Can You Spray Enamel Over Lacquer
Can you spray enamel over lacquer. Acrylic paints are commonly referred to as waterbased but the reality is that the primary solvent is alcohol. It depends on the lacquer. Lacquer paints dry to a hard shell leaving a very thin paint film.
This is assuming that the enamel base is at least 6 months old. That said it wont stand flexing as well as enamel so keep it on metal and harder plastics. Dupli-Color enamels can be sprayed over lacquer substrates or any other painted surface that has been sanded smooth and clean of dirt grease and dust.
50-50 with their thinner sprayed it at 20 psi using a Grex TG brush. In general lacquer over enamel is a no-no but Testors lacquer is very mild and may be perfectly okay over enamel. Yes its true that enamel can be sprayed on top of lacquer and SOME lacquers are safe over enamelsbut why in the world would you purposely get into this situation in the first place.
You can use something like Duplicolor auto primer or any of the Tamiya flat whites. If you used enamel to paint the model use enamel to clear coat. Its been a long time but if you have not bought the clear yet.
Another distinction is that clear enamel is a topcoat. Depending on the mix and the lacquer enamals it can be used over lacquer. I do believe that you can spray enamel OVER finished lacquer but not vice versa.
Then u can proceed with the lacquer paint as normal coats. In the end Id probably just go enamel. You can spray enamel over lacquer after it has dried or gassed out but you cant spray lacquer over enamel.
Can Lacquers be used over enamels. The hotter solvents in lacquer will soften the enamel and cause crazing tiny cracks.
Incidently this was my first time using the Hataka paint.
Dupli-Color enamels can be sprayed over lacquer substrates or any other painted surface that has been sanded smooth and clean of dirt grease and dust. It depends on the lacquer. However clear enamel is more durable than lacquer. Lacquer primer OR paint is a poor foundation for anything. Because dilute alcohol will not generally dissolve lacquers or enamels it can be used over them. It seems that would be the best of both worlds. It is also said to be glossier although I cant really tell. A wet application can cause many paints and finishes to wrinkle or blister even an old coat of lacquer itself. Lacquer paints dry to a hard shell leaving a very thin paint film.
To complicate issues there is now acrylic lacquer. For high traffic areas does it make any sense in spraying a protective lacquer finish after applying the Linseed and Tung Oil finish. In general lacquer over enamel is a no-no but Testors lacquer is very mild and may be perfectly okay over enamel. Dupli-Color enamels can be sprayed over lacquer substrates or any other painted surface that has been sanded smooth and clean of dirt grease and dust. It depends on the lacquer. Lacquer primer OR paint is a poor foundation for anything. Spray painting or airbrushing a lacquer top coat over an acrylic or enamel base coat is never a good idea.
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