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Old Oct 29, 2005 | 05:23 PM
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Clear Coat for Red Clears

I did the red tail light mod from the stickie today. The clear coat I used doesn't look right. Is there a spacific kind that other org members used when they did it?
Old Oct 29, 2005 | 09:10 PM
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If you used the Testors Candy Apple red you don't need a clear coat.
Old Oct 29, 2005 | 10:05 PM
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aw man, I already used one. Thanks anyway
Old Oct 29, 2005 | 10:32 PM
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i didn;t do tail lights but i did AE headlights. and when i applied my clear coat. it looked really nasty and ugly. Like it was creamy and stuff. But once it left to it dry over night wow. They look great.
Old Oct 30, 2005 | 09:20 PM
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same thing happened to me. They look good now, i also did the door pillar thing this weekend. The car looks good
Old Oct 30, 2005 | 09:31 PM
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Originally Posted by DragonMaxima
If you used the Testors Candy Apple red you don't need a clear coat.
you do, if you don't want the paint to fade and crack and look bad.

regular duplicolor clear coat should be fine, seems like you've got it all worked out now though.
Old Oct 30, 2005 | 10:35 PM
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Originally Posted by southeast_first
you do, if you don't want the paint to fade and crack and look bad.

regular duplicolor clear coat should be fine, seems like you've got it all worked out now though.
Exactly. Testors paint is not weather proof and will crack and or fade over time. Mine looked like **** about 2 weeks after painting them.
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