This product requires no catalyst. It does require X-otic Colours fast reducer product number 50--111.

If artistic applications are planned, use quality tapes to reduce adhesive transfer. Have 500 to 600 grit wet/dry sandpaper on hand. We suggest wet sanding with a small amount of non-film forming dishwashing liquid added to the water. Wet sanding limits transfer of body oils during sanding, allows abrasives to conform to object contours, and helps prevent sandpaper from clogging. Limit direct hand contact with the object to reduce surface contamination. You will need lint and contamination free wiping and drying materials.  Wear lint free gloves when working on dry surfaces.

Mixing:

1.       Stir or shake the product aggressively before use.

2.       Reduce with Fast Urethane reducer, X-otic-Colours Reducer product number 50-111. No other reducer should be used in this product.

3.       Accurately measure 2 parts of Protective/ Bonding/ & Jammin’ Cleer to one measured part Fast Urethane Reducer. This is the equivalent of a 50% reduction.

Filter:

Strain mixture into gun cup using a fine mesh cone strainer.

Re-coats:

Always allow sufficient “flash off” time between coats. Each successive coat of Protective/ Bonding/ Jammin’ Cleer that is applied must be just dry to the touch. This will typically occur in less than fifteen minutes depending on shop conditions. Never apply more than four coats in one application.

Protective Use Of The Product:

General Information:

There are many methods for applying artwork and graphics.  Experienced custom painters have developed their own processes and special application techniques. We wish to provide general information that will be of assistance. We also refer you to additional information in your public library, along with specialized magazines that cater to custom painters interested in the artistic applications of custom paint.

Never apply artistic tape-outs to a Metallic or Pearl Basecoat that has not been protected with Protective/ Bonding/ & Jammin’ Cleer. For artistic layouts: limit ungloved contact with the surface; limit tape contact;use light application pressure with tape to reduce adhesive transfer to Basecoats; allow minimum “flash off“ time on the artistic application coat which will limit adhesive transfer when the tape is removed.

Application Directions for Protection: (Protective use for artistic and graphic applications)

1.       Test Spray – adjust air pressure, fan, and paint flow to suit the spray equipment being used.

2.       Gun Distance 6 inches – using a 50% overlap pattern.

3.       When the last Basecoat application has just dried to the touchl, apply two medium coats of Protective/ Bonding/ & Jammin’ Cleer. This will help prevent the removal of pearl platelets, metallic flakes, and lifting of Basecoats from tape pulls and miss- tapes.

4.       The Protective/ Bonding/ Jammin Cleer should be allowed to dry one hour.

5.       Then lightly wet sand with 500 grit wet/dry sandpaper. Wash, rinse, and dry.

6.       Apply artistic coats.

7.       Allow each coat to just dry to the touch and then commence with topcoat applications as soon as the tape is removed.

Bleeding that may be Encountered in Custom Painting & Suggested Solutions:

Some colours may bleed into artistic applications (usually very dark colours that carry higher concentrations of tint pastes or toners). A simple precautionary step to determine if bleeding will occur is to perform a small trial application. This trial application has saved many custom painters from unexpected problems during actual applications. A trial application can save labor, material, and money.

We suggest you perform the trial application on the scrap item you used and saved from your test spraying of Primer Coats. Apply all products – Basecoat through Cleer Coats – using the same application sequence planned for your artistic application. Allow recommended dry time between coats. If bleeding occurs during the trial application, specific steps will be required and are outlined below.

There are typically two types of bleeding:

* Type I:  Bleeding when an artistic application is applied on a protected Basecoat -- (a protected Basecoat is a Basecoat on which Protective/ Bonding/ & Jammin’ Cleer has been applied).

* Type II:  Bleeding when an artistic application is applied over a catalyzed Candee Mid-Coat.

A Suggested Solution to Type I Bleeding:

Allow the last Basecoat application to dry dull and become just dry to the touch.  Apply 2 medium coats of Protective/ Bonding/ & Jammin’ Cleer, product number 34-200. Allow to dry one hour. Lightly wet sand with 500 grit wet/dry sandpaper. Wash, rinse, and dry. Then apply 3 unreduced medium coats of Production Cleer, product number 32-200, (requires catalyst). See Product Application Directions for Production Cleer, Section 6-SBD-PCD. Use a simple tack test to determine re-coat times for Production Cleer.

Tack Test: Each coat should become tacky to the touch in the last area sprayed before the next coat is applied. When this test is performed, there should be no evidence of “cobwebs” between your finger and the tested area when the finger is lifted. However, the surface must remain tacky before the next coat is applied. Monitoring this drying process is critical.

Allow the final coat of Production Cleer to cure for  a minimum of 12 hours. Wet sand with 500 grit wet/dry sandpaper. Apply artistic application. This procedure will prevent bleeding of the Basecoat into artistic coats when topcoats are applied.

Note: If any Production Cleer Coat becomes dry to the touch before it can be re-coated, specific steps must be taken as outline in Product Application Directions, Section 6-SBD-PCD.
Otherwise lifting will occur.

A Suggested Solution to Type II Bleeding:

If artistic applications are planned after the application of Candee Mid-Coats, let the final Candee Mid-Coat cure for a minimum of 12 hours.  Wet sand with 500 grit wet/dry sandpaper. Wash, rinse, and dry.  Then apply 3 unreduced medium coats of Production Cleer, product number 32-200 (requires catalyst).

Use the tack test between coats of Production Cleer. Each coat should become tacky in the last area sprayed before the next coat is applied.  When this test is performed, there should be no evidence of “cobwebs” between your finger and the tested area when the finger is lifted. However, the surface must remain tacky. Monitoring this drying process is critical.

Allow the final coat of Production Cleer to cure for  a minimum of 12 hours. Wet sand with 500 grit wet/dry. Wash, rinse, and dry. Apply artistic application. This procedure will prevent bleeding of the Candee Mid-Coat into artistic coats when topcoats are applied.