How to remove clearcoat dry spray?

[Bighitbiker3]

Well I did it! Got everything painted and cleared last night and it looks amazing. Of course there's a considerable amount of trash and some runs because i'm just a noob in his garage, but overall it looks stunning.

I do have some runs that i'm planning on learning how to wetsand and polish out, unless y'all would recommend the razor blade method?

My main question is there is an area on the front bumper that I thing got a dry edge. It's not glossy like the rest of the bumper. What are my options here? Can I wetsand and polish that out? Or is respraying the clear on that necessary?

 

[crashtech]

You can try to polish it, but dry spray typically means that there is a dangerously thin layer of clear in that spot, so you are very likely to burn through it during the attempt. A sand and reclear is probably the best path to success, keeping the sanding careful and somewhat light in the thin areas to avoid the need to spot prime and re-base. Grey scotchbrite would be your friend for the thin areas.

 

[Bighitbiker3]

You can try to polish it, but dry spray typically means that there is a dangerously thin layer of clear in that spot, so you are very likely to burn through it during the attempt. A sand and reclear is probably the best path to success, keeping the sanding careful and somewhat light in the thin areas to avoid the need to spot prime and re-base. Grey scotchbrite would be your friend for the thin areas.

Even if I did 3 coats? It was gloss up until the 3rd coat :/

 

[crashtech]

You can always try. Sometimes I assume that if a spot was dry on the last coat, it may not have been very wet on the preceding coats either. Only you would know!

 

[Lizer]

Even if I did 3 coats? It was gloss up until the 3rd coat :/

As your fellow amateur I know exactly what you’re talking about, where you spray something wet and then overspray from an adjacent panel lands on what you had previously sprayed. If this is the case, you’re good to cut and buff as you normally would.

 

[Bighitbiker3]

You can always try. Sometimes I assume that if a spot was dry on the last coat, it may not have been very wet on the preceding coats either. Only you would know!

How long do I need to wait before sanding and spraying another coat? Been about 75 in the shop the past day or so

 

[Bighitbiker3]

As your fellow amateur I know exactly what you’re talking about, where you spray something wet and then overspray from an adjacent panel lands on what you had previously sprayed. If this is the case, you’re good to cut and buff as you normally would.

This is pretty much exactly it. There is a part on the bumper I’m not sure about though that I’m just going to spray again because it’s off the car and easy. Just need to figure out how long to wait until I’m good to do that

 

[Chris_Hamilton]

This is pretty much exactly it. There is a part on the bumper I’m not sure about though that I’m just going to spray again because it’s off the car and easy. Just need to figure out how long to wait until I’m good to do that

24 hours then you can sand and re-clear if necessary.

 

[Lizer]

This is pretty much exactly it. There is a part on the bumper I’m not sure about though that I’m just going to spray again because it’s off the car and easy. Just need to figure out how long to wait until I’m good to do that

Since nobody has said this, my understanding is if you spray more clear and cut or buff through it then you will get halos from the interface of the new clear and old. I have no experience with this as I’ve never done it. But you’d want to make sure you sprayed on enough additional coats thar you don’t sand or buff through them to the first coats you applied.