Beginners mistake with clear

[mnwildpunk]

I laid down a beautiful coat of flamming orange on my countach then I laid down a coat of clear laquer. I made the biggest bone head mistake after that. I forgot I sprayed it not long after I picked it up and was holding it to glue some parts on that was when I noticed I had left my hand prints on it. Is there anything I can do without stripping it? Can I sand them off and throw a clear coat on again.

[Jantrix]

By all means let it completely dry and give some sand paper a try.

[mnwildpunk]

I pulled this bonehead move about a week ago it ticked me off so bad I haven't touch it since

[Tom Geiger]

Been there, done that. With some patience (after you've stopped seeing red) you can fix it. Just sand out the finger prints, hopefully they're just in the clear. Then reshoot. We've all done stuff like this!

[Ace-Garageguy]

Two big IFs...if the base color was dry and if you have enough clear on it to sand WITHOUT going into the base.

IF the base flaming orange was fully dry and you only got fingerprints in the clear (and assuming there wasn't anything on your fingers that could have gotten trapped in the clear...like dust or a speck of paint), and IF you have at least 2 and better 3 coats of clear on the car, the mistake should sand out.

IF you don't have 3 coats of clear on it, I'd recommeng scuffing it and shooting more. The new clear will fill the prints and when dry, you can sand it smooth and polish.

BE CAREFUL sanding, because IF you go through the clear and even touch the metallic base, chances are you'll have a spot of funny-looking-ness that you can't get rid of without shooting MORE COLOR to even it out, then re-clearing.

Of these things I'm sure, as I've screwed up models AND expensive 1:1 paint, and caused myself a lot more work during the learning curve.