I recently painted my stock side mirrors and everything went smooth until the clear coat came along. They surface of the clearcoat is kinda lumpy. I used rattle can Dupli-color clear coat. I put about five or six coats of clear on the mirrors. I want to get rid of these lumps can i wet sand with 1500 grit paper and then pt some scratch remover like nufinish or something on it to buff it out. If i sand the clear coat its going to get hazy looking right? Will the scratch remover get rid of the hazyness? I did some searching and everyone says buff it. But buff it with what/ how? Thanks in advance for the help. I hope these turn out good.
buff with buffing wheel ....... and some rubbing compound ..... they have this three stage compound for orange peels by 3m ....
that might be good for you ..
lets see some pic's if u can .....
Turtle wax makes a rubbing compound do you think this would work. I can't seem to find the 3M products. If i use a rubbing compound do i have to use something after that to seal the area? They also have a polishing compound would i use this after the rubbing compound?
I stoped at canadian tire last night on my way home from work and picked up the turtle wax rubbing compound. While i painted my mirrors i also did my front license plate. I decided to try the rubbing compound on the license plate insted of the mirrors cause i didn' tcare if i messed it up. I wet sanded the plate till it was smooth and the whole thing was hazy, cleaned with hydrogen peroxide, then applied the rubbing compound. It took away most of the hazyness but there are still tiny scratches that you can see if you look at it the right way under the light. Will a polishing compound take care of the rest of this?
should if not try a higher grade sp like 2000 and a polish wheel the power will help better then by hand.
well that depends on what the cause of your problems are...
hazing could be caused by a few things, most commonly moisture, especially when using rattle can crap. if that's the case, you will not be able to get rid of it without repainting the mirrors...
not allowing enough, or too much time between coats... can cause problems...
now by lumpy... i'm assuming you mean the texture of the clear is somewhat like sandpaper. That's usually caused by laying the layers of clear on too thin, or "too dry". Then again, if it's a metallic color, adn you used rattle cans, metallic colors in rattle cans tend to leave the metallics closer to the surface and have a rougher texture period.... which could also make your clear very "lumpy" as you say.
rattle cans on exterior parts period are not a good idea... interior is a different story. rattle cans = the devil.
Yes yes... there's going to be posts "oh well i've seen some amazing paintjobs done with rattle can paint blah blah blah". sure... there's a RARE exception, ususally by people who know what they're doing (no offense to anyone on here)... but there's still a reason professionals don't tend to use rattle cans on exterior surfaces...
I think it turned lumpy because i painted them outside and it's winter. Oh well, they are not that bad i just like things to be perfect. Everyone says they look great. But they definitly look better than the stock finish. im sure after a little wear and tear and some waxings it will smooth out a bit. Thanks for all the replies and advice. Next im going to tackle the grills next to the turn signals.
