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I have a "Persian Aqua" drophead and am currenlty adding metal to the front wing. It's been resprayed before but my question is:-

 

Is the paint base coat and lacquer or is just a metalic one coat? I don't want to use 2 pack because of the health issues but think I might get a better finish with the lacquer coat.

Any ideas?

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If it has been painted previously then it will more than likely be painted in 2pack, you could paint it in cellulose with lacquer if you want to do it yourself though you may well struggle to get a good match unless your painting it all over.

Stuart.

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Find some paint somewhere that it doesnt matter and just try some cellulose thinners on it, if it comes off easily then its definitely cellulose.

Stuart.

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I've now painted the 7 with a cellulose base coat and acrylic lacquer top coat. I took off all the previous respray and put an etch primer over it then the 2 top coats. I did the car in 2 phases. phase one was lefthand side bonnet and boot. The miss match couldn't be lived with so I then did the drivers side from bumper to bumper.

 

Phase 2 has generated a crazing in the clear coat on the drivers side only. The surface feels perfectly smooth but when it catches the light looks awful. (I don't know how to post a photo on here)

 

What has made it do this so I can avoid it happening again. I'm going to have to rub down and start again

 

 

 

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Sounds as if you didnt leave enough time for the base coat to dry before lacquering it and the solvents in the base coat are pushing apart the base coat as it has nowhere to go. The only way round it is strip it off and start again Im afraid.

Stuart.

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