Originally Posted by MileHighDart
So I painted the main part of my Dart yesterday, the roof, quarters, etc.
I was doing great, but ended up with a couple Runs in my final automotive Clear Coats of clear.

Should I run out to the bodyshop supply store today and buy one of those nib cutter things and try to shave off the runs while they are still soft ?
Or just wait till the paint totally hard and use a small block and some 400 wet paper.
I'll be colorsanding and buffing the whole thing anyway so not worried about the runs but just wondering whats the best way to handle them.


There are numerous factors. It could have been the means by which the paint was blended, what number of coats were applied, how the vehicle was painted (method), what number of coats and sort of clear coat, even the shade of the preliminary can make little contrasts.

I painted the hood of my yellow charger off the vehicle and applied all the more clear on it than the remainder of the vehicle and in some lighting conditions, you can see a slight contrast in the shading just from the thicker covering of clear.