Clear coating denim paint
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Clear coating denim paint
Anybody ever shot a clear coat over top of denim? When I was looking at new bikes I was on the fence about the denim paint. I had a salesman tell me that if I decided i didn't like the denim I could always clear over it. Just wondering what it would look like.
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RE: Clear coating denim paint
Salesmen will tell you anything. I have not dealt with this particular paint. In the past I have used clear on primared finishes, rat rods, street rods, etc.. When clear coating those finishes I used a flattener agent to make the clear coats either a flat or semi gloss finish. Staright clear will make it a glossy finish. To get an Idea of clear over the denim, either get it wet with some soapy water to make it sheet or stretch somecling wrap over a section.
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RE: Clear coating denim paint
Yeah, I'm not putting any stock in what the salesman said. It just got me thinkin. At first glance the denim looks to have more texture than a regular base coat, but I was lookin closely at mine last night and I don't really think is does. I may try the cling wrap idea, I've never thought of that before.
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RE: Clear coating denim paint
Funny that this post came up, at the midwest rally this past weekendJB and I was looking at the blue demim bike and I said, well I guess if you got tired of it you could always clear coat it.
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RE: Clear coating denim paint
I don't know about the Denim paint specifically but I've used flat black and clear coated it with lacquer when I didn't have any gloss black spray paint and didn't wanna run to the store. Works pretty good. Hell, even over black primer. Of course, none of that was on an $18,000 motorcycle either. 
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I was told that it will over time gain shine like jeans wear with shinney places. I have no idea if that is true or not. But you can get it wet to see what it would look like clear coated.
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RE: Clear coating denim paint
I saw a denim bagger at a dealership in N.C. that had been pinstriped and clear coated and looked awesome!
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RE: Clear coating denim paint
That's kinda what I was thinking. Maybe go over my blue denim with a 1000 grit and then some pinstriping with a clear over top. Wish I could find a couple pics someplace. I guess a blue denim AC cover is only 50 bucks, better to experiment on that than my tank. But still $50 better spent elsewhere.
