sooooooo i was painting my rrm type 2 lip to install on my car, it looked amazing.

I sanded it down and primed and wet sanded and painted ... but when i went to put on the clear coat the damn clear coat made my freanking beautiful paint job turn all creme color

i just used a duplicolor clear coat

WTF????? anyone???? ive never heard of this

 

If your first coat is a little heavy it will run and turn orange. Always spray clearcoat at a distance (8"-12") and very light coats. If you see a spot starting to run then stop spraying. Sand it down and start the clearcoat again.

 

yea, your either a bit too close or you just put a bit too much while its wet

 

o ok its such a biotch to have to start over ya know

 

bro the same thing happened to me when i used duplicolor clear coat to do my carbon fiber wing, i just returned that crap to pep boys and went to a paint store and bought quality clear coat and never had that problem. that stuff is wack and i dont recommend using it. trust me go get your self some quality clear coat

 

You should use the duplicolor clearcoat for rims. It's the best one. Just use it as the can says and you should be fine. All clearcoats (duplicolor or paint store clearcoat) are the same. It's just how u use it and the prep-work. Also make sure your area is free of dust, wind, and humidity.

 

be careful using the duplicolor for your lip
i painted mine with that and it kept chipping bad from rocks on the road
and then when i went to get it painted professionally they charged more because i painted it myself and they had to sand that off
it was a $150 paint job but because i painted it myself with duplicolor it cost $250 because of all the extra work sanding it they had to do

 

Dude everytime you take your car to be painted it's best to do the prep work. All you should pay them is to paint. Could've saved you $100

 

exactly and the guy told me he would have taken $100 off if i sanded down the lip myself
but i didnt have the time or tools to do it

 

yeah check this... i have oz side skirts and rear lip and this front lip...
i went to a shop to see how much they would charge me just to paint it. mind you i was gonna sand it, prep it AND install it and they were gonna charge me 1000 bucks for it!

so anyway if i get a better clear coat it wont chip, and i should go with lighter coats and have a secured area and it will look fine?

 

And did you tell him to get bent? For a grand you could buy your own air compressor, paint equipment, a nice painters suit and mask and a couple six packs of beer.

 

Hahaha...
Yep that's alot of money.
But just make sure you area is clean and you prep work is very good. Lots of thin coats and it should be fine.
If you saw my thread I painted my rims, interior, and parts of the body and I haven't had any chipping, peeling or smudging. You just need to have the touch for it like me

 

hahaha yeah i know he was holding the quote in his hands and i was like thankkkksss and just left i didnt even take it

oz rally did you just use a spray can? what brand if so?

 

Yep I used Duplicolor Rim Paint for the rims and interior. Then Duplicolor Bumper Paint on the body.