Abstract: In at least one embodiment, the present invention comprises a method for curing a UV curable clearcoat composition. The method comprising providing an article and applying a UV curable clearcoat composition to the article. The method further comprises exposing the UV curable clearcoat composition to a first light source having a first average light intensity for a first period of time, which is sufficient to cure a first portion of the UV curable clearcoat composition, and exposing the UV curable clearcoat composition to a second light source having a second average light intensity less than the first average intensity for a second period of time which is sufficient to cure a second portion of the UV curable clearcoat composition. The first and second portions form a cured clearcoat. In at least one embodiment, a system for curing a UV curable clearcoat composition is also provided.