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Originally Posted by fairladyZ34 clear coat usually takes a good amount of time to dry before you should buff them with polishing compunds and a buffer if you have one.

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Old 08-10-2010, 02:42 PM   #3 (permalink)
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clear coat usually takes a good amount of time to dry before you should buff them with polishing compunds and a buffer if you have one.

here is a good tutorial

How to Smoke Taillights - Nissan 350Z & 370Z Wiki
Yeah, I read on the can that the clear coat can take up to a week to fully cure. In light of that, I haven't done anything since Saturday when I did the original work.

I have a few questions:
- How many coats of clear coat should be applied? I only put on one, because it was really looking cloudy, but it had cleared up some as time goes by and I haven't done anything to it yet (i.e. rubbing compound/buffing). I can add more coats this weekend if needed.
- What is the difference between a rubbing compound and a polishing compound:

Turtle Wax T415 - Rubbing Compound | O'Reilly Auto Parts

Turtle Wax T417 - Polishing Compound | O'Reilly Auto Parts

Any suggestions on which one would be better? I don't have a rotary buffer, so I'd be doing all this by hand.
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