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Title: lacquer peel repair
Post by: monkeyalan on 30 July 2007, 08:21

can these chips away paintrepair type places fix lacquer peel?
I've got a patch about 3" round and don't really want to spent £100 or whatever having a full door resprayed if i can help it.

Title: Re: lacquer peel repair
Post by: blinky88 on 03 August 2007, 02:07

The only solution I heard about lacquer peel is respray. Wouldnt neccessarily need the full door resprayed you could sand the area down and respray that area. Then again it might be hard work and just easier to get the door repsrayed!

But I have loads of lacquer on my golf so i'd love to hear any other methods of getting rid

Title: Re: lacquer peel repair
Post by: monkeyalan on 03 August 2007, 08:11

I had a bloke from chips away out. he said the only solution is respraying.

Title: Re: lacquer peel repair
Post by: VW_valver on 04 August 2007, 00:57

Try this first (if you've been recommended having it sprayed then you've nothing to lose):

Get some 2000 grit wet and dry, soak the area where the peel is and soak the wet and dry paper, making sure both the area and the paper are soaking rub the area down until it smooth - but dont rub the paint away, just flat it until there is no more peel left and the laquer meets the paint evenly. Then just use some rubbing compound to bring the shine back or instead of rubbing compound, just re-laquer it.

I did it on a mates volvo which the laquer had peeled on the bootlid. Worked a treat.  :smiley:

Cheers,
Andy

Title: Re: lacquer peel repair
Post by: dabill on 08 August 2007, 11:49

haha, at the weekend i decided to have a go at the bonnet of my girlfriends mk5 polo..black.

had a few bits where the paint had small marks on the bonnet, so out came the cutting compound (G3) which worked a treat on my gold, and off came all the laquer in one corner of her bonnet... she's not impressed...think i might have to get her bonnet re-sprayed haha. looks a right mess.

oopsy

rob

Title: Re: lacquer peel repair
Post by: Rmachines on 10 August 2007, 16:14

Quote

try this first (if you've been recommended having it sprayed then you've nothing to lose):

Get some 2000 grit wet and dry, soak the area where the peel is and soak the wet and dry paper, making sure both the area and the paper are soaking rub the area down until it smooth - but dont rub the paint away, just flat it until there is no more peel left and the laquer meets the paint evenly. Then just use some rubbing compound to bring the shine back or instead of rubbing compound, just re-laquer it.

This method is what we have used in the garage before, and it does work providing you realy put time and effort into getting it perfect!  Basicly the only way to get it perfect is a respray, but this method will certainly tidy it up and when done well can be just as good as new.

Title: Re: lacquer peel repair
Post by: monkeyalan on 10 August 2007, 18:14

i ended up doing that myself as the paint i got was a good match.