[Sixx]

I've seen so many awesome paint jobs here on the A/F and I've been struggling with mine still.

I can lay a fairly decent paint job down but I struggle with keeping the clear realisitc looking.

I've been using urethane clearcoat and I've at times just left them as is and they look good, but at other times I've had a few pieces of dust that I've had to sand out. It seems after I sand, I've tried different grades and types of compounds from Megiuars to Tamiya (Coarse, Fine, Finish) to get the shine back with no luck. I then use a 3M swirl remover to try to work the shine back in the areas sanded with no luck.

At this point, I have finished a body and I'm trying a new procedure, I've sanded the whole body including the cleared decals with 3000 grit sandpaper, washed the body down of any residual debris and I'm going to re-spray it with clear.

My questions are:

1. Because the car looks dull from the surface sanding, will a new layer of clear cover up the dullness?

2. should each layer of paint be sanded prior to the next layer going down except on metallics & pearls and such with a flake?

3. Should clear, regardless of type, laquer, urethane, acrylic, etc. be sanded to smooth it out and what is the proper way of bringing back the shine without leaving haze, swirl, or dullness to the clear?

thanks!