Reply To: Coating Plates

Hi Roger,
William makes an excellent point there. I should have read your post more carefully. When I read

I cleaned all that off but not sure if the plates should be coated with a Lacquer

I just assumed that you had removed all of the lacquer. I haven’t tried lacquer on a rag but If it’s just a few spots then it sounds like a good tip. Definitely worth a try.
Also you’re right William about not lacquering wheels. It’s not common practice at all. When lacquering wheels you have to either use some type of resist which needs to be cleaned off after lacquering or cover the teeth with something. No lacquer between the teeth. The only time I ever lacquered wheels on a skeleton is if requested by a customer. Again never felt it was worth the trouble. Looks great though.
Enjoy,
Bob