I kinda thought that the clear coat thing was not a good idea but I figured I'd check to make shure. The color is coming out pretty good the hood and the drivers side frt fender is all we have done right now, havn't had time for much else. he did not want to compleatly respray unless he really had to, if it was resprayed, the truck would be almost flawless. It turns a lot of heads and gets a lot of compliments even now, with the paint the way it is.