So far I’ve come up with 1 place in San Diego who sells U-Pol Clear #1:
AutoColorLibrary
Attn: Support Desk
9292 Miramar Road
San Diego, CA 92126-4419
(858) 536-7950 Support Voice Line
(858) 530-3058 FAX Line
They are open M-F from 8-5 and I don’t know if I can make it all the way out to the desert in time during the week.
Any other place in SD (preferably Encinitas) who sells this stuff?
As always… THANK YOU!!!
what is upol clear?
I went to a couple auto paint supply shops here in Vista. I ask if they had or ever heard of Upol. never heard of it…they looked at me like I was crazy or something. Bri. Do you actually have the stuff? does this stuff really exsit. I bet it’s not cheap either. how well does it work?.
U-Pol Clear #1 is a spray on gloss coat (out of a can). Its made for clear coating cars and is available at car paint supply places. Each can costs $15.
I’ve not usesd it yet but my friend out East has and swears by it. The archive posts seem to agree. Search for “UPOL” According to the posts each can covers at least 4 boards and dries super hard. Its clear and UV resistant.
http://www.u-pol.com/countries/us/content/products/procoat/clear1.htm
order off the net…
Thanks. can you can spray this stuff over a sanded finish board? how many coats? how does it compare to a rubbed and polished two coats of acrylic floor finish.
ACC, Advanced Color Coating in El Cajon. Next door to Michaels. Close to the Home Depot on Arnle Don’t know the phone #?
-Jay
hmmm, ive never used this stuff. i think ill give it a shot
I have used regular clear spray paint on some of my boards just for testing …and it worked just fine…Well I really haven’t tried anything else…
That U-Pol looks as an excellent product but hard to get it here in Costa Rica…
By the way does anyone knows what kind of product is sprayed over a Posca Pen design …is it U-Pol spray or other product??
-Pura Vida
I haven’t used it yet, but plan to this week. Come Monday I’ll post what I think of it. According to 1 guy in the Archives you can cover 80 grit sanded board with it. I plan on covering a smoother hot coat with it. Try searching the archives using “UPOL”
As far as covering Posca and other art I think it depends on what layer you art is on… In other words is your art on the blank, the lam, or the hot coat. The only use for this stuff that I know of is gloss/sealing/protecting the hot coat. I don’t think you would spray it on a blank or lam coat.
on the already sanded and finished hotcoat…
-Pura Vida
I haven’t used it yet, but plan to this week. Come Monday I’ll post what I think of it. According to 1 guy in the Archives you can cover 80 grit sanded board with it. I plan on covering a smoother hot coat with it. Try searching the archives using “UPOL”
80 grit. that sounds kind of rough don’t you think. I would think 180 or 220 grit for a better finish? this stuff is made for auto clear coat((finishing)). just think if you sanded your car door with 80 grit then spray on your Upol. would look like scratchy doo doo. I bet it will look good over a properly sanded hot coat…do let us know how it works. thanks
Don’t like it. 
I would go with gloss resin next time.
First I have to say that I’m a total novice so I may have screwed up…
I sanded my hot coat with 400, cleaned it with sponge/water, then with Odorless Mineral Spirits. All looked good to me and I sprayed the stuff on.
It dried patchy with a micro orange peel (rough feeling) in most places. Where it went off correctly it is super hard and super clear, but I can see my 400 scratches underneath (bottle says to sand with 380).
I did this in the shade and my friend then told me, “You HAVE to leave it in the sun to dry” (no one ever mentioned this before and the bottle doesn’t say that) so I did the bottom in direct sun light (even though I was worried about the UV effect on my DARK colored board). It went off the same exact way as the top.
Maybe I got a bad batch, maybe I am not smart enough to use spray paint, maybe its all my fault… but I will never use it again. Resin fills scratches, self levels, is sandable and buffabe. It takes a little time and hard work but in my novice opinion resin is the way to go.