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12-13-2007, 02:21 AM
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R+M Lacquer
A family member has a whole lot of the R+M Lacquer tints, scale and formula books. Would it be worth it to restore a car in all lacquer? He has most of the various tints to do a lot of popular colors. I have heard that you can topcoat the lacquer with a good quality urathane clear, but is the undercoat going to last? It's kind of an old meets new and since body shops can't spray lacquer, would it be worth getting involved with by a do-it-yourselfer. What I mean by all of this is durability if you are going to drive the car? I know Lacquer isn't the best on color match, unless you do a whole job and even when you are done doing enough coats of it, it may be a shade off. Has anyone considered doing an all lacquer job? I know it's a crazy question!
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12-13-2007, 03:40 AM
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Re: R+M Lacquer
hi i am a painter i have worked with laquer it is perfect match for a original painted gm cars RM LACQUER and yes it will work great with clear //original base clear on chrysler cars where done that way/// WHEN BASE CLEAR// first came out
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12-13-2007, 05:03 AM
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Re: R+M Lacquer
There should be no problem with the color coat lasting.... The problem is adheasion between the lacquer and urethane clear. There is a good chance that the clear could peel. That used to be an accepted procedure, but the newer products are much more durable....
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12-13-2007, 07:52 AM
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Re: R+M Lacquer
Frank is correct. Without correct prep work, and allowing the laquer to breath out the solvents, you may have an adhesion issue, or undercoat swelling. If you're going to shoot laquer, shoot it on correctly, block it, and buff up the shine. I doubt you're going to be in VOC compliance, and unless you have some experience with it, I'd stay with a bc/cc system. Most people who have little experience with laquer wind up with a dry, rough paint job. But, good luck.
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12-13-2007, 03:17 PM
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Re: R+M Lacquer
HI i painted a winter beater and drove the car for three years painted lacqer with urathane clear if you want to use lacqer on a show car paint it then clear it with ///HOUSE of colouers clear/// IT IS A LACQER CLEAR
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