repaint with poly or laquer

[kansas-ix]

my father in law says to blow poly, friend says laquer, I know poly is harder but I hear my fade faster, you tell me what I should do. car is diamanschwarz

[Matto]

I have no idea what you are talking about...

[Jordan]

I have no idea what you are talking about...

It's ok, neither does he.

[kansas-ix]

Jordan- *ick I was talking about what you guys are using to repaint your car you know after 241,000 and the paint finally starts to look bad, do you recommend using a polyurethane paint or a laquer paint. If you don't know, thats why you are using laquer at your house, with a polyurethane you need to bake the paint in heat to get it to set, a paint booth, where laquer does not not an accelerant to fix the paint, I know that polyurethane is a harder paint (thicker, tougher) and laquer is not as tough, but drys fast and can be done in your garage, so Jordan what kind of paint is on your car?
I have heard from people that there are advantages to both paints can anyone infrom me on there experiences. Or do alll you guys pay people to paint your cars?

[808BMW]

Or do alll you guys pay people to paint your cars?

That usually is the best way... :P
My old car and my dad's car were both sprayed with poly. HTH

[Inspar8r]

Poly tends to fade with time but is durable, while lacquer likes to crack, since it is less likely to flex... Acrylic is the best way to go.

[kco325]

Erm... acrylic? Laquer? What is this, 1988?
Base clear is the way to go. 2-3 coats of base, wetsand, 2 coats of clear, wetsand, 1-2 more coats clear, wetsand & polish, no way that won't look good. If you're doing a metallic or a pearl, forget the wet sanding, because you'll move the flecks around in the paint. Just DONT get a run the first time, and prepare to live with a little bit of orange peel.

[Inspar8r]

Erm... acrylic? Laquer? What is this, 1988?
Base clear is the way to go. 2-3 coats of base, wetsand, 2 coats of clear, wetsand, 1-2 more coats clear, wetsand & polish, no way that won't look good. If you're doing a metallic or a pearl, forget the wet sanding, because you'll move the flecks around in the paint. Just DONT get a run the first time, and prepare to live with a little bit of orange peel.

Your steps are fine, just use acrylic ;)

And yea, never wetsand metal/pearl