Topic: is there a good can clear coat

[hymodyne]

I went to the Spraymax website in one of the posts in this thread. I'm interested in using it as a clear coat over a dupliucolor  acrylic lacquer metalflake I want to use on my bike and helmet. Does anyone know if spraymax can be used over acrylic lacquer?

  The Spraymax site had this notation as well concerning their product: 

IR drying recommended

What does this mean?

hym

[UnCrash]

IR drying recommended

IR usually means Infra Red.  Bill Best, founder of Thermal Electric of Columbia, S.C., developed the infrared heater technology in the 1960s, primarily to give automakers a faster way to dry the paint on cars.

[chopstar500]

I just finished my tank with the SprayMax Urethane Glamour 2 Part Clear over Duplicolor MetalSpecs Silver Flake (with custom graphics) - results were unbelievable - I was stunned. The SprayMax sprayed like a gun right from the can & the gloss is on par with any "real" gun job. Very, very minimal orange peel - I could hit with 2000 grit & a buffer and it would be pure glass. TOP NOTCH PRODUCT!!!

Highly recommended - I find myself just staring at my tank forever in total disbelief. As with any paint job, prep work is key - and you want to spray in a dust free environment (with a mask). Spray it out in the backyard on a windy day & even a $1,000 paint job looks like dung.

Still in disbelief...

BTW - Get SprayMax Clear at Eastwood = best price, fast ship, dependable rep.

[hymodyne]

I've bookmarked the eastwood site and will buy some as soon as I can afford it. Any suggestions as to how many cans it would take to paint  a tank, sidecovers, seatpod and fairing upper and lower?

hym

[neil young]

I've bookmarked the eastwood site and will buy some as soon as I can afford it. Any suggestions as to how many cans it would take to paint a tank, sidecovers, seatpod and fairing upper and lower?

hym

buy 2 cans......they are a good size.
as i stated earlier  1 can did 3  heavy coats on a tank,side covers and chain guard.
i bought 2 and only used one.I'm sure I'll find a use for the second one.
also remember ...once the 2 part process is activated you have 24 hours to finish the job per can.

[mustangcar]

my buddy and i used a can of spraymaxx for the first time,with one can we clearcoated his 83  hondas nighthawk frame,my sidecovers and a few misc brackets,,this stuff is awesome,we tried cleaning some overspray up with thinner precleaner would not wipe off, i opened up the can after we used it with cutters, it has a very high quality filter in it,nice spray pattern tip also, the hardening agent is held in an inner aluminum tube inside the can that gets punctured from a pin on the bottom of the can,,,this stuff is great,no orange peel, no cleaning of air guns, glass finish a+ product,only drawback is i can't mix in some metallic flake in with the clear ,like when i did i painted my tank,oh well i'll probably use it as a final coat next time i paint my spare tank