The main reason people have been using it is its fuel resistance. It's around $20 a can and hard to get except by mail. What are the best of the rest, and are any of them fuel resistant?
Sorry it took so long to post this. Ran this evaluation of gloss clearcoats about 3-1/2 years ago, took awhile to gather the cans and my notes, plus it's COLD out there!
This was a very subjective evaluation, based on my criteria for clear brilliance on the green mini-metalflake. The general items I experienced and evaluated were:
- Application at temps of 85°-95°F, 50%-70% humidity, two 10"-12" fogging coats, about 10 minutes apart.
- Fogging/spray quality, some cans have good fine mist nozzels, others have industrial gloppers.
- Gloss-out and orange peel. Some try to orange peel, but gloss-out anyway.
- Gloss quality, from glass-smooth mirror to almost satin.
- Milkyness, some are very clear, some have a pseudo milky translucience.
- Color brilliance, some actually enhance the color, some dull and subdue it.
- Brilliance and flake retention at various angles. Some cloud the mini-flake effect when viewed at an angle.
- Evaluations done in the sun and in the shade.
- Resistance to abuse, mild scratch and 'ding' tests.
- Purported resistance to the elements, including Ultra-Violet sunlight.
Did NOT test for fuel resistance. I come from the old-school acrylic lacquer days, when we meticulously avoided fuel spillage. Didn't expect any of these to demonstrate any better resistance anyway.
Pic #1 - Far left can is the green mini-flake I used on the bike. Next to it is the champion of the test, Helmsman Sparvar. From left to right are the runner-ups, the best clears.
Pic #2 - From left to right, are the better to good clears.
Pic #3 - From left to right are the fair to poor clear paints, not recommended.
The Sparvar worked very well, glossed-out well with a tight skinning. However, as warned on the label, some 'amber' tinting is indeed appearing, so be advised. Wish I would've known about the SprayMax 2000, and added it to the tests...