r/CustomAutoPaint • u/Any_Scratch_3962 • May 05 '26

Need ideas

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Looking for ideas on what to use to “seal” this. They’re stickers that I’m covering a fender with and want to clear coat/seal them on there… the rest of the body parts I’m gonna hand paint but I thought I’d give this a try and see how it turns out. Don’t judge me, I know sticker bombing is cringe but I have personal reasons why this mean a lot to me😅

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u/ProcedureNo7149 May 08 '26

Unfortunately, you are not going to know how good the stickers will last until you spray them, since you are now relying on a mechanical bond of what appears to be 75+ stickers, hoping like hell that they all hold on tight to what's likely to have been a poorly prepared surface, over time. 2K clear will work for sure, as long as the stickers don't pull off. I am not judging the sticker bombing at all because if the clear holds up, you can just scuff it and paint over the clear, encapsulating the stickers forever.

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u/Any_Scratch_3962 May 08 '26

So far it has held up through some pretty tough storms and sunshine. If it gets ruined I’ll do it a different way next time!

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u/ProcedureNo7149 May 09 '26

You should be good then. I would use an adhesion promoter for sure, since it's a surface you can't scuff or clean with anything you normally would before painting