Thread: Acrylic Clear Rattle Can

Im am new and just cant figure this out.. please forgive.. I did a painting, practice and cleared it with Krylon acrylic clear (rattle can) and it almost immediately spider webbed and cracked.. I am using Auto air paint with 4011 reducer.. any idea what caused it to happen or how to prevent it? I let it dry overnight before i sprayed the clear on it..

Any help would be appreciated.. Ron

sounds like a reaction with the paint and clear is the auto air enamal if so acrylic and enamal paints dont mix they will tend to fry up but ask the others cause i havent a clue with auto air etc they all use im jus going from car enamal and acrylic paint

what was used for a base coat before you added autoair artwork?

AA should be fine with krylon clear

the base coat was just krylon black paint.. just some practice panels... I just have no idea why it would react like that.. I sprayed a panel with the krylon black on it with the crystal clear and it didnt do it...
I am going to get a can of the duplicolor clear rattle can to see if it does the same thing.. Still wondering why...

Thanks.. After talking to a local body shop they said the same thing.. I just got a can of the dupont clear and look forward to trying it out.. Thanks for the info.. Ron

Once the base coat is sprayed you have a 12 hour window to clear it in, or the clear can pull the base right off the metal. If you are going to take a long time before the art work is finished you should do a clear over the base and let it dry. Then you can rough up the clear and then do your art work. I know I had this happen to me a long time ago it cost me the job and an unhappy customer. I never knew why the paint pulled off the wheel cover until this past year. A automotive customizer explained this to me.

sorry ive been out for a while.. thanks for the information.. ill keep on experimenting