| ok JSP...let's take you to Lacquer 101. Spray can finishes. You can do a great finish with a spray can if you follow these simple steps. 1st....twice as many coats as normal. Spray cans atomize paints to a lot finer degree than do spray guns. This will prevent sand through. 2nd, when wet sanding for a final finish, start with 600 grit. Wet sand with a block until all you see is little pin dots left from the oarnge peel. Move onto 800 grit to smooth, and 1000 grit if you want to be really anal. You may still have a few shiny pin dots scattered about if you sanded well. 3rd, get 3m FINE cut rubbing compound, and a foam bonnet for your buffing tool, or foam applicator. Foam works better on Lacquer than fluffy wool type or terry cloth for compounding. Buff until all scratches dissappear, and finish with a good sealer and carnauba wax such as Meguiars Deep Crystal, or 3m fill n glaze. This process will yield a glassy surface, and will look good for years. I have used this same process on Lacquer for over 20 years and have yet to have a problem. I personally have spray equipment these days, and a spray booth, but we all start out with spray cans to learn.
Remember, it's all in the sanding. You have to learn when too much is too much, and when it's too little. It takes time, and the more you practice, the better you will get at it.
I would avoid doing anything Black though until you have more practice....LOL Good luck with it.
Last edited by Musiclogic : 05-23-2006 at 11:19 PM.
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