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Old 10-13-2006, 01:52 PM
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Hey, I recently bought a 2000 civic si. My first manual car. Good for me haha. Anyway, the laquer is peeling in certain parts giving it a pretty ugly look. in some parts there are some scratches all the way down to the primer. I was wondering if theres any quick fix to hold me over. I realize the best thing to do is get a real paint job, but as winter is just about to start Id rather hold off until after the temp starts to go up again. Any ideas?
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I'd just put some touch up paint over the scratches that are down to primer just to cover it up until you can get it painted. the rest of it where its just the clear coat comin off will be fine though. don't cover it up with primer because primer absorbs water and will cause it to rust
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thanks for your suggestion, appreciate it.
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Laquer? Is your car made of wood?

Paint. Cars aren't laquered, they're painted. And then clearcoated.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Eran &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Laquer? Is your car made of wood?

Paint. Cars aren't laquered, they're painted. And then clearcoated.</TD></TR></TABLE>

At one time, automotive lacquer finishes were the norm, and lacquer is still used occasionally today.

While it admittedly isn't necessarily the correct term to use in this situation, it's akin to using the word "mag" to refer to an alloy wheel, even though most are made of aluminum and not magnesium.

It's also worthy to note that not all Honda finishes have both a base and a clear coat.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Padawan &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
It's also worthy to note that not all Honda finishes have both a base and a clear coat. </TD></TR></TABLE>
Yeah i think they used single stage until the late 80's early 90's
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Yeah i think they used single stage until the late 80's early 90's</TD></TR></TABLE>

The ITR's Phoenix Yellow is also single stage.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Padawan &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">At one time, automotive lacquer finishes were the norm, and lacquer is still used occasionally today.

While it admittedly isn't necessarily the correct term to use in this situation, it's akin to using the word "mag" to refer to an alloy wheel, even though most are made of aluminum and not magnesium.

It's also worthy to note that not all Honda finishes have both a base and a clear coat. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Indeed. It's just funny, since laquer is kind of a misnomer for paint, being that most automotive lacquers don't contain cellulose ester or natural resins...

And yes, there are a few choice colors out there that are still single stage enamel. Hell, Toyta Black (most common on their new trucks and MKIV Supras) is a single, and that paint is GORGEOUS.

But for the topic at hand, lacquer is quite the oddball term.
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