The Car:
I recently painted my 47 ford coupe in acrylic lacquer. It is two toned, black on the upper half and silver metalflake ( medium flake size of .008) on the bottom half.
The condition of the paint:
The silver already has a very good shine and will need very little to bring out a high gloss. My question is about the black, it has a slight overspray haze in some areas with a reasonable gloss everywhere else. It has five color coats and was wet sanded between each color coat with 1200 grit. There are five clear coats over the color, also wet sanded between each coat. There is no orange peel, no fish eyes and no runs. I will be using a variable speed rotary buffer and am interested in your recommendations on which Meguiar products to use to rub out the black paint.
My history with lacquer:
I first painted this car back in 1993, also in black lacquer and painted at home. Back then I purchased a “generic” rubbing compound and polishing compound, and rubbed the car out by hand. Now the product offerings for compounds and polishes are so diverse I am not sure what to use.
Questions regarding rubbing out the black lacquer:
Would you recommend wet sanding the final clear coat, then use an aggressive product such as your Compound Power Cleaner (MIR M8432) , followed by the Fine Cut Cleaner (MIR-M0216) then the Speed Glaze (MIR-M8032) ?
Or, would your recommend not wet sanding the final clear coat, and going directly to the Fine Cut Cleaner the Speed Glaze ?
Or, are there other combinations of your products that would work better on a new black lacquer paint ?
I am open to suggestions. The paint is now two months old and the car is in a heated garage. The hazing I mentioned is very slight. The area to be rubbed out is the hood, roof, trunk, and side body panels down to the body side molding. I will practice with the rotary buffer on a spare trunk lid also in black lacquer before attempting anything on the car.
THANKS !!!!!!!!
I recently painted my 47 ford coupe in acrylic lacquer. It is two toned, black on the upper half and silver metalflake ( medium flake size of .008) on the bottom half.
The condition of the paint:
The silver already has a very good shine and will need very little to bring out a high gloss. My question is about the black, it has a slight overspray haze in some areas with a reasonable gloss everywhere else. It has five color coats and was wet sanded between each color coat with 1200 grit. There are five clear coats over the color, also wet sanded between each coat. There is no orange peel, no fish eyes and no runs. I will be using a variable speed rotary buffer and am interested in your recommendations on which Meguiar products to use to rub out the black paint.
My history with lacquer:
I first painted this car back in 1993, also in black lacquer and painted at home. Back then I purchased a “generic” rubbing compound and polishing compound, and rubbed the car out by hand. Now the product offerings for compounds and polishes are so diverse I am not sure what to use.
Questions regarding rubbing out the black lacquer:
Would you recommend wet sanding the final clear coat, then use an aggressive product such as your Compound Power Cleaner (MIR M8432) , followed by the Fine Cut Cleaner (MIR-M0216) then the Speed Glaze (MIR-M8032) ?
Or, would your recommend not wet sanding the final clear coat, and going directly to the Fine Cut Cleaner the Speed Glaze ?
Or, are there other combinations of your products that would work better on a new black lacquer paint ?
I am open to suggestions. The paint is now two months old and the car is in a heated garage. The hazing I mentioned is very slight. The area to be rubbed out is the hood, roof, trunk, and side body panels down to the body side molding. I will practice with the rotary buffer on a spare trunk lid also in black lacquer before attempting anything on the car.
THANKS !!!!!!!!
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