Lacquer lifting in big flakes on bonnet, please help!!

Hi, New to this group and have found some great tips from threads on it already, my first question though is that The clearcoat lacquer is lifting in ugly flaking patches on my bonnet, the rest of the car is immaculate, i bought the car second hand and the previous owner said it was vandalised overnight and he thinks brake fluid or something similar was poured over it. My question is, can i use a cutting compound or cutter like t-cut, to cut off all the lacquer on the bonnet, then wax and seal the freshly revealed paint underneath? Unfortunately i cannot afford a respray at the minute, so any hints or tips would be greatly appreciated. The car in question is a 94 import toyota mr2 in bright solid red with a clear lacquer coat finish.

Thankyou

Andy...

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rotelitasitis
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You'll need something harder than cutting compound to remove the laquer.

1200 wet & dry paper should do it, used wet. Then you need to spray a coat of laquer over it, but on something as large as a bonnet you'll need a spraygun to do it with. A lot of people report good results with the Earlex airless sprayguns, which would be a lot cheaper than a respray and you will have the tools for future use too.

As regards cutting compound, do yourself a favour and get the "real thing" from your local refinishing supplier - Farecla G3, or G10 for finishing.

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Chris Bolus

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