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May 30th, 2008, 10:31 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: middleburg, pa
Posts: 713 Model: 06 FLST hertiage, stage 1 1450 pc111 Interests: hunting,wood working Occupation: medical asst. tech/DPW
| Clear coat
getting ready to re-paint, heard that you can't paint over clear coat. that it must be removed. seems to me it would be paintable if prepared right? | 
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May 30th, 2008, 07:57 PM
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| if the clearcoat and layers underneath are in good shape, all you will need to do is wetsand with 600 and go from there. this is not the proper way to do it, but it is the cheaper/easier way. i have done this before with good success. that being said i did it on MY paint not a customers. if it lifted it was on my bike, not someone elses..........any other questions just ask!!!!! 
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May 31st, 2008, 11:57 PM
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| Red Scotch Brite Pad Does Well Also If There Isn't Deep Scratch's Past The Clear Coat.
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Jun 1st, 2008, 04:57 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Nova Scotia,Canada
Posts: 665 Model: '90 FLSTC '03 FLHPI
| Use a little extra elbow grease and a heavier paper to sand of the clearcoat down to the base coat. Start with a 400 then go to 600 the clearcoat isn't that thick then there will be noworries about the paint lifting. My bud has 35 years exp auto painting (15 as a HD wrench)and he's "the guy" they come to when they want their antique cars done,I'm going up today to finish wiring in 96-up switches on to my 90 Heritage(6 leads on the new 7on the old) I'll ask him but I'm pretty sure he'll say take it down to the base coat.
BTW anyone else upgrade their switches? | |
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Jun 1st, 2008, 05:46 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Nova Scotia,Canada
Posts: 665 Model: '90 FLSTC '03 FLHPI
| Hey skull's;
Just got back from garage ,Guess I was wrong again, all you gotta do is like Chuck said, a good wet sandin with a 600 grit, even and smooth, then you can base and clear it.
Our buddy Gibby picked up a job this weekend to restore a '66 Chevy pickup, should be sweet when he's done , I'll try to post some pics when he's finished.
Last edited by Lucifer; Jun 1st, 2008 at 05:56 PM.
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