paints - different processes?
07-14-2017, 04:42 PM
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paints - different processes?
Hi Folks! Thinking about the options and hoping to be a new Vette owner soon!
Noticed different prices for different paints? Is there a difference in the processes that go into the the admiral blues and the long beach reds?
Noticed different prices for different paints? Is there a difference in the processes that go into the the admiral blues and the long beach reds?
07-14-2017, 05:10 PM
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I can't speak directly to the Corvette's Admiral Blue and Long Beach Red, but as a general rule, reds and blues are some of the more expensive pigment colorations. Also, I'm not sure it is applicable specifically to these two colors, but some paint hues may also require a tinted clear coat instead of regular clear, or more layers of base or clear coat - that can also affect the cost to paint the car in some colors. I'm sure we have some body shop paint gurus who can provide even more details.
I can't speak directly to the Corvette's Admiral Blue and Long Beach Red, but as a general rule, reds and blues are some of the more expensive pigment colorations. Also, I'm not sure it is applicable specifically to these two colors, but some paint hues may also require a tinted clear coat instead of regular clear, or more layers of base or clear coat - that can also affect the cost to paint the car in some colors. I'm sure we have some body shop paint gurus who can provide even more details.
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Moving this to C7 General.
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It's not a third clear coat, one tinted, as some of us were lead to believe. It's still only one clear coat that is tinted and the extra cost is in addition to any paint materials the 1) extra labor and time required and extra cleaning fluids etc required to clean the standard clear from the painting robots, 2) install the Tint Coat clear for that particular paint color and 3) then clean out that tinted clear and return it to the standard clear.
I had a C6 Yellow Tint Coat and my 2014 C7 was Crystal Red Tint Coat and cost $995 extra.
There was only so much time available so it limited how many Tint Coats could be offered. That was all with the old paint line-not sure what the new paint line will cause in the way of increased labor for certain colors-if any.
Last edited by JerryU; 07-15-2017 at 08:08 AM.
07-15-2017, 08:45 AM
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Don't metallic paints cost more than non-metallic paints?
07-15-2017, 08:53 AM
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I can't speak directly to the Corvette's Admiral Blue and Long Beach Red, but as a general rule, reds and blues are some of the more expensive pigment colorations. Also, I'm not sure it is applicable specifically to these two colors, but some paint hues may also require a tinted clear coat instead of regular clear, or more layers of base or clear coat - that can also affect the cost to paint the car in some colors. I'm sure we have some body shop paint gurus who can provide even more details.
I can't speak directly to the Corvette's Admiral Blue and Long Beach Red, but as a general rule, reds and blues are some of the more expensive pigment colorations. Also, I'm not sure it is applicable specifically to these two colors, but some paint hues may also require a tinted clear coat instead of regular clear, or more layers of base or clear coat - that can also affect the cost to paint the car in some colors. I'm sure we have some body shop paint gurus who can provide even more details.
Last edited by Larry/car; 07-15-2017 at 08:53 AM.
