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| | | Forums66 Topics128,042 Posts1,055,509 Members48,424 | | Most Online14,466 Apr 26th, 2026 | | AD Chevy Trucks Over 6,000 pictures Brad Allen has an awesome collection of Chevrolet factory pictures that he has set up from film strips. Check them out!
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on the Internet for over 30 years! and not clogged down with Ads! Again, thanks! | | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,377 Ex Hall Monitor | | Ex Hall Monitor Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,377 | The analogy I like to use reference "baked" enamel is to put a drop of water on a piece of glass. If you put a fan on it, it'll dry faster but when it's dry it's no dryer than the drop you let air dry. All baking does is accelerate the drying. In fact when you use high temp baking the additives that are added to paint to keep it from discoloring from the heat can cause orange peel in the paint.
You get the smooth texture by putting a lot of clear on, color sanding the texture out then buffing it. If you're wanting to match the factory finish, leave some texture to the paint. All of the factory paint jobs I've seen were not show car smooth.
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