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hello everybody,
i'm not getting much shine on my paint job using RUstoleum's Painter's TOuch 2x Spray Paint(white color)
I can't put pictures up right now but there's no shine, (there' are some small spots w/ some shine)
I sanded the hood, w/ 2000, and put some rubbing compound, but that didn't do much.
Any1 have any ideas on how to make this paint shine?
will clear coat do it?
HELP!!!



In theory.... anything can be made to shine. The best example being simple stones that are put in a tumbler and spun and spun until their glossy.

My first thought about the problems you are having with the spray paint... might be that the paint itself simply doesn't have any gloss component. It's like there are three types of spray paints... flat, regular and gloss. It would take less work to encourage a higher shine on a high gloss paint as compared to the extra work you would have to put in to getting a shine on a flat paint...

I would not go to putting an artificial shine or coating over the paint. In the end you would find that it fails and requires ongoing maintenance to keep a shine on it.

The best way to clarify the color sanding is to give a read of this article.

http://www.automedia.com/Color-Sanding_and_Buffing/res20030601cs/1

Maybe you will pick up something that can help improve the situation...

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