Lacquer?

Pir0 · Post by **Pir0** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 7:39 pm

Do you lacquer Alloy wheels after painting them?

Something i've never thought about until now...
Primer+spray but, do you lacquer them too?

Only time i've heard of it being done is when people polish their wheels here they lacquer them so they don't look the mirror finish.

Pir0 · Post by **Pir0** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 12:09 pm

Well i'm drawing closer yo having my wheels right back to the metal and the refurbing is nearly done, does anyone have experience with spraying wheel and can you give a fella some tips?

Rodd1s · Post by **Rodd1s** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 12:21 pm

it's always good to use lacquer no matter what you're painting.

ive seen wheels without a lacquer coat... not only does the paint chip (come off) fast, but it looks realy dull.

Pir0 · Post by **Pir0** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 12:07 am

I don't mind it looking dull, they're going a dark silver so... Not really fussed about that. I just want them to keep for a long time. DOn't want to have to sit down and do this all again half a year to a year down the road. Know what i mean?

If i'm gonna do it now, i'm gonna do it right. These wheels are getting harder and harder to come by aswell, so having a clean set would be nice.

thanks for the reply anyway m8, cheers,
Paul

lanos2001 · Post by **lanos2001** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 12:16 am

okay well i know that laquer will eat away at the paint. thats why the mirror finish being dull afterwards is b/c they probably just wiped it really quick.

what you really wanna use to make sure your paint sticks is right before you paint it wipe it with wax and grease remover. do it in small sections. wet one rag with the remover do like 1/4 a door then wipe with a dry rag (don't let the remover dry on its one or the dirt just goes right back on the surface) just do small sections at a time.

after that take a tack rag to get like dust particles off of it. i recommend to use a tack rag when the base coat dries completely and before clear.

hope this helps.

nick