![Can I just paint clear coat over these scratches without primer or base paint? I don't care about the look, I just want to prevent rusts and spend as less money as Can I just paint clear coat over these scratches without primer or base paint? I don't care about the look, I just want to prevent rusts and spend as less money as](https://i.redd.it/8atxqlipcvc71.jpg)
Can I just paint clear coat over these scratches without primer or base paint? I don't care about the look, I just want to prevent rusts and spend as less money as
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![Found this pic of a primer & clearcoat paintjob on a corolla and I'm seriously considering doing it (car could really do with a respray). Thoughts? Found this pic of a primer & clearcoat paintjob on a corolla and I'm seriously considering doing it (car could really do with a respray). Thoughts?](https://static.carthrottle.com/workspace/uploads/posts/2018/01/e58371fdf9ece7a510aaaff66dbcfb28.jpg)
Found this pic of a primer & clearcoat paintjob on a corolla and I'm seriously considering doing it (car could really do with a respray). Thoughts?
![Lesson learned today. Dont use a clear coat/primer mix over top a white paint/primer mix. Have to sand it down, reapply white and then coat with varathane semi gloss. Case mod mistake Lesson learned today. Dont use a clear coat/primer mix over top a white paint/primer mix. Have to sand it down, reapply white and then coat with varathane semi gloss. Case mod mistake](https://preview.redd.it/lnix1bah2fk31.jpg?auto=webp&s=b4e6dac89ac3ca4000d90d13e0e0b47462625984)
Lesson learned today. Dont use a clear coat/primer mix over top a white paint/primer mix. Have to sand it down, reapply white and then coat with varathane semi gloss. Case mod mistake
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