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Fubar231

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So i tinted my side markers with VHT Nightshade and wetsanded inbetween each coat, and did several coats. After that ive been applying clear coat, wetsanding inbetween each coat. I applied the final coat of clear coat that im going to put on tonight, and had a question about wetsanding before polishing.

 

Should i wetsand the clear coat w/ 2k grit sandpaper before polishing, or leave it? Ive seen tutorials for tinting them with wetsanding the clear and without wet sanding the clear. I just want it to look as glossy and smooth as possible.

 

I will be polishing the clear coat with Meguiars Plast-X.

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When i was lightly sanding inbetween each clear coats i noticed some spots on the light looked diff than others. Like some were a lighter grey while some of it was still black. Should i sand it down till its all even or just light sand and polish?
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I've seen a lot of lens tinting write-ups instructing you to wetsand between each coat, which I never understood. Seems like a waste of time IMO. Like Rocky, I just wetsand at the end after the last coat of clear and the end result always looks good
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I had to wetsand inbetween each coat because i would get little specs of dust and other shit in it thats just floating around in the air, so i had to wait for it to cure and sand it smooth everytime. Tinting marker lights shouldnt take 4-5 days lol
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That dust in the base coats will sand out with the final wet sand. You do NOT need to sand between coats. What a way to make a short job very long with no better results.

BTW, I tint lights weekly almost for people...and IMO, the first mistake you made was using nightshades, that stuff is garbage.

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Well you got lucky sport. They look good

 

Thanks man, ill try and get a better pic of one of them outside in the light some time. I mean i hope they would look good i spent a good amount of time on them, not that i wanted too, but i would get little bits of dust or other bullshit floating around in my garage in the vht/clear when i sprayed so i'd have to wait for it to cure, wetsand, and repeat. It was an extremely long process just for painting/clearing something.

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