Question about lacquer paint

[Bored&Stroked]

Originally Posted by deuce_roadster

I would agree on all the advice except 1, I know from experience you can paint lacquer over 400 sand scratches MANY many coats and still see them. I would finish wet sand good modern build primer with 800 or 1000 before shooting color. Under no circumstance would I use lacquer primer. I have done many repairs with lacquer and 2 complete cars and I refuse to use it now except to repair a panel that already has it. Up here where I live blushing is more a function of the humidity then the temperature though both are involved.

Good point - it all depends on the type of primer you're using (how hard/soft) as well as the number of coats of color. Also, whether or not you're using a sealer over the primer (which I always did). I used to put on a lot of paint back in the day . . . my good ole' Binks #7 with a Sharpe pot would lay it down and the materials were cheap. On full paint jobs I also had a "pressure pot" - which was a godsend for handling a lot of paint.

If you're trying to NOT put a lot of paint on it, then I agree with the 600 to 800 recommendation - same with the color sanding between sets of coats (I'd probably use 800 for this).

Also, I totally agree on NOT using lacquer based primers -- there are SO MANY great high-build primers today (though they cost 20x what we used to pay for a gallon. ).