Wayne, The only way to tell is to do a lacquer test. Take a small corner on the bottom of the fender, put lacquer thinner, or reducer as it is called today, on a rag and let it sit for 10 min. if it reacts, then you can't use it, if it does not, you in the green. Earl -----Original Message----- From: Warhorse65Hemi@xxxxxxx [mailto:Warhorse65Hemi@xxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 7:29 PM To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: Paint ? I am trying to decide between lacquer or base coat clear coat do you have to prime gel coat before you put lacquer on ? thanks Wayne [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ---- Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks! '62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html. ---- Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks! '62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html. b7yoMz.