I have a problem - after a messy OA bath left residue on my Voyageur frame, I cleaned it off with WD-40 and some scotchbrite, only to find much of the paint had dulled. Rubbing compound and Scratch-X both didn't seem to do anything. So, I decided I'd clear coat it, and while I was at it, I figured I'd replace two of the decals that were messed up. So now, I have decals and a rough exposed paint job....

Problem: I leave for a bike camping trip in Death Valley in exactly 1 week. I was hoping to enamel clear-coat, then assemble my bike in the next 5 days, but from what I hear, enamel clear coats take weeks to cure, and lacquer seems to lift other paints and flake off more easily.

Should I just assemble the bike without clear-coat and take it with me, then break it down when I get back, or is there a way to clear coat it so I don't have to tear the thing apart again when I return?

(This whole DIY paint business is a mess. I think if I ever do another paint job, I'm getting the thing done professionally or powdercoated.)