New Paint job
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Soon as I can figure out how to put pictures in here.............?
Or you can click reply and scroll down to where you see manage attachments and you can upload from there.
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The 1988 F150 4.9L
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That's closer to what the shop said. But you have to think.......if you are in the business of painting cars, why tell you how to increase the life of the job? Then on the other hand it would be better advertisement.
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I decided to use a good sealant first because I don’t think they did. Doing some research on the “Net” found a bunch of controversy (Bull Crap) on what to do and some good stuff. Couple of days I tried some “Blitz acrylic sealer”. Easy to put on and easy off. Beautiful shine…smooth as clean glass.
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i would spend the extra.. on clear coat.. i paint cars... and clear coat gives it that.. really shiney.. pop... and clear coat.. protects the paint from scratches and such.. when clear coat gets scratched you just buff it and its gone.. scratch paint.. and you gotta repaint.. it..
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oh and another good idea is .. chip guard... you can paint it to match and its like a rhino liner but way cheaper and you put it on rockers and the bottum of your truck to keep rocks from chippin paint ... just another suggestion
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IMO, clearcoat is only really worth it if all of the time and effort that should have been put into the body work was put into the body work.
Clear coat makes a good paint job unbelievable, but makes a mediocre one horrible. All of the imperfections pop right out and there's no hiding them.
Justin
Clear coat makes a good paint job unbelievable, but makes a mediocre one horrible. All of the imperfections pop right out and there's no hiding them.
Justin
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that is true.. but i was just throwing my 2 cents in there.. guessing that the time was taken on the body work... but also .. must take into the consideration of colors... clear doesnt always make mediocre paint jobs look bad.. sometimes depends on paint.. like black shows .. everything... where.. like white... doesnt
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it also matters when you sand the clearcoat. Its always best to do it as soon as possible when the paint is still shrinking. For example, if you sand it with 600 grit early on, by the time it has totally shrank, it looks like you sanded it with 1200 grit. I Put the clearcoat on my recent paint job and I would not do it any other way. If its done right, I think it makes the paint look so much better.