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lacquer the engine or not
« on: 11 April 2019, 04:01:51 pm »
Been reading the previous silver engine paint posts, no mention of finishing with lacquer  has this been tried before or is it really just thought of as a waste of time?
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Re: lacquer the engine or not
« Reply #1 on: 12 April 2019, 11:04:00 pm »
When I painted my 600 engine a few years back I never bothered with lacquer. I used the logic that if it chipped or anything it would be more straightforward to touch up as needed if there was no lacquer.
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Re: lacquer the engine or not
« Reply #2 on: 12 April 2019, 11:55:08 pm »
Lacquer is not suitable for engines especially petrol ones as petrol softens/discolours it.  Will crack when subject to extremes of heat.  VHT paint is available in enamel, metallic and matt
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Re: lacquer the engine or not
« Reply #3 on: 13 April 2019, 10:10:42 am »
Cheers   I wasn't sure whether it would act as preventative to blistering or not.  No lacquer = time effort saved  ;)
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