bartman ... I know most all painting is "base coat / clear coat" nowadays. The base coat is a dull color coat ... the clear coat shot over it brings on the shine. The only thing I was concerned about in your post was mentioning a "heavy duty clear coat" which I took as a "thick coat". Like I also mentioned ... products probably have changed in recent years, but a thick clear coat a few years back sure gave the paint job a deep color and shine, but it eventually crazed and yellowed. Light clear coat applications seldom have that issue. If "heavy duty clear coat" meant a special clear coat formula and not anything to do with thickness ... disregard my concern.
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