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Old 04-22-2019, 11:27 AM   #22
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Whether it is solvent based or water based modern automotive paint is a base coat and clear coat. The clear coat is absolutely a two part mix, otherwise it would have even worse durability than it does now. The only two part spray cans that exist are made by SprayMax and cost $24 a can, it is what I use when I'm doing small projects and don't want to have to clean out my spray gun. The likelihood of him running over an activated can of spraymax that hasn't already gone through its pot life of 48 hours is pretty close to zero. So I don't care what he ran over, acetone will take it off and it will not affect his clear coat. Clay barring would take off any of the paint that isn't really adhered well.
A two stage (base and clear) is not the same thing as a two part finish. I can not find anything that says the clear coat on Subarus are a two part finish. If they are it is pretty rare. You have something that shows it is a two part coating?
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