Definitely not clear coated....only buffed to the point where it's been rubbed through to the white base coat in areas .   You figure the amount of time that they could have saved buffing it out by clear coating it instead would have been more cost effective in the end

Did you ask them already? @Jim can you confirm it there is a clearcoat or not?

Frame needs to be prepped and masked properly...it's really a job better done by a pro if you havent any painting experience.  Best solution is to have the manufacturer paint the frames properly instead of pushing out sub-standard crap

Having used one can clear coat, it's really not that great, so 2 part clear coat is likely a must. It will kill you though, so absolutely look into PPE and do it outside.
And it really is a pain to paint frames, so... Be very careful with over spray, clear coat is meant to not come off.
I painted one from primer stage, the result from a distance is fine, from up close it's adequate, but I wish I had just ordered black and played with decals. To be fair the whole painting operation cost me less than 30 EUR.