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billdn:
Sorry to return to this thread but I've now completed spraying the tank with Halfords petrol resistant lacquer, taking on board earlier comments ! But I've been hearing /reading about cutting back and polishing after lacquer application . Is this necessary or not to be done with this type of lacquer? - the finish looks quite good and I'm quite pleased for a rattle can job! The base coat was a metallic blue, the more I read the more confused I become!

Johnwebley:
I would suggest that if your happy. Leave it.

You may make it worse

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SPR:
If it is 1k lacquer then leave at least a couple of months before any type of machine polish

After that time if it is needed then you can polish to refine the finish if needed

Simon

Andych:
If the finish is good I would leave it.. Mostly people will "colour sand" and buff which is to flatten off the clear using very fine wet and dry paper (with plenty of slightly soapy water).
This takes out most orange-peel and any bugs that might have landed in the drying clear coat.
You can then buff it up using cutting compound and then finish polishing...
It really all depends on how many coats of clear you applied as well.. if only 1 or 2 then you run the risk of rubbing through the clear and having to start all over again.
Not an exciting prospect...
I agree with waiting a while to do anything though... single pak clear takes quite a while to fully harden.. on the surface it may feel hard but it will still be gassing out from underneath as it relies on the solvents to "gas out" for it to fully harden.
Throw some pics up.. sounds like a nice paint job.

gtmdriver:
If you're happy with it then leave it.

If you really want to cut it back then, once it's fully hardened, you need to wet sand out any orange peel using fine wet and dry (800 grit perhaps) then move to finer grades (1200 -2000) and finally polish  the surface with Farclea G3, Farclea Finishing Compound and finally Farclea Glaze (or similar products). It's time consuming. Especially if you're doing it by hand.

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