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mike the bike:
I bought black 2K in a rattle can for my other bike.   It flies out of the can and soon gets used up, should have bought two.  After applying the decals,  I sprayed 2K lacquer over it. I must say its not that smooth, despite me flattening the previous coat and going over it.  It was really smooth and shiny when I first sprayed it but didn't stay that way when it dried.
It's taking ages to harden off but when it finally does harden, I'll flatten it again.  I'm not over impressed with the results so far, we shall see.
I filled the tank very carefully with a funnel.

paul G:
As above DO NOT use 2K unless you have a positive air feed face mask or you will regret it.
The only way to test if you will get a reaction between the two is to test it on a small patch.
You should have got some overspray on the bottom of the tank somewhere to try it.

DaveN:
Thanks for the advice Paul. 2K sounds a bit obnoxious.

I have plenty of test area as I painted the underside of the tank as well. Call me old fashioned, but whilst it was off and I had the can in my hand, it didn't occur to me not to  ???

I am minded to write the paint job off anyway, so may well experiment to see if I can sand/cut down the blemishes to the base colour and re-coat with one of the 'Petrol Resistant Lacquers' that are available. That way, I might be able to save the decals which only went on last Monday.

DaveN:

--- Quote from: billdn on May 15, 2020, 07:30:51 PM ---Hope you don't mind if I tag into this thread but I'm also near to the stage of applying lacquer to a rattle can sprayed tank. For my sins I used a Halfords Dark Blue metallic (I just liked the colour!) and suddenly this query crops up, fortuitous or not I can't say. I've found the 2K and the reviews seem positive but the seller is , thank fully , honest enough to admit that he's not sure if it's compatible with the paint already applied. Has anyone tried the two together, I'd hate to apply and get an adverse reaction as it's taken ages to get this far and another set back will find me reaching for the club hammer!

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Yes Bill, mine was done in Halfords Honda Milano Red, which is a pretty good match for the original Light Ruby version.
I'm guessing that I simply rushed it and only gave the lacquer 48 hours to dry. Apparently, it takes much, much longer to harden off, so maybe it would resist petrol a bit better then.
I'll keep this post updated as I try and rescue it over the next week or so.

taysidedragon:
It's worth trying to salvage it. My tank is sprayed with Halfords Honda Milano Red and Petrol Resistant Laquer.
It was at least a week before I put any fuel in it and no problems so far. 👍

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