Rattle can clear coat

[walshydub]

Need a bit of advice. I am in the process of re-furbing a set of wheels and i have painted them with 3 coats of black enamel paint. It looks good so far but I want the paint to look a little 'deeper' so i was gonna do a coupe of coats of clear.

I've never used clear coat before so are there any does & dont's or pitfalls i need to look out for.I'm no pro & i'll be using rattle cans. Good idea?

Cheers

[noone]

quality paint, warm the can first (stick can in bucket of warm water).

[walshydub]

quality paint, warm the can first (stick can in bucket of warm water).

Good tip, does that apply to all paint?

[mk3pete]

get a pro to do it in 2 pack the can stuff isnt as durable
i done my front bumper in acrylic and then toped it with pressure pack clear coat
it looked really good but didnt last very long

[walshydub]

get a pro to do it in 2 pack the can stuff isnt as durable
i done my front bumper in acrylic and then toped it with pressure pack clear coat
it looked really good but didnt last very long

Really. Might not bother then if thats the case.

[Mr_Bob]

I find clear coat is a bit tricky to use
if you lay it on too quick, or it's too humid, it can go milky.
if you don't prep properly, it can craze

might be worth getting a spray shop to quote, if you want a bit more protection and depth.

[walshydub]

I find clear coat is a bit tricky to use
if you lay it on too quick, or it's too humid, it can go milky.
if you don't prep properly, it can craze

might be worth getting a spray shop to quote, if you want a bit more protection and depth.

Thats kind of what i was expecting. I used a clear primer for when doing some plastic bits and that was a pain to use. As i am in QLD humidity will be a problem & last thing i want is a bad finish.
Might just go in the too hard basket.
Cheers for the advice fellas.

[DMS_Dan]

have you thought of powder coating? Its relatively cheap. Most guys i speak to end up paying about $50 a rim at most.

[walshydub]

have you thought of powder coating? Its relatively cheap. Most guys i speak to end up paying about $50 a rim at most.

I don't know if they can be powder coated, its only a few sections that are being painted. The detail is staying polished.

I'm thinking of going the other way now anyone used crackle finish paint?