Best paint to use??
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From: Martinsville VA
Re: Best paint to use?? (james75)
I am no authority by any stretch of the imagination, but I recently had my '77 painted and used basecoat clearcoat. I believe the brand was Diamont? I think it came out pretty good.
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Re: Best paint to use?? (james75)
hi james. go with base coat/clear coat for sure. much longer lasting and more durable than a single stage paint. any good quality materials will work. i like dupont, but lots of guys use ppg and its good paint too. godd luck, fng
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Re: Best paint to use?? (Jerry77)
i painted mine with base clear befor joining ncrs i will probly lose the
duntof award be cause of it but base clear shure looks great hold up
better so if you are not an ncrs member going for the hightest award
uas base clear i used r m brand
duntof award be cause of it but base clear shure looks great hold up
better so if you are not an ncrs member going for the hightest award
uas base clear i used r m brand
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Re: Best paint to use?? (james75)
It depends on what color you are using and what your plans are for the car. If you're painting it a metallic color, then you should use base/clear urethane. If you're using a non-metallic color, then the decision depends on what you want the results to be. If you're chasing NCRS points, or just want more authentic factory looking results, use a single stage urethane. Otherwise you can use a base/clear urethane and get a deeper gloss and durability.
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Re: Best paint to use?? (BSiegPaint)
I used PPG, but I won't use it next time. I have had a problem with the paint shrinking now that it's a few months old. I had heard about paint shrink but I had never seen it. The only other thing that it could be is the K36 shrinking.
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Re: Best paint to use?? (Paul 75 L82)
I used PPG, but I won't use it next time. I have had a problem with the paint shrinking now that it's a few months old. I had heard about paint shrink but I had never seen it. The only other thing that it could be is the K36 shrinking.
Again, very sorry!!! :confused:
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From: Cut n Shoot TX
Re: Best paint to use?? (Paul 75 L82)
I used PPG, but I won't use it next time. I have had a problem with the paint shrinking now that it's a few months old. I had heard about paint shrink but I had never seen it. The only other thing that it could be is the K36 shrinking.
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Re: Best paint to use?? (VettePower)
It's hard to say- it looks like it has just tighten up. More imperfections are showing now than when it was just a couple of months old. I didn't wax the car for 90 days so everthing would dry correctly. It's not bad enought to re-paint, but next time I'll try another brand. And it could be the K36 not the paint.
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From: Cut n Shoot TX
Re: Best paint to use?? (Paul 75 L82)
It's hard to say- it looks like it has just tighten up. More imperfections are showing now than when it was just a couple of months old. I didn't wax the car for 90 days so everthing would dry correctly. It's not bad enought to re-paint, but next time I'll try another brand. And it could be the K36 not the paint.