[dataway]

The lesson I seem to have learned is .... if you put enough clear on it you can solve most any problem with sandpaper and a buffer.

I reshot the clear on a door outside on a windy day .... the result was so much garbage that I was convinced it had to be sanded down and shot again. Started sanding with some of that "super fine" foam type sand"paper" ... maybe 1200 grit? When I finished I said what the heck, I'll hit it with the buffer and see what happens ... cleaned up beautiful.

Sanded and shot the second door (another door where I had the clear on too light) with a few more coats of clear (on a nice day) going to sand and buff that one too.

So if you get the base on right (metallic in my case) and get enough clear on it, you can solve a lot of issues like garbage, mild peel, minor runs etc. Sure beats having to do single stage paint work.