Ted The powdery residue on the plate is probably overspray caused by holding the can too far from the plate while spraying or by spraying outdoors on a windy day. Try rubbing the plate lightly with a tack rag. If that doesn't work, you'll have to rub the plate with Scotch-Brite (extra fine) and recoat the plate. One other thing. The spray heads on aerosol cans tend to clog quite rapidly. Every time I throw away a spray can, I remove the head, soak it in lacquer thinner, and save it. That way when I am spraying gold or bronze finishes, I have a good collection of spray heads and keep changing them as each one clogs. I get far less overspray that way. The biggest problem I have with clear coating over the gold is the difficulty of repairing the finish if the plate is accidentally scratched or chipped. A one step finish is fairly easy to repair ... just respray. Charles Faulk RPT Manhattan, KS
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