clear coat question
 

Can you spray clear over acrylic enamel.The acrylic enamel is a few years old and was wondering if the clear would shine it up and bring the paint back like new.I already have the clear coat is why i am asking.Thanks

what clear do you have?

clear
 

It is Omni brand clear.

i would try it in a small area first like the bottom of the fender or something like that before i'd spray the whole car.good luck

You need to a very good job of scuff sanding the car. It will work but I can't express the importance of a good job of sanding. I would use a grey or green scuff pad with some scuff stuff jel or ajax etc.

Yes you can spray uraethane clear coat over acrylic enamal as long as it is dry and clean!

clear coat
 

Will the clear coat make the paint come back out new and shiny.Thanks

yes, as shiny as you can lay the clear on!

If you are gona clear it you might as well just put a coat of base on too....but to do that you will have to sand the enamel and put a good urethane primer over it...base coat will lift the enamel( I think) I know for a fact that the base coat will lift laquer. At least every kind I have used will.This way you can block sand it and get it that much straighter..unless it is perfect already.

JMO

back in the day a. enamel was it. i love it. when its shot right its already glossy. but a old job that hass lost its gloss can usually be brought back to life if there was enough paint put on in the first place.there are 2 ways you can do it. one is to wet sand with 600 then 1000 or 1200 then buff it with a good compound or wet sand it with 1000 or 1200 shoot it with a high quality urethane clear, wet sand that with 2000 then 2500, buff that and presto shiny that looks deep.we do alot of that for customersthat have a old paint job(acrylic enamel) THAT STILL LOOKS GOOD JUST LOST ITS GLOSS.we have done it both ways and have not had a complaint yet