hi thanks for reading. when i bought my vfr it had fell over on the right side no big damage not enough to deal with. but the left side had some epoxy fixes and very minor rash. well i decided the repaint the left side fairing. i ordered italian red spray cans from colorite and some clear, I've done a good bit of painted so i figured i could pull it off. Once everything was to my liking the primer went on, about 3 to 5 coats then the color and cleared it with three coats(was going to do more but colorrite suggest no more than three due to yellowing). I was very pleased with the match of the paint color but the finish is just different, not as smooth would be the best way to explain. Colorrite suggests to wet sand to get the full gloss. thats where my personal experience ends. I've never wet sanded and am afraid to make things worse by not knowing correct procedure. like i said i'm very pleased with it but when you're setting on it you can really tell a difference. So if anybody has some experience with this please elaborate. Or should i leave well enough alone cause next summer i plan on getting all new bodywork, just didn't want to get nice new perfect fairings and have a rookie moment and damage them.
I think that what you're looking for is one of those very slightly abrasive pastes for finishing a paint job like a mirror, by taking out all the natural waves in the surface (polishing compound? buffing compound?). I try to resist the allure of it. A car collector gave me some in a little jar, it does get scratches out, but once you've ground your way through the clear coat on the original paint job it's toast, but it sounds like the next logical step for you. Google has turned up a reference to using (wet) baking soda; if you want to experiment you should let us know how that works!
