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> Getting ready to paint, need advice
swood
post Nov 21 2009, 11:50 PM
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I've got a '75 Palma Green Metallic that is almost ready for new paint. I'm in the process of sanding down and priming. My question is with this metallic paint, is it best to go with a two stage color then clear coat than a single stage? My understanding is that you can't color sand with the metallic fleck in it. But I don't know so that's why I'm askin. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

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r_towle
post Nov 22 2009, 05:04 PM
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Hey Scotty....

What brand of single stage did you use on the RED car?
It looked awesome...even though it sucked for you.
That thing buffed out very nice...
I am switching to PPG for my next car...that store I went to uses Sikkens which did not perform well IMHO...

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QUOTE(r_towle @ Nov 22 2009, 03:04 PM) *

Hey Scotty....

What brand of single stage did you use on the RED car?
It looked awesome...even though it sucked for you.
That thing buffed out very nice...
I am switching to PPG for my next car...that store I went to uses Sikkens which did not perform well IMHO...

Rich



Spies 257 series on the Fauxrrari. Spies on all the nice jobs. I really should get free material for all the pimping I do for them (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) Only other paints I would use on a really nice job would be Glasurit or Standox. Standox has been the Porsche factory paint since the late 90's IIRC It is the same as Spies to the point I can use Spies hardener and reducer with Standox bases and clears. Same parent company (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Same price (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) Glasurit taint cheap either, but if there is ANY paint that may be better than Spies it would be Glasurit. I don like sikkens at all. Bad experience (IMG:style_emoticons/default/barf.gif) I don't personally know of any high end painters that do use it. PPG is good though, I just don't know their product line. A somewhat cheaper and still good single stage would be DuPont's Centari.
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swood   Getting ready to paint, need advice   Nov 21 2009, 11:50 PM
scotty b   2 stage. Single stage just isn't worth the eff...   Nov 22 2009, 10:08 AM
kconway   I had mine done recently in two stage metallic (Al...   Nov 22 2009, 11:26 AM
Mikey914   2 stage all the way, just spend the money for the ...   Nov 22 2009, 02:53 PM
swood   2 stage all the way, just spend the money for the...   Nov 22 2009, 03:36 PM
r_towle   Single stage has the clear coat mixed in with the ...   Nov 22 2009, 05:02 PM
r_towle   Hey Scotty.... What brand of single stage did you...   Nov 22 2009, 05:04 PM
scotty b   Hey Scotty.... What brand of single stage did yo...   Nov 23 2009, 07:26 PM
rick 918-S   Back in the day when you had a choice of lucite la...   Nov 22 2009, 10:16 PM
jmill   Scotty and Rick are in the know. I can give you o...   Nov 23 2009, 09:20 PM
Kargeek   I painted my car 20 years ago with single stage ...   Nov 25 2009, 03:10 PM
swood   Nice rainy so cal day...half the fam is gone the o...   Oct 23 2010, 01:06 PM
swood   nice and smoooooth.... http://www.914world.com/bb...   Oct 23 2010, 05:37 PM
Cheapsnake   nice and smoooooth.... http://www.914world.com/b...   Oct 24 2010, 06:51 AM
KaptKaos   Looking good! When you going to shoot it? ...   Oct 24 2010, 08:03 AM
swood   Yep, got paint to shoot a guide coat. I'm just...   Oct 24 2010, 09:43 AM
swood   As I do more sanding, i'm really loving this c...   Oct 24 2010, 08:45 PM
rick 918-S   As I do more sanding, i'm really loving this ...   Oct 24 2010, 09:14 PM
Cheapsnake   As I do more sanding, i'm really loving this ...   Oct 25 2010, 02:31 PM


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