if you only apply clear you have to sand the panel a bit before applying it or it will chip

Whenever I paint some mirrors, wiper arms, some side moldings ect., I'll paint them flat black, then a light coat of clear, then I get that 'shiny mat plastic factory' look.

I used the rustoleum camoflage in deep forest green. It looks awesome!

I love your spray paint job, keep going, you are the best

Thanks for the great video!!! This help me to decide on painting my flat black wheels. Thankyou!!!👍

Wow bro best content Sharing your own experience with two different brands! Finish is amazing and it opens a lot of variation in different types of paint. Thank You !

Looks amazing!! 🤘🤔

You have helped me so much in painting my car for the first time. I have a 98 civic dx hatchback. You make great videos; keep up the good work. Texas Honda Channel is awesome!

I used the clear effex on gloss black with chrome trim rings on my steelies, looks great in the sunlight

I have a can of crystal clear enamel around but thought I may have grabbed the wrong stuff so I never used it.. I'm glad I seen this video or I would have never known that this is a usable solution

Sweet deal that looks great. Planning on doing my entire integra in a three tone, def using satin paint with a duel gloss clear like this, awsome, good vid

I'm looking at doing my whole car soon. Ive been doing different parts as a finish doing body work but that sparkle looks amazing. Nerd to do that

thank you for this... i have a spare flat black paint.. which im planning to use on repainting my guitar.... i dont like to make it flat black, but i need to be practical... i was thinking of spraying clear gloss over it but i was afraid it may ruin the guitar which wastes me money time and effort...your video answered my questions, and im happy to spend another $2 for clear

Looks really good boss

The video I was looking for... 🙏🏼

Looks awesome bud

That looks cool! Got me thinking the clear effects over the galaxy color shift spray paint and 2k clear would look just killer on my old skool bike frame!!

Sprinkling coloured glitter in to the 2k works really well

Very informative. Thank U 👍

There's three types of clear coat in rattle cans, 1, 2 and 3. 1 being the clear, activator and hardener are all in one. 2 being there is a little button on the bottom of the can you have to press which releases the activator and you should use it fairly quickly and 3 is the three part clear, activator and hardener . There all pretty much the same and the 1 part is just fine for most diy projects. 3 part clears are for advanced projects like painting entire vehicles.

Looks good 👌

thanks for this vid man!

Great video man! I wondered how that would turn out myself. That just opened up the door for some more colors!

During application on critical vertical areas prone to run I use a hair dryer to assist in solvent evaporation. Works great.

I got some effects to make a solid color metallic...im looking forward to using it. Thanks for video

Thanks for being willing to paint with Rustoleum clear coat, as the fancier 2K clear intimidates me at the moment! (My painting technique is still coming out like turd so I'm trying to keep practicing with low-cost materials...realizing that better quality materials may give a better effect, but I'm not bold enough yet! Thank you again for the inspiration and confidence-building! :)

Liked the video. I’ve just done a jukebox in flat black spray. Multiple coats. I didn’t realize that smooth plywood is hard to cover. Grainy patches all over, which I knocked down with a sanding pad before a few more coats of flat. Looks pretty solid now. My plan is to add flake and speckles to it, and I didn’t know whether I should put some gloss black on it first. Final coats are going to be Rustoleum crystal clear. I know it’s not going to look like a deeply polished piano when I’m done, but it still should be shiny enough if I forgo the gloss black.

Appreciate the video. I’ve always been hesitant about mixing the two different brands. I just painted a truck Rust-Oleum satin red. I’d like to add a satin clear but can’t find rustoleum locally in gallons. I can find duplicolor but afraid to mix.... any suggestions?

Thanks for the video 👍

Thank you for helping me out because I worried over my part 8 mask being ruined to start form scratch but thanks for the help

Thank you for showing us a cheaper alternative to 2K, even though you cant beat 2K

That looks good but once you wet sand and buff out it will look great. 😎🤟

I cant watch your videos no more ... Lol everytime i see your i want to go and buy cans and spray the car im fully convinced everysingle time lol keep it up man lol

Your spray technique is pretty good! I would be frightened about putting runs in it with the can that close.

Can someone wet sand it then buff it after? Or you recommend that for a 2k clear? I just primerer my hood black Matt tomorrow im going to do my Matt blade and primer spray tomorrow then clear coat

For me it's looks great

An old school method of demonstrating clarity (leveling) of topcoat, is to hold a digital watch or dollar bill against cured finish. The reflection of the image/numbers indicates the ‘clarity’ of the topcoat. Hard to hold the dollar at right angle to capture on video, but, trial & error (like everything else).

Hey James! I love your work. Can you update us on the pink Honda CRV? Just curious how the paint held up. Thank you!

How well do you think this would work on satin black rims

I saw Rustoleum Chrome Silver indoor only paint a few days ago. So, of course I plan to buy a can and paint an aluminum wheel, then spray over that with 2X clear gloss to see if I like it. If it looks good, I'll do the other 3.

I am curious if you clear over a gloss black/satin black two tone if it will look good. any input?

Yay! It looks great! Thanks for the mention! I didn’t know that Dupli Color created a metallic effect in a spray paint that you could add to any color! That makes the finish look so much better! 💜

Thanks for the video man. I just painted my road bike mouse grey matte. It came out as a prime color.. lol. ( I don't like it that much. I will use black components to make that contrast. I was wondering if I could apply gloss clear on it to make it pop out a little bit more. But now I have the answer.

For a 1k clear this look amazing

That looks pretty sick with the rainbow look, you gonna wet sand and buff it so we can see what it looks like?

If you get orange peal on satin can you sand it out? Thanks

Great video! Can you make a video buffing a single coat matte/satin finish to see what would happen

How many cans of the Spraymaxx 2k do you need for a whole car?

How many cans of 2k clear should I buy for a land yacht sedan?

How do you get the rust oleum not to winkle been having it winkle on me

I used that clear effects once , and it looks really good in sunlight. I think it would be good for ghost flames and such under the clear. Can you do a "fix peeling clear coat" video?

Good to know. I've kinda wondered myself if that would work and I see that it does. Now, what about a clear on a wrinkle paint? hehe

What is the effect of 2k clear over raptor liner?

Actually when I rebuilt my 19 72 Dodge charger I had to use all black panels like what you got but they were new so it's like a primer / codeine put on it it slick smooth like matte black paint so I literally took some 2K clear which is the stuff that has a little button on it and you press it and you shake it it came out like glass smooth and shiny and beautiful without even have the wet sand and buff the clear coat no orange peel nothing in it look like a professional paint job from a body shop then when I wet sanded it and polished it up to 10,000 grit sandpaper it literally looked like a mirror when done and everybody loves it and then when I tell him it's just the black primer coating stuff that they put on the panels when you buy new panels that's all that is their mouths at the floor I even got a buddy who is a body shop painter and he can buy the same type of primer coating they use on the new panels by the gallons and he's sprayed his whole car in that color because that primer is a beautiful satin black actually so you want to sat n black car and it looked beautiful on his 1972 amx javelin the only reason you use it is because he could buy by the gallon for 10 bucks compared to 100 to $200 a gallon for good set and black the name brand stuff that they use regularly on cars

After watching a bunch of your videos, I think I’m gonna attempt a rust oleum cobalt blue paint job, 2k clear is def out of the question atm would crystal clear enamel make a good top coat I’m not looking for amazing I just want my car to look good and also thanks again 🙏🏼

Was the paint sanded down throughly, then tack ragged first before it was clear coated?

been a while - really precious - so, so helpful ... just kidding

Hello i used an aerosol clear coat spray , but after 2 coats and after taking off the tape , it appeared that the coat was too thick with hard edges like really a thick clear coat layer that is way thicker than the rest of the car , what should i do ?

Have you ever used high heat engine clear rustoleum?

Good for you

i bought a rear bumper lip, in a matte black (didn’t mean too)… wanted gloss, really don’t want to take it back and wait for a new one… what can i do to gloss it up?

Where can I get some of this in the uk can't find any.

Hi. I have spray painted rear passenger door panel with black car spray paint. It's like matt and not glossy at all and does not match rest of car. Question... if I spray coat lacquer / clear coat will this make the paint high glossy and shiny ??

Great job. Will both the clear coats come out as good with other colors?

Yeah. Spraymax 2k clear. We hear you

Damn. You took my exact plan I've been working on my cougar to do! Small world! 👍

So clear coating satin turns it into gloss. Nice

Can i use clear code 2k after gloss black colour on wheels ??

what is the best temperature to put this type of gloss paint?

I NEED HELP: so I'm painting my golf cart and I've sanded it down to bare metal (1994 ezgo project cart) my wife like the rustoleum 2x seaside gloss...what primer do I need and do I need to put a gloss over it or just leave it?? Thank you in advanced bro

James is there a a way I could email you I have some questions about the paint on my ford f250? Thanks

Hey man i appreciate your videos and ive been studying them lol. Im getting ready to paint my k5 blazer. I think the spray max 2k clearcoat might be a little out of my budget. What other clearcoat would you recommend?

I wonder what the clear fx would look like over rustoleum cranberry red

Hi I just painted my truck with the rest oleum turbo black gloss. Had some runs and some mess up places so I wet sanded the whole truck with 800 grit. Now my question is should I just put the 2K clear on it with it sanded or sprayed again with the rest oleum turbo black and add the clear 2K clear right after...?

What grade sandpaper are you using to wet sand? I'm using 400, but it seems a little too agressive. I went to using super fine steel wool dry, which seemed better. Wetting it increases agressiveness.

Can you get 2K clear and quartz

What grit do you wet sand with after a job like this?

Would the flake go away after wet sanding ?

But if I want to have a flat black matte like black matte vinyl, should I use clear after? It looks like a gloss black now.

Would putting gloss clear on top of gloss or high gloss work. Or would it not bond if it dries I believe it could only work If it's still tacky like within 1 hour but I'm only assuming. And if it does would it even be a big difference.

Any recollection what the base paint was? Was it rustoleum?

Are you buying hoods at the wreckers, to test finishes and textures, and hanging them in the garage?

I got a question um I'm painting my vow cover but my vow covers made out of plastic so I was wondering the 2X will be all right says I put that other paint it start with V it's supposed to be for heat treat it in its flaking off so I wondering if 2X is not going to flake off and it's not gonna be too hot for it

Very interesting channel for sure. Ever try to spray a carbon road bicycle with Rust-Oleum etc ?

I was just thinking this at the store today lol

I've found that the duplicolor clear effects have consistency issues, also the duplicolor wheel paint. The first can of clear effects I had was great, the black base coat was a deep black, then in the light an amazing rainbow pearlescent-esque. The second can of clear effects has so much silver flake in it, the black base looked almost silver. The second can of black base was not the same, it was closer to gunmetal gray. I had already wasted the last of my good can of clear effects on the two "gunmetal" rims. I took it back to where I bought the paint and they gave me refund on the bad can of black and gave what I needed to fix my rims for free(a new can of black base, clear effects and clear coat) so I basically painted my rims for free.

Hi can you make a step by step on painting car hood like (wash > sand > primer ) pls. Really scared on spray painting my cute civic

Hi Moore Motorsport Garage! Dupi colour has a 1k pearl clear coat. Can I add it on top and then Max 2k clear coat? Cheers!

Hey I painted my 97 CR-V in a satin color and followed your steps! I didn’t add a clear coat and was wondering if I can wet sand and buff the satin paint to get a similar result as gloss paint?

In my experience, I painted my alloys Matt black witched looked really nice as a base coat, and my biggest fuck up was using a clear gloss laquer top coat! It now looks like a bodged gloss black spray job. Don't use gloss laquer on Matt paint job

I have to paint my tailgate to match my truck. I like the dupli-color without rainbow effects or what I call it. Glitter.

How much Years will the enamel clear last in the Texas heat before it starts fading

That looks amazing! Would regular waxing over rustoleum clear give a similar durability to 2k spray max?

Does this glitter lay flat under clear? My few attempts I’ve done with a glitter came out textured, wet sanding helped a little but took some of the color off the glitter.

Maybe you've covered this already but how do you keep a can spray tip from clogging if you don't use the whole can?

Great job. 2 Questions for you. How long did you wait before applying the cleat coat over the top coat. Also, can you use Rust Stop clear over 2X paint. Thanks Jerome.

Don't use anything else but 2k clear on that paint in about 2 weeks the paint will develop like a flaky peel effect. If you use just regular clear.

Looks good man!! What about clear coat over a primer as they grey primer is a nice shade of grey

I painted the top cover of a cd player. I used satin black but now I’m not sure if I should use a matte or just clear top coat or just leave as is. The satin black alone already looks shiny which I’m not a fan of tbh but no way I wanna go through the whole process again of sanding, priming and repainting with a matte black

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