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Originally Posted by 68protouring454
evil, there clear is thin?? most european clears are much thicker than american clears, you say it lays out nice, does is harden up real good after a few weeks?? or stay soft and wet sand and buff easily 1 year later?? i prefer a clear that will sand and buff easily for a week or so then harden up real nice, as this makes it very durable, duponts 7500/7600 stays soft and chips easily, it lays on nice but man does it chip and scratch easily, i am a fan of standox ms voc clear, it does just what i like
jake
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Hi Jake, I agree with you about having a good clear that is hard & durable & Sikkens will fill that criteria.The Sikkens clear does lay out very nicely with good flow charecteristics unlike some clears.It will colour sand & buff easily for up to 5-6 weeks depending on the paint film thickness & after that it will take on it's full cure & become more difficult to sand & buff. Obviously the more that is applied the longer the through hardening will take. Personally I would try to avoid spraying too many coats of ANY clear, as you will get problems with the paint not fully through hardening & will remain soft, especially on a hot day where the paint will try to "re-float" itself. One way to make a paint through harden quicker is to sand the surface within 16 hours of it being painted, ie colour sand prior to buffing. Leave it like this (open coat) for a few days & then buff it as normal. This sanding "opens up" the paint surface that has fully cured & allows the solvents to evaporate throught the paint easier & quicker. You'll find that once the surface has been buffed it will remain very glossy without the need to re-buff at a later stage.
If you look at my original posting I use the words "seem a little thinner" . This is not to imply it doesn't have good "build qualities" by being thin, but to say it doesn't have a very heavy "orange peel" texture to the paint surface.I've found, like you that Standox MS paint system is also very good. MS as you probably know stands for "Medium Solids" It has a higher solid content to the paint than normal paint (the paint is more dense) & will allow you to put a thicker paint film thickness on with each coat of paint applied.You'll find that any of the European MS system paints will seem thicker than the US basic 2K paint systems. Really, the thing with modern paints is that they're all pretty much the same nowadays (with some exceptions). They all have to perform to meet modern auto manufacturers finishes, so once you find a paint system that you like it's probably best to stick with it & in turn you'll get to learn the charecteriistics of the product & make each subsequent paintjob you do easier HTH............Nigel
