dose laquer matter??

[add13]

ive been readin alot of suff bout colour codeing side strips on here and you all seem to say base coat - colour - laquer. so i was wonder if i needed laquer on the rest of the body work, ive resantly sorted sum no so small rust spots and didnt bother with laquer will this make much of a diffrence?

 

[geesus69]

yes you need lacquer

 

[add13]

bugger

 

[Rich]

Depends on the paint colour.

Flat colours such as Red and Blacks for example don't need lacquer i they are a single stage paint.. Metallic Colours do.

 

[add13]

so white wont need laquer? ya loss me at single stage like

 

[geesus69]

simple answer is......read the instruction of whatever you sprayed it with, if it says apply lacquer then do it

odds on it says you need to use lacquer

 

[Rich]

Metallic Paints are painted in 2 parts, the metallic base coat and then a clear lacquer to give it gloss.

Solid colours can be painted as above with a base coat and then a clearcoat lacquer.

They also can be painted in a soild single stage colour that is stand alone and can be polished to give it a high gloss without the need for lacquer.

 

[add13]

right read the instruction didnt think of that, didnt relize paint was so comiplacated is emmm hycol or sumit little 250mm cans dobble acrlic or sumit but will read the instruction when finish work thanks

 

[mattjk]

Most finishes these days are laquered. Bar a few

 

[geesus69]

They also can be painted in a soild single stage colour that is stand alone and can be polished to give it a high gloss without the need for lacquer.

are they the paints that have been discontinued/made illegal due to the toxins in them? as the paint had hardener in it already meaning they didnt technically need lacquer?

whereas modern water based paints are very soft and need lacquer to protect them against uv and scratches etc

 

[pinky]

You dont need laquer if you dont mind the paint washing off.

 

[add13]

think it must have laquer coz its still on after all this rain!!