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Old Oct 20, 2013 | 05:33 PM
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Wonder which would be the best way to fix this? I had to redo the top lid, both side electrical covers w/vivid black, clearcoat. I used spray cans from ColorRite. Well, the black went on perfectly, nice spray pattern. When I sprayed on the clearcoat, the spray can decided to spit here and there! So now I have a few places where you can see where the spray spit. This is urethane paint, supposed to be factory match. So...to fix this, I have to wait at least 5 days before I can buff or sand. Should I used a really fine wetsanding on the spots that need work and then polish or maybe just polishing compound? I did get a pretty good gloss on the clearcoat. Thanks.
 
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Old Oct 31, 2013 | 09:16 PM
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start out with a 1500 grit then go to 2500 then finish with a 4000 grit and it will polish up nice
 
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