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ru81 · Jun 21st, 2007, 03:03 PM

I've got a stone chip on my front bumper and have touched it up with chili red touch-up paint from the dealer. However, I haven't yet put the clear varnish/lacquer on. What I want to know is how important/necessary that I do this? The touch-up paint looks nice and shiny at the moment but as it gets older, will it discolour without the lacquer?

Many thanks in advance for your replies.

BRG/Blk Cooper S · Jun 21st, 2007, 09:28 PM

Hi,
To answer your question.....

Chili Red is a solid colour and does not have any clearcoat.

Only metallic colours use a clearcoat.

Cheers, Geoff.

ru81 · Jun 22nd, 2007, 07:11 AM

That makes it a bit easier then. I wonder why there is lacquer supplied in the pack with the paint?

PmP · Jul 13th, 2007, 12:59 AM

I have a porter cable random orbital polisher, for polishing the car, and on a car with no clearcoat you get the colour coming off on the foam pads. I did my roof of my Cooper S which is solid black and no colour came off, so I guess there is a clearcoat on some solid colours!

Jun 21st, 2007, 03:03 PM	#1
ru81 MINI2 Regular Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Oxfordshire Local Time: 07:16 PM Posts: 271 Offline	Touch-up paint/lacquer question I've got a stone chip on my front bumper and have touched it up with chili red touch-up paint from the dealer. However, I haven't yet put the clear varnish/lacquer on. What I want to know is how important/necessary that I do this? The touch-up paint looks nice and shiny at the moment but as it gets older, will it discolour without the lacquer? Many thanks in advance for your replies.

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Jun 21st, 2007, 09:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
BRG/Blk Cooper S w' all the toys.. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: United Kingdom Local Time: 08:16 PM Posts: 602 Offline	Hi, To answer your question..... Chili Red is a solid colour and does not have any clearcoat. Only metallic colours use a clearcoat. Cheers, Geoff.

Jun 22nd, 2007, 07:11 AM	#3 (permalink)
ru81 MINI2 Regular Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Oxfordshire Local Time: 07:16 PM Posts: 271 Offline	That makes it a bit easier then. I wonder why there is lacquer supplied in the pack with the paint?

Jul 13th, 2007, 12:59 AM	#4 (permalink)
PmP GP 06 MCS 0380 My Classifieds Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Saintfield Local Time: 08:16 PM Posts: 2,791 Offline	I have a porter cable random orbital polisher, for polishing the car, and on a car with no clearcoat you get the colour coming off on the foam pads. I did my roof of my Cooper S which is solid black and no colour came off, so I guess there is a clearcoat on some solid colours!

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