could someone please confirm

[theduck]

You only need to lacquer metallic paint?

 

[swordjo]

It all depends on the paint. Some solids do not have a clear coat (old VX Red etc) but nearly all modern paint, solid or metallic is laquered. It's to protect the paint/give a glossier finish.

 

[kevin.s]

the majority of paint is now laquerd but comecial vehicles still tend to be a direct gloss that doesnt need laquer (unless it has a clear over base paint from factory).
you can however get direct gloss paints mixed if you have a solid colour but as you have to paint the panels edge to egde, its hard to get a good colour match as you can blend the colour with paints that have to be laquerd over.

 

[theduck]

Oh right... The reason I ask is the tin doesnt say to lacquer afterwards, where as I know on other paints of the same brand I have bought that were metallic said to lacquer afterwards.

EDIT: By the way colour matching etc isnt an issue as this is for my wheels.

 

[swordjo]

I'd deffo laquer wheels, unless it's a Matt paint your have bought.

 

[theduck]

Balls

I hate lacquer.

 

[kevin.s]

yeah id laquer them too mate

 

[richy22]

Lacquer unless its Matt paint I always thought.

 

[theduck]

Would appear so. Damn Halfrauds lying to me in print

 

[richy22]

What colour where you using then? If its halfrauds one paint it never mentions to lacquer on them..the carplan ones do but I haven't noticed it recently on the halfords ones.

Swear they used to though!

 

[theduck]

Capsicum Red. On their metallics it definately says to lacquer still, I checked. Was hoping to get away withuot lacquering tbh as it always goes wrong

 

[Rossy197]

^^

Meh Alien green is where its at

 

[kevin.s]

if you are using aerosol lacquer then just dust it on coat by coat as its pi$$ thin and will run easy. or you could take it to a body shop and say to them "can you give these a coat of lacquer when you are painting another job". they will hardly charge you anything as all the donky work has been done and all they have to do is over mix a bit of lacquer that has already been paid for by someone else. plus its not costing any labour time really and no booth time as they would be using the booth anyway. win win.

 

[theduck]

Halfords aerosol lacquer goes on really dry though in thin coats, and as soon as I get it thick enough to not be matte it runs

 

[kevin.s]

like i said mate its pi55 thin. horrible stuff to work with and you will find it very very hard to get any sort of decent finish from it. best you can do is just keep putting a load of thin coats on it then give it a bit of a polish after a few days when it has dryed.

 

[theduck]

Will see what I can do as I jsut spoke to the local bodyshop who said 'Not good putting lacquer on top of rattle can paint...' and '..be about £100 mate'

 

[theduck]

Got a cheaper price so think i'll just get a pro to lacquer them to save me f**king them up

 

[kevin.s]

best bet really mate