James827 Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 Refurbed my steelies a nice Pewter grey. They look good but the clear coat is a bit rough, are you meant to sand between coats of clear just like paint? they could do with a couple or coats more lacquer so i just wanna know if its worth Wet and drying them to get that extra bit of shine and smoothness that they are currently lacking. I assume these would need a fine grade of wet and dry paper if they can be sanded down, What grade would be best?Cheers,James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadmetal Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 Smoothest you can get and a gentle sand down.Can get a smoother finish this way. A good polish will help aswell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James827 Posted April 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 Smoothest you can get and a gentle sand down.Can get a smoother finish this way. A good polish will help aswell.Like T cut? or too strong? its more of a Matte Finnish at the moment (The paints matte from the can) But it seems to be getting more of a shine with each coat, just feels a bit rough to the touch that's all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashh Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 Yes sand between coats, with some very fine wet. once you've got enough coats of lacquer you should be able to use any normal paint products I know as im part way through spraying my binnacle coded to the car, and have found the same thing! paint was extremely dull, after 2 coats of lacquer its almost up to the car shine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James827 Posted April 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 ive done about 2 coats on mine atm (Il put pics up later) and there's not much shine. but in small patches where is a little bit thicker you can see some improvement. what kind of grade would i need? i assume it will need to be wet and dry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashh Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 (edited) ive done about 2 coats on mine atm (Il put pics up later) and there's not much shine. but in small patches where is a little bit thicker you can see some improvement. what kind of grade would i need? i assume it will need to be wet and dryDefinately wet and dry, definately wet. I've been using 2000 - because i had it laying around, not sure what would be best tbh! i'll get a pic for u in a minuteThis was before i flatted it back... woops lolthats the 2nd coat though, quite a thick coat for both Edited April 21, 2012 by Ashh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James827 Posted April 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 Thats alot better Finnish than mine! il get on this soon, Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koop Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 Halfrauds do 2500 grit, should be near the paint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James827 Posted April 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 Halfrauds do 2500 grit, should be near the paintYeah, i know there they are lol, Just what grade. its like £3 for quite a bit if im correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregGLupo Posted May 15, 2012 Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 No you don't rub down lacquer between coats,if you were wanting a shiny finish, would be easier doing 3 coats of black base coat, then 2 coats of lacquer then rub down any nibs with 2000 then polish! Wallaaa! hope that helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smnanthny Posted May 19, 2012 Report Share Posted May 19, 2012 Surely wet sanding between all layers of paint will eventually benefit you with a mirror flat surface.If you didn't and sprayed on pretty thick I'd have thought you would get awful orange peel which will get worse with every coat you spray? Can't harm sanding between each layer tbh as long as you clean it well afterwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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