Clear coat

[crazyjim]

I'm just wondering what people are using for their clear coat. I've been using Plastikote T-45, decanted and shot through my airbrush but am thinking about moving over to a urethane clear. If I understand it correctly, the urethane goes on and just shines and shines without the need to wet sand and polish.

[Bruno]

I use Redline clearcoat right now. It's a 4:1 two part urethane clear, sprayed through my paasche H. I have also used Nason, Select, Fusion, Omni in thw past. Those are all 4:1 two part urethane clears, and they are all pretty much the same.

I have also used many rattle can clears, and have never been able to get the same deep shine I get with a urethane clear. If you don't have too much dust and you do a good job at spraying your urethane clearcoat, you won't need to wet sand and polish it. For example, I did not wet sand / polish this one;

[moparmagiclives]

Umm yeah it does. It just holds that polish job better then softer clears.

[BKcustoms]

You will have to polish It sometimes but once you get the hang of it you'll hardly ever have to.

[Dr. Cranky]

Jim, the only clear coats I stay away from are the catalyzed (3 parts one), that stuff is not good unless you wear a full body suit. You want to keep that stuff OUT of your lungs. Which is why I stick with the one stage clears like the DuPont Spot Acrylic Clear in the can I like to use.

[monkeyclaw]

Nason Or PPG urethane clears; with a heat lamp after-bake..................Matt

[J Smith]

here is what I like to use

[mademan]

Dupont premier chroma-clear