How do you apply clear coat to an old car?

Question

The body shop stripped my clear coat and I want to place it back. A friend says to buy the clear coat spray from Orchard Supply. Is doing it yourself easy? How long will it take to do it?

Answer 1

putting a clear coat of varnish or acryic on a small item is a lot different then doing it on a car.

The best clear coats are two part epoxy like mixes that are sprayed on while the bottom (color) coat is still tacky so that they bond).

Clear coat with a can will give you a single coat and you had better be VERRRRRRY good to keep the application uniform and to prevent the nozzle from spitting. If you are PERFECT with it you can get ready to do it again because you will need to put a couple of coats of that stuff on to make it look good AND last. PLUS we havent even talked about dust or that pesky fly that will land there as soon as you turn away.

As you can tell, my advice is to have it done, or rent a sprayer, build a temporary spray booth with plastic sheeting.

BUT if you must try this, then I suggest you first pick a small area that is easy to fix and try it there.

Then decide if you want to do the whole thing...

Good Luck

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Answer 2

you can get the clear coat resprayed but it has to be done by someone who knows how to do it,if the paint is still there there's a good possibility that it can be resprayed,most of the time though most shops will sand one down far enough that it has to have a light coat of pant sprayed back on it again to make it look good again,good luck.