Soft lacquer problem

funkey_monkey

I respray the wing mirror covers on my car at the weekend as they were in poor condition and had flaked down to the undercoat.

Process was to take them off, sand down smooth then finish with wet and dry. Clean with panel wipe. First coat was plastic primer. Two coats of the paint. Finish off with two coats of clear lacquer.

Job was good and reattached no problem. However, drove to work this morning and it would seem that the lacquer did not bake fully as although it was touch dry, there are bugs which have now got embedded into the lacquer as it was soft.

What is the best method of resolving this? Can this be resolved by polishing or must I rub down with some wet and dry and re-lacquer? I'm out of paint so I'd like to avoid respraying with the car paint.

I should say, I did believe that I shook the lacquer can sufficiently prior to application.

rex-x

What kind of lacquer did you use? If it now hardens then you may be able to wet sand and polish although 2 coats might not be thick enough to allow for that, if not then you need to start the whole thing again, cant just re lacquer unfortunately.

funkey_monkey

I think it was Autoclear 2K lacquer.
I did initially use some Halfords lacquer, as that is where I got the primer and paint. However it was for nothing and pooled in the ring below the nozzle creating drips.

Raging, a simple job has now turned into an expensive nightmare. I would have been better off buying new covers and doing it properly!

funkey_monkey

How long should it take normally for lacquer to be fully dried?

rex-x

24 hours and it should be hard enough to use

funkey_monkey

Damn, I done it yesterday evening. It was touch dry before I went to bed.

rex-x

funkey_monkey wrote: »

Damn, I done it yesterday evening. It was touch dry before I went to bed.

You did it yesterday evening and drove to work with them this morning? bit hasty there

italodisco

Give them a light sand and spray again shoild be fine

funkey_monkey

I had a nother look at it yesterday. I think I'll be able to take it out with compound and a polish.