 Repainting my rear deck lid, Single stage vs base and clear... |
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| retrofit |
 Apr 14 2009, 06:54 PM
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After doing some repairs to my rear deck lid it is time to paint. The whole car has been repainted 9 (?) years ago by the PO to a different color. It was done in single stage paint. Would it make sense to finish off the lid with enamel like the rest of the car , or, go to base and clear? Right now cost is an issue. I know a can of single stage is going to be a lot less than base and clear. Do some of you guys use single stage in engine compartments and trunks and base and clear for the exposed areas of the car?
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| charliew |
Apr 14 2009, 07:24 PM
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I think you will have a easier time matching the texture and color with whatever it was repainted with. You did say single stage but then said enamel. I guess you could call enamel single stage but there is a urethane single stage and that is what most people mean by single stage. On daily driver type cars a option would be to use a single stage on the inside as it will not be exposed to the elements and will hold up well and means one less step.
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| retrofit |
Apr 15 2009, 09:59 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 176 Joined: 17-April 04 From: Turlock,Ca Member No.: 1,943 |
QUOTE(charliew @ Apr 14 2009, 06:24 PM)  I think you will have a easier time matching the texture and color with whatever it was repainted with. You did say single stage but then said enamel. I guess you could call enamel single stage but there is a urethane single stage and that is what most people mean by single stage. On daily driver type cars a option would be to use a single stage on the inside as it will not be exposed to the elements and will hold up well and means one less step. What I meant by "silngle stage" is using an acrylic enamel only. No clear coat. In this case I'm using Nason acrylic enamel that I bought from a local auto paint store for chip touch up. Retrofit |
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| Katmanken |
Apr 15 2009, 11:42 AM
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You haven't seen me if anybody asks... Group: Members Posts: 4,738 Joined: 14-June 03 From: USA Member No.: 819 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Single stage unless you like driving around with a coat of clear on the rear trunk.
The clearcoat will look different and you will spend a lot of effort to try to minimize the difference. |
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| rezron |
Apr 16 2009, 07:45 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 327 Joined: 25-December 02 From: Mason City, Iowa Member No.: 10 |
The product that you use would depend alot on your color match. If you have some of th original paint you will have a good match. If not, chances are you will not have a match if you are just going to "panel paint" the deck lid.... unless you have a black car! If you base/clear the decklid you can blend into the tops of the
rear quarters. You should'nt notice a more shiney decklid with clearcoat if the rest of your single stage is buffed and has a good shine. Ron |
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