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Do I need a lacquer?
w4lrus - 1/10/12 at 08:39 PM

I have just finished spraying my engine mounts at the weekend using rattle can paint. I first used some etch primer, followed by a couple of coat of grey primer followed by a couple of coats of the colour that I want.

Do I need to apply a lacquer or a varnish?

The reason I ask is I manged to spill a single drop of thinners on one mount, and it stripped the top coat right off where it landed. Is this because the paint has not dried completely, or because I need a protector layer of some sort?

Thanks in advance for your help

YODI - 1/10/12 at 09:15 PM

Sounds like you painted it with a base coat so yes you need lacquer for resistance to chemicals and durability

w4lrus - 2/10/12 at 07:27 AM

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Originally posted by YODI
Sounds like you painted it with a base coat so yes you need lacquer for resistance to chemicals and durability


Great, thanks for your help.

loggyboy - 2/10/12 at 07:44 AM

Would it not have been better to powder coated them?

w4lrus - 2/10/12 at 08:08 AM

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Originally posted by loggyboy
Would it not have been better to powder coated them?


Possibly, but Raw didn't powder coat them, and I quite fancied colour coding them to match my bodywork....