Should i sand between coats of lacquer

I know as im part way through spraying my binnacle coded to the car, and have found the same thing! Definately wet and dry, definately wet. I've been using - because i had it laying around, not sure what would be best tbh!

No you don't rub down lacquer between coats,if you were wanting a shiny finish, would be easier doing 3 coats of black base coat, then 2 coats of lacquer then rub down any nibs with then polish! Surely wet sanding between all layers of paint will eventually benefit you with a mirror flat surface.

If you didn't and sprayed on pretty thick I'd have thought you would get awful orange peel which will get worse with every coat you spray? Can't harm sanding between each layer tbh as long as you clean it well afterwards.

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Spray can? This stuff is low on solids and high on solvents so I'd give it an hour between coats. However, if you have some surface finishing defect, you can sand with grit paper, vacuum the dust and then spray. Lacquer finishes have been used for centuries to give woodworking projects a tough, durable and water-resistant clear finish. Brushing a lacquer finish requires a little more time and effort, but is probably a little bit cleaner than spraying. In addition, spray can lacquer is highly thinned and many coats are required to build a durable finish.

Re: Spraying new lacquer over old You need to spray enough to make the surface wet but no more or you risk runs and sags. You can also use retarder to soften up the surface of the old lacquer , as it gives a longer time to work on the old surface because it evaporates so slowly.

You can apply as many coats as you want, depending on the smoothness of the finish you want, but in most cases, three is enough. Don't scuff the final coat. Lacquers do not require any additional molecules to become hard; once the solvent evaporates the resins solidify. That is why lacquers dry so quickly -- within 5 to 10 minutes -- and why the reintroduction of solvents lacquer thinners reconstitutes a dry, lacquered surface. Apply it sparingly with a clean cloth, allow it to dry until hard, then polish it using either a fresh cloth or a fresh buffing pad designated for this specific purpose.

As the weeks turn into months and small scratches appear, a fresh waxing may be all that is required to renew the surface. Allow more time at cooler temperatures. Dries to touch in 20 minutes, to handle in 1 hour and fully dry in 24 hours. Apply a second coat when dry to touch.

Allow 24 hours for before buffing or sanding. Paste wax is best used as a polish over an existing finish such as lacquer , varnish, shellac, polyurethane or even oil finishes.

Shot one more full coat and then a light flow coat to finish it up. I think I missed up around using 4 cans, but I had a decent amount of orange peel. Give it at least a month to cure and then polish. Mine turned out great. Nice and flat, smooth, and clear.

Escpecially since your using a metallic paint I would keep sand paper as far away from it as you can until you have several layers of clear. You get the nice sparkle from the flakes standing randomly. If you hit it with sand paper, it knocks them over and you get dull areas. DEFT is a hard Nitrocellulose lacquer and when you apply several coats of it on to your project, you don't need to sand between the coats as each new coat melts in to the old one.

This is the beauty of Lacquer. At this point, you're lightly sanding to level out the finish and ensure that there is not orange peel that keeps building up. After that, I would normally apply another 10 coats minimum. DEFT Lacquer is thinned out so you have to apply many coats to get enough thickness to ensure no sand throughs. Make sure you wait weeks before levelling the finish as the lacquer will cure and become harder and thinner. You can now level the finish and start buffing but be careful, even at 20 coats, the deft lacquer is pretty thin.

These guys are right too. There really isn't a wrong way between these methods. I work in a non-guitar industry every day and i'm used to dealing with horrible problems related to spraying. A lot of finishing work is hard to describe and is learned though experience.

If you're going for high gloss you really dont have to sand because you buff your finish out anyway. We sand because we rareley spray a gloss finish.