clear lacguer

[shadowdandy]

resprayed the bumper with metallic paint. finished of with two coats of clear lacquer. I thought the lacquer dried to a shine. mine dried to a dull finish. anybody know where or what has gone wrong. any advice would be most welcome. thanks in advance.

 

[Burnerman]

Two points come to mind.....
1) Too much moisture in the air
2) The surface of the bumper being too hot when sprayed.
John

 

[shadowdandy]

thanks for reply. any idea how I can correct it.

 

[Burnerman]

I’m no bodywork painter but I’d try another lacquer coat with the bumper in the shade and see what happens. Nothing to lose really!
John

 

[Tigercubrider]

also,
(I am learning this as I go along with a project)
depending on the base coat, you either have to flash off the base and wait a short time, or an extended time when using the clear coat.
They can off gas so it can be 5-15 mins or 24-48 hours

Again, with clear coat, you have to wait a short while between coats, allowing just enough time that the previous is tacky (5 mins or so) and apply another to wet down the first
Painters often spray a small bit of card/plastic/metal as a test patch. They can touch that and not worry about marks. When it is ready, they spray the actual work

 

[Wyleecoyote]

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