blistering lacquer

[basicskills]

Hey all,

I have a problem in that my lacquer on my bonnet is peeling off. I want to repair it my self but i dont know if i need to strip all the lacquer off the bonnet (if so how without damaging the pain?) or do i remove the loose stuff and just spray the bit that needs doing?

[68-chevyman]

Sorry, I guess I'm to dumb to get what you are saying?????????????????

[barthmonster]

Over in England I seem to remember the bonnet is the hood. Not trying to be funny, but wasn't sure if it was obvious to everyone or not.
Didn't know lacquer was still used, except on indoor showcars...

[Len]

Hey all,

I have a problem in that my lacquer on my bonnet is peeling off. I want to repair it my self but i dont know if i need to strip all the lacquer off the bonnet (if so how without damaging the pain?) or do i remove the loose stuff and just spray the bit that needs doing?

Once the lacquer starts to crack and peel you'll need to remove it in order to get a proper job. Lacquer tends to crack when applied to metal so I'd recommend that you replace it with urethane if possible but be careful not to breath in the urethane as you spray. If you do this with any regularity be sure to use a "supplied air" respirator.

[basicskills]

Hey thanks for your reply about the lacquer, the only thing i need to know now then, is how can i remove the lacquer without damaging the paint work?

[Phil V]

lacquer on the hood IS the paint work .

[Len]

Hey thanks for your reply about the lacquer, the only thing i need to know now then, is how can i remove the lacquer without damaging the paint work?

Are you talking about the "clear coat" cracking and peeling?

[mnydvr]

take the "bonnet" off ,set it on a horse and sand out the problem areas with 180,go over the whole panel with 320 prime the bad areas with 2 coats of primer and the whole thing with one GOOD coat(to avoid build up),dust coat some black ,install the hoodand paint the hood then blend the fenders and clear.

I first thought the BONNET was the roof ,my mistake,good luck,it's easy!

[Robert]

You're going to end up stripping off the paint, putting down primer, re-painting the whole thing, then sanding out the defects and polishing.

What kind of car, what year and model are we talking about here?

Take Care,
Robert

[basicskills]

It is the clear coat on the top of the paint which is peeling. The paint is totally fine though. The car is a fiat punto ELX and its a 2000 year.

[Len]

The way to repair it properly is to totally remove the paint from the damaged areas then repaint them with new color and clear. Trying to replace only the clear usually ends in a less-than-perfect result. You start out thinking that you'll save time and money by NOT replacing the color but you end up doing the job twice because you're not happy with the "half job" so you end up doing the entire process again. It's usually best to surrender to the proper repair from the start.

One additional bit of encouraging info is that the color is the easiest part of the finish to apply.