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How do I get gloss finish with spray cans ?


Steve C

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What i normally do Steve is wet and dry through each coat then wet and dry the final coat with plenty of water. You need a 1200 or higher grade paper for the final rub down after lacquer with plenty of water . After that it needs a good buffing . Ideally it needs to be left for a few weeks before the final rub down and buffing for the lacquer to harden off. Also mate a tip is to keep the garage /shed warm because the quicker it dries the better the shine will stay so less rubbing down afterwards .Also keep the dust down in the air .

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the best paint ive ever used was by canbrush , it doesnt sagg , drip , run and has a good coverage and as everybody else had said about the wet and dry coat

this is sparkle red (has a gold glitter in it) found when i waited upto a month after the laquer had been applied it transformed it very shiney when buffed up

it looked very dull at first :

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and then the transformation :

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That's still a little rough though Celica1977 :( he's on about a perfect glossy finish.

Primer, sand, base coat, sand, base coat, sand, lacquer, sand, lacquer, sand, polish.

With smaller objects you don't need to as you can really build up the thickness of it to get rid of that 'orange peel' effect.

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maybe but i did the best i could with these and ask anyone who has seen these in he flesh they like glossy and polished and call me baz mate :)

in fact the guys at samurai paints told me i was not to wet sand the final coat because of this specialised paint , its petrol and oil resistant too


i agree there was a bit of orange peel when i did see a few days after the laquering :

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but that has seemed to like disappear as its not as visable as above

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It's a case of relaquering and sanding down then buffing up with a compound such as Meguiars ultimate compound or similar until you get a perfect gloss finish.

Just takes time and a little hard work that's all.

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I found when doing my wheels that cheaper (Halfords own) lacquer would always leave a rough finish unless applied as a really wet coat (not easy on a body panel if vertical) but I used some better quality (more expensive) clear lacquer to finish the wheels off and much better probably worked out cheaper as it took less paint to get the effect I wanted and much less rubbing down.

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Basically lacquer it and wait for it to dry. After that, flatten off the coat once it's hard and polish it back up. Then if it's still got orange peel, flatten it again, polish it back up and check. Once good, repeat it with more lacquer.

It does take a lot of lacquering, rubbing back and polishing but if you're patient it'll look great.


I found when doing my wheels that cheaper (Halfords own) lacquer would always leave a rough finish unless applied as a really wet coat (not easy on a body panel if vertical) but I used some better quality (more expensive) clear lacquer to finish the wheels off and much better probably worked out cheaper as it took less paint to get the effect I wanted and much less rubbing down.

Same here mate. I used Halfords lacquer before and had average results. The moment I used Simoniz (spelling?) lacquer the results were far better!

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"Same here mate. I used Halfords lacquer before and had average results. The moment I used Simoniz (spelling?) lacquer the results were far better!"

Where did you grab that from ? Need a bit more polish on my front and rear bumper, finish is ok, not glossy enough theough! Using halfords lacquer (though will give it another sand first)

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this is the stuff i used :

http://www.canbrush.co.uk/colour-charts/

red plastic primer

silver metalic - base coat

sparkle red -top coat

Clear C1 Laquer

i think i got it from a ebay seller and im sure i paid £5-£6 - 400ml cans plus if you buy more than one he takes £0.80 off per can

much cheaper than hafrauds etc

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"Same here mate. I used Halfords lacquer before and had average results. The moment I used Simoniz (spelling?) lacquer the results were far better!"

Where did you grab that from ? Need a bit more polish on my front and rear bumper, finish is ok, not glossy enough theough! Using halfords lacquer (though will give it another sand first)

...Halfords :D

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I bought the primer, Silver and lacquer from Eurocarparts when they had a deal on at the time I probably got enough paint for four wheels for the price of what it would have cost me for one wheel from Halfords, but the deals need to be on for it to work out and although it worked out much cheaper I still bought too much so now have enough to redo the wheels another 3 times, better quality paint goes further, seems easier to apply and certainly has a better finish.

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