Quote:

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I think you're getting way ahead of yourself using 1200 after only 2 coats.



True.
I hope he meant move up a grade after each two coats, and did not mean doing 600, then 800, then 1000, then 1200 and then do another two coats.

Just to be clear - it should be:

2 coats
600
2 coats
800
2 coats
1000
2 coats
1200



yep thats what i meant. after 2 coats, step it up a grade.

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well that 5th coat turned out HORRIBLE after it got rained on. it left unwashable water spots on the surface. so i busted out 800g and sanded the hood off.

So basically I just put on another 5th coat, with more bad results

Prepped the surface, laid a the 5th coat and this is where it begins. For some reason, there was a swarm of gnats (small annoying flys) hanging over my trunk. They literally waited till i finished painting to dive bomb the hood. im guessing the smell or the shine must of attracted them. so now i have a wet hood with some bugs on it. oh and I tried to pluck them out, but it was a losing war.

Well here are the pics. NEW 5th coat after sanding original water-spot 5th coat.


loving the reflection, but damn bugs, dog hair and grains of dirt ruin it.

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Spring time comming up. pollen coated vehicles are a common site around here.

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niiiiice

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Ok I did some crappy photo editing in photoshop. Heres a shot of some of the bugs that flew into my paint in the green circle.

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same shot, no editing.


Guess im going to have to live with it. Its not like im painting for a show quality finish.