I was wondering whats the difference between enamel and laquer paint? I'm thinking about painting my truck and advanced has quarts of laquer paint thats already mixed and ready to go. Any info would be good thanks!

 

Can't remember - one is a better finish, and the other is easier for a novice to apply - so I am told. I bet if you google "automitive paint finishes" you may be able to find out. Not much on here that I have seen related to repainting. But it is on my project list as well.

Maybe someone with some experience in this area will post....

 

One of the most confusing subjects I've ever come across is automotive finishes. Lacquer, alkyd enamel, acrylic enamel, urethane enamel, epoxies, waterborne finishes, reducers, hardeners, activators, blenders, self-etching primers, "build" primers, single-stage paints, base coat/clear coat; it seems to go on and on.

This is a pretty good article on all of the different types of auto finishes through the years:

http://www.bodyshopbusiness.com/Arti..._finishes.aspx

To me, "lacquer" brings to mind "old school", while I think of acrylic enamel and urethane enamel as more up-to-date. As I understand it, a single-stage acrylic enamel is the best bet for a beginner.
I could be dead wrong about both.

Try to figure out if you want to go single stage or basecoat/clearcoat. See if you can talk to a painter who really knows his stuff, and just let him talk. Bring a digital voice recorder, because it would be way too much to remember. And watch as many YouTube videos as you can stand.

Wish I could help more, but I'm still feeling my way through this myself.

 

thanks