frank and chris
i am with you guys, standox clears need to have at least a 5-10 min flash off, to get solvents out before baking, standox voc clear bakes for 30 mins at 140 panel temp, i have my booth set on 165 air temp to achieve 140 panel temp.
also the basecoats only need 15 mins flash off especially in a booth enviroment as they are air dry and any decent booth changes the air every 3-4 seconds, so there plenty of flash off happening, i have never needed to go more than 3 coats of clear, which were applied at one time.alot of guys using the thinner american clears will apply 2-3 coats, then block it flat with 1000 then re-clear 1-2 coats after 1-2 days to maintain the minimum film build to keep the uv protection there, as during the color sand the clear gets real thin
tnude, i am also a firm user of meguires hand glaze, or speed glaze applied by hand, when doing black i compound, the dual action clean (lighter paint safe polish) then go onto hand glaze to get rid of the nasty black swirls from wiping it down
jake
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