Lacquer peel

[Sump]

Yes yes I know, a strip and respray is in order. But is there a temporary fix I can do for now?

I'm pretty handy with wet sanding and a DA..

[snuffle]

Pick off any loose paint with your finger nail,

Apply a very very light dry coat of aerosol laquer, wait until dry and repeat about 4 times or until covered.

Don't worry about shine or finish you are just trying to seal the edges and avoid the solvent attacking the existing paint.

Flat carefully and repeat with progressively heavier wetter coats.

Polish as normal.

not an ideal fix but it will hide it.

[7even]

Looks like its traveling right up the a pillar from the photo?? If your just wanting a quick fix nail varnish should do the trick with the above instructions, should see you till winter time.
It shouldnt cost that much to do it properly.

[RedSpiseeBalls]

i would probably take it to a specialist

quick fix now might cost more later

[Sump]

Don't really have the option to take it to bodyshop just yet. Not too fussed about the repair later on though.

Been thinking to myself, well 2 questions actually.

1. Halfords lacquer, I assume its 1k? In that case it gives a full finish if I am not mistaken?

Or there is this :

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-Aerosol-Car-alloy-La...

2k and should give a glossy finish no?

can I not just wetstand that pillar from top to bottom, then spray this clear lacquer over it?

or am I better off just doing the local area for now?

Shall I use the halfords can or this ebay can?

[Pig Skill]

I would just buy the cheapest as no matter how well you do it, it will look st.

As already said, think of it as a preventative measure.

The body shop will need to repaint the panel, not just re lacquer it. Given the colour and location it will need to go into adjacent panel(s)

The peeling is a result of a poor key for a previously repaired/painted panel.

[thepaintist]

To do a half decent job as said above you will need to add some colour first or you will see 2 different colours under the laquer where you flat it. you could get a rattle can matched up at a good motor factors, then use the 2k laquer. Should look quite good depending on said skills.

[JulesB]

You will find that it wont be a very expensive repair to have done, small repair area, not a lot of prep work. Where the damage is it will easily be blown in with out needing to paint into adjacent panels, probably looking in the price range of £80-£120 dependant on who and where you go to to have it repaired.

[Pig Skill]

Given the fact the lacquer has already lifted, its hardly the best foundation for a blow in though.

It needs to betaken down and done properly imho

[JulesB]

I think we have two different ideas of what a blow in is, im guessing you think paint over the top of it? It needs flatting back, priming and then 'blowing in'. Should be an easy enough job to do for someone with the know how

[Pig Skill]

meh

[7even]

Sump said:

can I not just wetstand that pillar from top to bottom, then spray this clear lacquer over it?

That would depend which base has been used, solvent or water base, water base wont take a wet sanding, youll start to see the colour disapearing with the water after a bit, solvent is a bit more forgiving depending how much you have to remove when flatting the lacquer edges.