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Ok, I painted the lower portion of bed after stripping the paint down, wetsand it and priming it. I did 3 LMCs and 2 wet coats. The problem is that i have a dull, kind of cloudy appearance in the paint. What should I do? Check out the pictures. I took them with my iphone 5s so don't expect a perfect quality out of them.

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It's from humidity, most likely. Shoot some clear over it and it might take away some fog.

If that doesn't work then I'm buggered on help and you should ask some of the more "guru-ish" of plastiholics around.

Humidity was under 70% and temperature was around 70F temperature.

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It's also known as "blushing". Since it's a metallic from what I can see, I would not suggest sanding it. Instead, get some polishing compound, and buff it out with a soft cloth. That should take care of it. make sure you get compound that is paintable if you're going to clear it after.

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It's also known as "blushing". Since it's a metallic from what I can see, I would not suggest sanding it. Instead, get some polishing compound, and buff it out with a soft cloth. That should take care of it. make sure you get compound that is paintable if you're going to clear it after.

I'm gonna use Meguiar's Ultimate compound and yes you're right it is a metallic color from Duplicolor. It's the GM pewter metallic color.

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