rustoleum - to clear coat or not...

[brooklyn]

I have repainted my hardtop doors using the rustoleum process described in this section and now have a question.

Do I coat with clear coat or not?

I didn't use a hardner with the paint and it does seem a little soft and I am figuring the clear coat will give me more protection from scratches, but then some have said using clear coat makes it harder to fix if you do get a scratch.

Any thoughts or advice is appreciated.

Joe

 

[thecrazygreek]

Clear it...

Use a high solids clear. 50% plus solids.

dont listen to anyone who says clear coats are harder to repair.. they dont know what they dont know...

 

[40Flipper]

Paint usually takes a good while to dry full. I'd wait to clear coat it for a little while. maybe a week or two. Clear coat touch ups shouldn't be too bad since you're not going for a show truck look anyway.

 

[1973Guppie]

I did rattle can clearcoat on my trail rig, it turned white, started flaking off and looked like s***, I would say just leave it if you just used rustoleum cheap paint....