Amount of paint to re-paint a 914 Options

[Sea Dragon 914]

I'm considering shooting my own car this summer. I am thinking of using two stage paint and will be painting the exterior up to the weather rubber channels in the trunks and the door jambs.

Anyone know about how many gallons of paint it will take to shoot? I'm thinking three coats of base followed by two or three coats of clear. I've already finished most of the body work and have most of the car stripped and primered.

Thanks

[Olympic 914]

I painted the whole car inside and out.

For the undersides, inside the trunks and interior I used 5 quarts of PPG JAU two part single stage.

For the outside of the body, door jams, underside of trunk lids etc. I bought 1Gal of PPG DCC Concept, also single stage. Did 4 coats

not trying to sell PPG here, but its what I used.

I still have to paint the front trunk lid and it looks like I will have maybe under a quart of paint left.

Keep in mind the mix needed, this paint is 4-2-1 paint/reducer/hardener, so 1 gal of paint equals 1 3/4 gal of "ready to spray" (RTS) mixture

I would estimate 1 gal each of paint and clear with the correct reducers and hardeners should give you some left over to account for any mistakes, or future repairs. Its good to have extra of the same paint on hand rather than counting on a paint shop to get an exact match when mixing another batch.

Also plan on getting epoxy primer and some high build primer.

[jd74914]

For the outside of the body, door jams, underside of trunk lids etc. I bought 1Gal of PPG DCC Concept, also single stage. Did 4 coats

not trying to sell PPG here, but its what I used.

I still have to paint the front trunk lid and it looks like I will have maybe under a quart of paint left.

I used the same paint and same quantities on the outside. The only difference is that I had to redo the lids so I was left with almost no paint.