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I'm painting a stripe on a boat (above the waterline), and got some base/clear automotive paint. This will tell you how long ago I last used automotive paint: I've never used a 2-step paint system before. Last couple of cars I painted/touched up were just enamel with hardener.

I'm just curious about the basics:

1) How long should I wait between base coats? If I wait until it fully sets, do I need to wetsand it before the next layer? (I've already painted one coat of one portion of the boat, and it's fully set.)

2) How long should I wait to clear coat it? Same as above?

The info on the paint containers isn't very helpful.

I'm not expecting an auto quality finish. (I'm actually brushing the paint on one part of the boat!) But I'd like it not to flake off a year from now.