Lacquer yay or nay
Warpa
Sat, 26/10/2019
I've seen nothing on this so thought I'd ask. The original came without I'm assuming, so would it be a personal preference to use it?
I'm thinking not to bother on the Ajax but when I do a Certes I may go the whole hog on that.
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Thanks Tony. Everything got a
Thanks Tony. Everything got a going over with a wire brush today, going to give it a wet sand tomorrow evening and clean ready for primer. On the side casing I'm going to need a high build undercoat as its scratch to hell, but as its soft aluminium I'm going to try a coarse paper on it to remove some of the worse parts.
I have some Halfords primer and undercoat and ordered this paint online, I hope it's all compatible.
Warpa - the use of lacquer is
Warpa - the use of lacquer is a personal choice, but can have some benefits. Remember that most mowers came with stove enamelled paint which dried hard
Most aerosols paints today come in 2 types, with or without hardener added. Automotive repairs, generally, are sprayed with the car colour and then have lacquer applied which gives it the hardness, thereby more difficult to scratch.
I investigated this with a paint company in Milton Keynes, when trying to match some paint for my JP's. One (1)K pack paint is generally softer and prone to scratching. 2K paint has a mixed in hardener, but is more expensive. But it is possible to use 1K paint either acrylic or cellulose based and then apply a thin coat of spray lacquer afterwards. I use it on those areas of the mower which are likely to get accidentally bashed....side frames or grass boxes.
If you apply water-slide transfers or decals, then these should be lightly sprayed with lacquer afterwards as it seals the decals on the paintwork.
But - its all personal preference. Any general spray lacquer will suffice. Use in a ventilated area as it can make you as high as a kite!!
Tony