KBS Coatings DiamondFinish Clear, 4 oz.

The 4 oz can of KBS DiamondFinish Clear is the small parts and touch up size. It is a single component moisture cured urethane clear coat with no hardener, no catalyst, and no mixing. Stir it, brush it on, and put the lid back. Because it goes direct to metal it is the answer for polished aluminum, brass, and copper that will not stay bright, for tractor emblems, hitch hardware, gate latches, hand tools, and for the fishing lures and duck calls that ordinary clears never seem tough enough for. It cures water clear and stays clear, reaching 7H pencil hardness in 7 days and holding up through 1000 hours of salt spray. It laughs off diesel, fertilizer, battery acid, and most solvents, and it is rated to 325 degrees Fahrenheit without yellowing. Brush or spray it, then cut and buff after 24 hours for a mirror. A 4 oz can covers about 12 sq ft per coat at 2 mils. It is UV stable but does not block UV, so the color under it must be UV stable in full sun. Made in the USA.Prep is what makes a clear coat last. Over a cured automotive base coat, let the color dry about an hour and go straight over it. Over older cured coatings, wash with KBS Klean diluted 10 parts hot water to 1 part cleaner, scuff with 600 to 1200 grit, clean again, rinse, and dry. On bare ferrous metal, sand or polish to the finish you want, then clean at that same 10 to 1 dilution. On aluminum, brass, or copper, use 25 parts hot water to 1 part KBS Klean, wipe rather than soak, and rinse right away. Never use a solvent rag or a tack cloth, since the residue causes fisheyes. Apply between 50 and 82 degrees Fahrenheit in moderate to dry air. Do not shake the can. Stir thoroughly, pour a working amount into a clean steel or glass container, and reseal the can. Apply at least 2 thin coats at 2 mils each, or 3 for marine and industrial work. Thin 10 to 15 percent with KBS number 1 Thinner or xylene when spraying, never lacquer thinner. Recoat in 2 to 4 hours. Clean tools right away.