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- so you get the brightside paint at boat places?
- and you cant roll aluminum because you cant wetsand it, but can it be sprayed?

- anyone testing with clears over this paint yet?
the rustoleum clear only comes in spray cans right?



Brightside is mostly available from marine and boat supply type shops. You can find them on the Internet or if you are lucky in your phone book.

The problem with the aluminum paint is that it actually contains aluminum particles. When you go to sand it... the aluminum particles DARKEN and you lose the reflective metalic look. So you can roll it or spray it - but you will get screwed when you go to wetsand it or try to sand any runs or orange peel.

The clear coat concept is not a proven winner at this point. Frankly you don't gain as much with it than without it. Once you put a clear coat on... you can't do simple or quick repairs to scratches. There are concerns about adhesion and whether you really gain anything by attempting to clear coat a Tremclad/Rustoleum or Brightside paint job. Suffice to say with the Brightside it is a polyurathane... and so it already has a built in high level of gloss. And even the Tremclad/Rustoleum can be polished and waxed up to the same level of shine and glossiness.

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