any paint guru's here? HELP! clear coat over run! - Honda Prelude Forum

vpc2003 · 08-16-2006, 05:51 PM

so I had a local body shop repaint my car and it came out perfect except for the front lip which the guy sparyed way too much clear coat on and started running. You can't really tell, but I know it's there and it bugs me. I asked him to re-do it but he said he rather not and gave me a partial refund on the job. (paid $500.00 to have the entire passenger side preped, sanded, key mark removed, and painted, along with the front bumper and oem lip).

how can I get the extra clear off the lip??? I read somewhere that you can sand out clear coat runs by using wet sanding it with an extra fine grot sandpaper?

any advice or help would be great. THANKS

JDHondaPrelude · 08-16-2006, 07:36 PM

Well i'm no "guru" but what i would do is you get a dish with water throw a little liquid soap in there get 1200grit or 1500grit sand it down and buff with rubbing compound.

beezlebubba · 08-16-2006, 09:50 PM

exactly what you do. if there is way too much finish buildup you can be there for a while with 1200. you can take most of it down with 600 or 800. then progress up to 1200 and 1500. the key to sanding is to remove the last grits scratches ENTIRELY. you can sand in offset directions with each grit so you can visually see when the scratches are gone. once enough clearcoat is removed...and i mean clearcoat if you burn through to the basecoat you will need to recoat the piece to look the same....you can compound by hand or with an electric wheel if you can get one. again progressive compounds will raise the sheen. remember to remove ALL of the compound residue before switching to a finer compound or polish or you will still have scratches. with enough buffing it will look exactly like to rest of the car. be very careful around edges and with your pressure on the piece because with enough heat generated during any of the steps you can burn the finish and then you have real problems to deal with. fixable but much more involved. pm me if you have any further questions.

vpc2003 · 08-17-2006, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by beezlebubba

exactly what you do. if there is way too much finish buildup you can be there for a while with 1200. you can take most of it down with 600 or 800. then progress up to 1200 and 1500. the key to sanding is to remove the last grits scratches ENTIRELY. you can sand in offset directions with each grit so you can visually see when the scratches are gone. once enough clearcoat is removed...and i mean clearcoat if you burn through to the basecoat you will need to recoat the piece to look the same....you can compound by hand or with an electric wheel if you can get one. again progressive compounds will raise the sheen. remember to remove ALL of the compound residue before switching to a finer compound or polish or you will still have scratches. with enough buffing it will look exactly like to rest of the car. be very careful around edges and with your pressure on the piece because with enough heat generated during any of the steps you can burn the finish and then you have real problems to deal with. fixable but much more involved. pm me if you have any further questions.

thanks I will try this and will post before and after results