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Originally Posted by Cade01
There were some really nice results with Duplicolor Metalcast red and Spraymax 2k clear coat. They are more expensive than VHT but give better results. I used VHT red and had to do a lot of wet sanding and polishing to get it to look nice. I will be cleaning it off and redoing it with the other two I mentioned.
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Metalcast looks great
now, but it
WILL fade. Give it about 7-8 months.
Wetsanding it off my wrx tails to redo them was a major PITA. If you go VHT and the correct lacquer clearcoat.. and put in the wetsanding/polishing time they'll look better and last much longer. You cannot skip the wetsanding/polishing step or they'll get dull. Its just nature of the beast using Lacquer.
Or, just get a hold of a local bodyshop and have them shot with the correct base/clear urethane that wont fade at all and last as long as the paint finish on the car. Cost depends on the shop, most can mix a candy red right in house so you get the exact color tone you want too.
