paint in Florida.......

 

okay thanks.. I'll try that.

 

agree, clear is pretty cheap like other paint. wet sand it out and re-do.

 

do a 1500 grit. than get a buffing compund and pad and hand polish it. should come out looking good.

 

Hey while we are on the topic of buffing out paint - I got hit a few months back and when the body shop sprayed my rear quarter panel they oversprayed the roof. What's the best way to take off the over spray without scratching up the original paint.

 

Agreed

 

you mean they sprayed on your glass?
cause if they oversprayed onto other paint, how would you be able to tell?

 

Because when I polish the roof I can feel the over spray - like a light dusting but it is really stuck on. I tried polishing it out with some really fine polish and buffing wheel but it didn't touch it. Looks like 1000 grit is needed or my old Mothers with the cleaner abrasives is next. You can actually hear the ruffness when you slide your fingers over the finish.

 

But as long as it's on the glass, I would just use some paint remover. I would just be really careful and just use some cotton ***** dipped in the stuff to just rub it out.
In order to prevent any dripped on the paint, I would just take some painters tape and cover the edge just for good measure