Laquer

[flash911]

the laquer on my drivers wing mirror is starting to flake off, whats the best way to sort it ?
Rub down with scotch brite then complete respray and laquer OR ............

[mapblue]

If the lacquer is starting to flake take it all of,the way i would do it is.

First rub all the lacquer of with 400 wet and dry,then two coats off primer,leave over night to sink in then a light dust off matt black as a guide coat,then a rub down with 800 wet and dry till all the black is gone,the mirror should be super smooth now,rub over with panel wipe or some clean petrol.Then two coats of colour and two to three coats of lacquer.

stand back and smile.

[flash911]

Cheers map. a lot of work but worth every second, only thing is i'd have to do both lol.
oh btw have you any more of those bolts and screws i had off you last yr ?

[mapblue]

Cheers map. a lot of work but worth every second, only thing is i'd have to do both lol.
oh btw have you any more of those bolts and screws i had off you last yr ?

Should do I'll have a look tomorrow and let you know.

[Pedro]

If the lacquer is starting to flake take it all of,the way i would do it is.

First rub all the lacquer of with 400 wet and dry,then two coats off primer,leave over night to sink in then a light dust off matt black as a guide coat,then a rub down with 800 wet and dry till all the black is gone,the mirror should be super smooth now,rub over with panel wipe or some clean petrol.Then two coats of colour *HERE* and two to three coats of lacquer.

stand back and smile.

Where I've highlighted, I'd give the base colour a rub with 1200 to give the lacquer summat to stick to.
Maybe just me?

[flash911]

i want them too look good, so a little extra work wont be a problem. i have a spare drivers so i can do that first  . more bloody paint to order lol

[mapblue]

If the lacquer is starting to flake take it all of,the way i would do it is.

First rub all the lacquer of with 400 wet and dry,then two coats off primer,leave over night to sink in then a light dust off matt black as a guide coat,then a rub down with 800 wet and dry till all the black is gone,the mirror should be super smooth now,rub over with panel wipe or some clean petrol.Then two coats of colour *HERE* and two to three coats of lacquer.

stand back and smile.

Where I've highlighted, I'd give the base colour a rub with 1200 to give the lacquer summat to stick to.
Maybe just me?

Not something I would do,if you smooth off the base coat with 1200 the lacquer will flake when it gets stone chip's.

When I lacquer over gloss paint I rub it with 1000,but I never rub down base coat.

[Pedro]

Aah, so you apply lacquer, then rub down with 1000 and apply another coat of lacquer?

[mapblue]

Not quite,if I'm painting with a solid colour IE red or black and want a really deep shine[which has a shinny finish anyway] I would rub that down with 1000 then put on a couple of coats of lacquer to give it some depth.

All metallic and pearl has a mat finish and needs the lacquer to shine,so they don't need a rub down,the matt finish is what you need to get the lacquer to stick too,if you smooth of the base the lacquer wont stick to it.