Newbie needs help, lacquer not going hard?

[trevkx125]

Hi all,

First off, brilliant forum you have here, I spent ages reading it before doing some welding to my new project (Vitara off roader).

I fabricated and welded in a new rear wheel arch/rear quarter panel and painted it with paint supplied from my brother (he is training in a bodyshop).

Paint all sprayed on fine, but the laquer is still soft afer 8 days, I have got it hot using a 2k fan heater, but its just not goping off? You can leave a finger print in it

All the materials were supposed top quality, (Glasurit expensive stuff) Has anyone any ideas? The laquer was mixed 2-1 with accelerator. I am thinking maybe that was not enough?

Many thanks all


Trev

 

[steveo3002]

sounds like youve been given the wrong hardners

ratios vary from brand to brand 2:1 with hardner and a bit of thinners is somewhere close , even if there was a bit too little hardner it should go off

id imagine your looking at scraping it all off and doing it again

 

[trevkx125]

Thanks for the reply!

I was dreading that answer though..................

I might try baking the ****** with heat for longer and see.

Thanks

Trev

 

[jaykay]

if you have no heat,this time of year drying can come to a full stop.
do try more heat.

 

[steveo3002]

thing is 2 pack goes off in the mixing cup overnight , cant see heat doing it if its been so long

im half tempted to say mix up a batch with the correct harder in it and lash a heavy coat on , hoping it will somehow cure the other layer , chances are it wont work and will cause more probs though lol

 

[langy]

It certainly shouldn't be still soft after 8 days, I would check what you have been given, you may have some comeback on the suppliers if they have given you wrong hardener.

Hi all,

First off, brilliant forum you have here, I spent ages reading it before doing some welding to my new project (Vitara off roader).

I fabricated and welded in a new rear wheel arch/rear quarter panel and painted it with paint supplied from my brother (he is training in a bodyshop).

Paint all sprayed on fine, but the laquer is still soft afer 8 days, I have got it hot using a 2k fan heater, but its just not goping off? You can leave a finger print in it

All the materials were supposed top quality, (Glasurit expensive stuff) Has anyone any ideas? The laquer was mixed 2-1 with accelerator. I am thinking maybe that was not enough?

Many thanks all


Trev