<VV> PPG paint advice

[Harry Yarnell]

Good question.
I painted a '75 Cutlass with Martin Senor white lacquer and clear coated it 
with DuPont Imron clear. The thought was that lacquer was so nice to apply, 
and such a pain in the ass to buff to a brilliant gloss, why not skip the 
buffing, and give it the wet look that Imron's so famous for with NO 
buffing. Both stages went well, and the final product looked beautiful!

Well two years later, the the clearcoat started peeling off like Saranwrap; 
it was a disaster.

Not sure if it was 'mixing' paint systems, or what, but I learned a lesson.
Oh, it was MY car, not someone else's, so the liability 'issue' didn't 
arise...
I would seek the advice of a professional painter, or paint supplier about 
using poly clear over lacquer.

Harry Yarnell
Perryman garage and orphanage
Perryman, MD
hyarnell1 at earthlink.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <tony.underwood at cox.net>
To: "Harry Yarnell" <hyarnell1 at earthlink.net>
Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2008 10:59 AM
Subject: Re: <VV> PPG paint advice


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> ---- Harry  Yarnell <hyarnell1 at earthlink.net> wrote:
>> I've used the PPG Deltron paint system and REALLY like it. 2021 is the 
>> clear
>> I've used, but its been a few years now; maybe the 2042 has replaced it. 
>> Not
>> familar with the 3000.
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> What's your take on using poly clearcoat on a lacquer color coat?
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> All I've ever used is acrylic clear which sticks well, no issues etc. 
> Never used any urethane clear over lacquer.
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> tony..    (has a batch of lacquer in various colors in the shed)
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