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hi just a quicky i wanna respray the lux in acrylic and its enamel will i have to take it back to bare metal

Unfortunatly yes.
It will save you a lot of time latter.

if you don't it will Crows feet down the track unless the enamel is in good nik........

Just use 2k over it an dbe done with it.......

jtraf wrote:if you don't it will Crows feet down the track unless the enamel is in good nik........

Just use 2k over it an dbe done with it.......

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Or scuff it back and spray the truck first in isolator to seal off the enamel so it doesnt fry up. Ask for it at the paint shop they will have it. I have used it before and it works very well.

ssfabricator wrote:hi just a quicky i wanna respray the lux in acrylic and its enamel will i have to take it back to bare metal

Either repaint it in enamel or paint strip it (chemical or sander). Isolators doesn't always work and even if it does it is are only masking a problem underneath not solving it and it usually causes bigger problems down the track aspecially if you ever have to touch it up.

Cheers Mick.

Slight hijack, are there particular colours or finishes that work better/worse in acrylic vs enamel vs 2k, eg do you really need to go for 2k for a metallic paint... or do the differences just run across all the different colours?

Always trying to learn more about paint

chimpboy wrote:Slight hijack, are there particular colours or finishes that work better/worse in acrylic vs enamel vs 2k, eg do you really need to go for 2k for a metallic paint... or do the differences just run across all the different colours?

Always trying to learn more about paint

You cannot get metalics in basecoat enamel. You can only get it in solid metalics like can metalic. If it doesn't come in a can you cant get it. It's total rubbish anyway.

Acrylic basecoat is also getting limited in what colours are available to. Cerylic (spelling) pearls, Harliquone pearls are not available in acylic.

If your painting something in metalic 2 pack base is really your only option these days if you want it to last.

I'm a spraypainter and our shop doesn't have any acrylic or enamel here at all. It's rubbish and I wont even use it for a backyarder or even a chassis. The price you can buy 2 pack for and the speed it dries has it all over the others.

Cheers Mick.

buy a patrol paint dont fade

Mick. wrote:

chimpboy wrote:Slight hijack, are there particular colours or finishes that work better/worse in acrylic vs enamel vs 2k, eg do you really need to go for 2k for a metallic paint... or do the differences just run across all the different colours?

Always trying to learn more about paint

You cannot get metalics in basecoat enamel. You can only get it in solid metalics like can metalic. If it doesn't come in a can you cant get it. It's total rubbish anyway.

Acrylic basecoat is also getting limited in what colours are available to. Cerylic (spelling) pearls, Harliquone pearls are not available in acylic.

If your painting something in metalic 2 pack base is really your only option these days if you want it to last.

I'm a spraypainter and our shop doesn't have any acrylic or enamel here at all. It's rubbish and I wont even use it for a backyarder or even a chassis. The price you can buy 2 pack for and the speed it dries has it all over the others.

Cheers Mick.

Spot on Mick

start sanding, u poor buggger