How many coats of clear?

[GregWeld]

A lot of the flat slick look you're looking for might have more to do with the way it's blocked AFTER the clear is laid on... some start with too fine of grit and end up getting the "lake effect" -- because the fine won't block it hard enough to really get it flat. You end up with no orange peel but end up with "the lake effect".

[markss28]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

A lot of the flat slick look you're looking for might have more to do with the way it's blocked AFTER the clear is laid on... some start with too fine of grit and end up getting the "lake effect" -- because the fine won't block it hard enough to really get it flat. You end up with no orange peel but end up with "the lake effect".

Make sense. I saw a friends chevelle they wet sanded with 1000 and it looked great until u looked down the lines. They sprayed it again and I think they used 600 or 800 first and worked their way up. Took him about 1.5 days but it was awesome.