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Old 11-14-2008   #11 (permalink)
RichLockyer
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Originally Posted by rival-dealer View Post
single pack solvent paints cure in a couple of hours
wrinkling will only happen if paints aint compatable and react with each other
Not entirely true.

I've had subsequent coats of the same rattle can paint wrinkle over previous coats. That's why the can says "recoat within 2 hours or after 48"... it's the "after 48" where I've had problems.

Doing a guitar body, I had no problems with color coats, and the first clear coat went on beautifully (same brand rattle can). The 2nd clear coat crazed like it was wrinkle-finish paint. It didn't harm the color coats, and I ended up carefully wetsanding and buffing the clear off and just rubbed out the color coat.
The same brand clear on the bare maple neck... 2 coats didn't craze, but it also never fully cured. Ended up stripping it (which was a PITA because it just balled up in the paper like rubber cement) and using a thinned brushed on acrylic.
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