I had to repaint my grille after an accident and its been a few months now but theres stonechips started to show up all over the face of the grille. Are there any decent laquers/clear coats I can use that are resistant to stonechips or is it something I have to live with?

Cheers

did you use an aerosol can. if so it will be a 1 pac paint system. Which is inferior.

pro's use a 2 pac lacquer. It is much much tougher and is called 2k because before spraying it is mixed with a hardener (there are 2x components to the lacquer) Once mixed it will after a short while begin to harden.

Also worth noting. If the grill is plastic, did you key the surface before spraying and then use a plastic primer?
If not then the paint will not have adhered properly and peel, chip etc.

bridges said:

did you use an aerosol can. if so it will be a 1 pac paint system. Which is inferior.

pro's use a 2 pac lacquer. It is much much tougher and is called 2k because before spraying it is mixed with a hardener (there are 2x components to the lacquer) Once mixed it will after a short while begin to harden.

Also worth noting. If the grill is plastic, did you key the surface before spraying and then use a plastic primer?
If not then the paint will not have adhered properly and peel, chip etc.

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Thanks for the help.

First off, yep it was an aerosol. It was my first repair job and was quite chuffed with it until now. And I roughened up the surface first as well, did 2 coats primer, 3 coats paint, and about 3 of laquer.

Anyway, do you have the name of a good 2 pac laquer? Do these need to be applied with a spray gun ?

Cheers.

The 2k I use is applied with a spray gun.
You should be chuffed particularly as it is not your work which is at fault. In most applications 1k paint is fine. I find that on bonnets and roofs it tends to lift as a result of tree sap etc. Possibly your grill is exposed to being chipped.

might be worth investigating to see if there are better quality 1k lacquers. You can get a so called 2k on ebay in a spray can. I'm not sure how you would mix it, 2k is mixed similar to a filler. It will not harden as such until a hardener is mixed with it. This is what makes it tougher than 1k which dries in normal conditions, air.

it is possible that if you spray it, a local bodyshop might lacquer it for you.