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Any one used clear lacquer
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I had this post up in the general section but got no offers. So thought I would ask here as someone is bound to of used it on their forks after polishing.
I am looking for recomendations for clear lacquer as I have polished my gear change leaver and it is just steel so needs proctecting
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I have resprayed my Toyota truck alloys with Halfords rattle tin heavy duty wheel paint and the fine sanded them to a matt finish and used their Heavy duty wheel Laquer, it covers very well, did about 3 coats,maybe this will do the job.


Its whether you will get a good key to a polished finish.
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why not concider having them chromed ?
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(22-09-13, 12:16 PM)slimwilly link Wrote: I have resprayed my Toyota truck alloys with Halfords rattle tin heavy duty wheel paint and the fine sanded them to a matt finish and used their Heavy duty wheel Laquer, it covers very well, did about 3 coats,maybe this will do the job.


Its whether you will get a good key to a polished finish.
Hmm good point about the key, I could now bush finish it and then laquer, I will look into the halfords stuff thanks
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(22-09-13, 01:23 PM)snapper link Wrote: why not concider having them chromed ?
I could I supose but im not extra extra bothered its just it was looking a bit grubby and was off so i could get to my sprocket area, I have a bench grinder and some polishing mops and compount so thought I would give it a buff. and now just need to stop it going rusty
Arfa picture but you get the idea.
oh yes and I could do with some new rubber on it too


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