I just coated my rod with the Duplicolor clear coat spray, all was going good, until on the last coat, I didn't realize that teh can was low, amd it spurtedout some clear and left like spots or like blotches of clear, what can i do to get them out? thank you.

Let dry for a few days and wet sand them out, 1500-2000 grit, then polish.

Thanks, the polish is that like car polish, and should i wait till i wrap the guides first?

Let it dry a few days then wet sand it out with 1500 grit paper. Then recoat the clear with a fresh can .

Freddwhy (Rapt-Ryte)

Definitely recoat after sanding. Polish or wax is temporary.
Look at a rod like a car. You wouldn't sand it before waxing. Sand before clearcoat.
Your new rod will be beautiful.

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Joe Azar

Wax is temporary, Polish is not. Wet sanding, then polishing a car with machine polish is a normal procedure. It will actually give more gloss and a smoother finish than just spraying it. There is nothing wrong with wet sanding the specks out, then polishing the sanding dullness to a shine, but I could see you easily sanding through the clear and having to recoat anyway.

If you wish to attempt to polish the spit clear spots out, I say wet sand carefully with 2000, using equal pressure around the curvature of the blank. If you see your paint color in the sanding water, you just sanded through your clear coat. All you are trying to do is knock down the high spots. Then polish the blank with 3m machine polish. You could use some rubbing compound then the machine polish to speed up the process, but be carefull, it can be easy buff through the clear with rubbing compound.

If it doesn't work out, or you sand or buff through the clear, you could always clean the rod and recoat. BTW, polish before wrapping the guides, but clean the blank with alcohol before wrapping the guides. I'm not sure, but the polishing residue could effect the epoxy. The dullness from the sanding won't come back, they will have been "polished" away.

I have used this method for a scuffed up blank with success.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/23/2011 11:13PM by Thomas Brown.

That Duplicolor clear won't like to much sanding and buffing so be carefull. I would wet sand it flat and shoot it again.

Don't be cheap next time get two cans

You should only need two coats

Bill - willierods.com