When I sprayed the front clip of my 70 Skylark I put about 15 wet coats of lacquer on it with no clear and no buffing. I think it looks great!
Here is my car when it was in flat black. It looked good, but looks better with a real paint job now. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivXylF70RN4
I don't care what anyone says, a properly done lacquer job can't be beat. I even use lacquer on wood.
I love lacquer. Everybody hates it when I talk about it or say I want to spray my car with lacquer. I dont know where to get it any more though. I used to use PPG, kondar, wax and grease remover, acrylic lacquer paint and then they had a rubbing compound to cut it, 400 in between coats then 1000 and then rub it out with the compound on a cloth. That stuff was like a mirror. Touch up was a breeze. Could shoot it in the driveway. I remember $26 / quart for ppg. I think its like $400 a quart now. IDK. They are so worried about the ozone layer now. Its getting ridiculous, they banned ventolin asthma inhalers because of the propellant. New paint you need a scuba suit and hazmat room to detox. How can that be good for the environment but lacquer is so bad. Anyway, I cant find reasonable priced lacquer anymore. Cant afford 10 grand for a paint job. So Im thinking of going satin enamel. I guess it would only be 1000 for a lacquer job if I do it myself. Thats not terrible I guess. Just ranting. I know nobody cares. But I feel better now. Thanks for listening.
The one behind those long, long, long, long.......................................You know that car in the background. Lacquer never seemed to age well, especially when exposed to the elements. But, it sure looked great when well taken care of. I remember all the wild multi-color paint jobs from back in the 60s & 70s.
this is the place I used to get my lacquer very happy with them http://www.tcpglobal.com/Restoration-Shop/
Dave, Lacquer has always been available but most stores do not like to do the work to get it for you. Lacquer is super easy to work with and is a great choice if you are spraying in your garage or even driveway. It is cheap, Easy to spray and repair, Just not very durable. If you are not using a special color like I did (Seamist Green) It is even cheaper. I know a lot of people do not like it but for a backyard spray I think it is tough to beat. Just my thoughts,
One of these days I'm going to invite my self up to check out the buick and talk. I like the hood (looks familiar)
I was thinking of doing your car a satin or semi in white or black because I'm too lazy to change the entire interior color. And not much goes with dark green. I've even pondered doing a two tone black/green interior, but not sure how to pull that off. How about a satin white car, with a satin black roof and still use the vinyl top trim??? Or the other way around?? Jay
That's one hot Riv you've got der! Curious though why you think it's hard to keep clean? I only wash mine maybe every 2-4 weeks and in between I wipe it down with windex and a microfiber cloth. Works great -- shoot I say it's easier to maintain than normal paint -- I mean hell no waxing or polishing!! Only real concern Ive had is when a bird decides to leave his signature behind, that is an immediate response from me -- I carry the windex and rag with me just for that reason. As far as scuffs, scratches, and chips go, if they're bad enough they usually can be hid pretty well with either a black sharpie or a satin black nail polish. Not too mention that a few imperfections to me is A-OK, I drive the hell out of mine and know it's not gonna be perfect for ever, the flaws give it character and prove to people it's not a trailer/garage queen. What brand paint did you use? Just curious. SEM Hot Rod Black was applied to mine. Laterz! Josh PS... thanks guys for the kudos earlier in this thread, much appreciated!!
