Lacquer will fill these areas but only for a short time. As the lacquer dries the grain texture will reappear. These areas can be corrected by painting the area with sand and sealer, sanding flat and respraying color over the area. The metallic colors can be applied using the steps noted above. However, because of the nature of metallic colors a somewhat different color coat application is required.
Metallics have small silver or colored aluminum particles in the color coat.
It is these particles which give metallic paints their ability to show different colors when viewed from different angles. This agent helps to hold the small aluminum particles in random angels to the surface. Without the flop control agent the particles would lie flat and the color would lose it's iridescence. When spraying metallics too wet of a coat will overcome the ability of the flop control agent to stand the powder and may cause a spot that appears to reflect light differently than the surrounding area. To prevent this it is best to spray the color coat slightly dry.