How to get a gloss shine

[cmcfaul]

I bought matching paint for the car and did the hood. I applied cans of gloss clear coat. Sanded liberally with 800 - 1500 grit wet sand paper but it still looks like a smooth but matt finish. How can I get it to have the high gloss I was hoping for?

Full disclosure, this was for my Girlfriends VW Tourage.

Thanks,

Chris
89 Carrera

[962porsche]

you applied cans of gloss clear coat??? your using spray can ?

[cmcfaul]

yes, went on line and bought 3 rattle cans of black that should match the car and 3 cans of clear gloss. Applied the black in a couple coats and the same for the clear. Came out OK but not shiny like I want it.

Anything I can do to make it high gloss?

Thanks,

Chris

[Bill Douglas]

I use an electrical polisher with coarse polishing compound then fine polishing compound.

[962porsche]

I still don't know just what products your using other than spray cans.
most all spray can products are lacking one thing called a catalyst aka hardener.
there are some spray cans that have a hardener making them a 2K product that right before you use them you mix the two together by pressing a plunger on the underside of the can then mixing them together by shaking the can.

if its just a single component product it will at times take a week or weeks to get to fully cured. it's often very difficult to sand a buff up a single component product until it has fully cured .
also if your spraying a enamel based product its almost impossible to get the same very high gloss or depth out of it.

you also may not be getting the gloss your looking for because of micro scratches left from your color sanding.
sanding with a 800 and then a 1500 is a very course sanding grit. sanding with a 2000 is far better. the 1500 if to fine of a grit to easily sand out a 800 grit scratches.