painting my dash?

i went to a auto body shop and had them mix me up a can of spray paint, it has alot more clear in at then any can you can buy at a normal store and it lays and covers really nice. ive used that metallic paint and it doesnt get that glossy.

hmm... could i get a can of clear coat and spray it while the paint is still wet to "add" the clear that way....or could i just wait until the paint dried then used a clear coat?...the only reason i say is because that rattle can is a really close match to my paint on the outside of the truck plus it looks good, better than it did before but i was just wondering if i could add another step to the process to improve it.

your suppose to wait until the paint is dry to the touch to do any other coats, including clear

yeah thats what i thought but i thought maybe it would have a different effect on the paint.

when i did the paint on my starions i tried to clear coat it, the paint was dry to the touch BUT it was humid. so when i tried to put the clear coat on it hazed up, never gave just a clear coat. so make sure its not too humid so it wont effect what the clear coat is actually suppose to do

hope that made sense

yeah i see what your sayin...its been nice outside lately not to hot and hardly any humidity. but tomorrow i think its supposed to rain. ill see what it feels like in the garage tomorrow when i go to do it. thanks for that tid bit though, i didnt even think about the humidity dulling things out.

WELL I GOT THE WHOLE DASH TAKEN OUT AND STARTED SANDING IT SO I CAN PRIME AND GET IT READY FOR PAINT...YOU GUYS WERE RIGHT, IT IS A LOT OF WORK (NOT THAT I THOUGHT YOU WERE LYING)...IS IT SAFE TO USE AN ELECTRIC SANDER TO GET THAT TEXTURE OUT OF THE PLASTIC PIECES?

orbital yes, belt no.

so i started to rattle can my dash and didnt like the way the test peices came out so i decided to go all out on it and get automotive primer/paint mixed to match my truck and engine bay. i bought a set of guns and all the necessary stuff to get the job done right. i started on everything a few weeks ago and am just now getting around to painting it. anyways, i got a couple pieces done and i love the way it came out. i dont plan on cutting the clear coat so im just gonna spray it and call it a day. it looks really good, the picture doesnt do it much justice but it gets the job done. ill post up more pictures when i get it all back in the truck.





here are the hvlp guns i bought, they work pretty good.

o snap son...i might have to send out some pieces to u to paint