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I'm in the process of finishing up my bodywork and I have made some changes to how and what I will use for paint and I was wanting some input. Originally, I was going to do a two-stage base-clear system but changed my mind. My brother in law, who paints lots of old cars from the 60s recommended that I change to a single stage acrylic enamel PPG paint. That way, the color will be more brilliant and have more depth and the pigment will be closer to the surface. The PPG single stage has UV protection in it too. Also, the single stage will let us touch up any scratches or nicks that incure while hanging the panels back on as ewll as any nicks and scratches in the future.
The car has been guide-coated and block sanded several times and is nearly ready to shoot. What I was planning on doing was the following:
1.) Remove fenders, doors, hood and trunk.
2.)Shoot everything with single stage Colorado Red
3.)Sand out or rub out any imperfections, reshoot problem areas if any.
4.) Bolt and hang panels back on the car. Insert fender beads. Line up the swage lines and gaps.
5.) Reshoot any nicks or scratches.
6.) Mask off the top paint and tape the swage lines and shoot the black on the bottom half of the car.
What do you think about this sequence and the single stage paint? This is what my bother in law wants to do and he restores and shoots a lot of old cars. Any suggestions are appreciated.
Randy Dickson
Healey-Archaeologist
63 BJ7
66 427 Cobra replica
06 Mini Cooper S
I'm in the process of finishing up my bodywork and I have made some changes to how and what I will use for paint and I was wanting some input. Originally, I was going to do a two-stage base-clear system but changed my mind. My brother in law, who paints lots of old cars from the 60s recommended that I change to a single stage acrylic enamel PPG paint. That way, the color will be more brilliant and have more depth and the pigment will be closer to the surface. The PPG single stage has UV protection in it too. Also, the single stage will let us touch up any scratches or nicks that incure while hanging the panels back on as ewll as any nicks and scratches in the future.
The car has been guide-coated and block sanded several times and is nearly ready to shoot. What I was planning on doing was the following:
1.) Remove fenders, doors, hood and trunk.
2.)Shoot everything with single stage Colorado Red
3.)Sand out or rub out any imperfections, reshoot problem areas if any.
4.) Bolt and hang panels back on the car. Insert fender beads. Line up the swage lines and gaps.
5.) Reshoot any nicks or scratches.
6.) Mask off the top paint and tape the swage lines and shoot the black on the bottom half of the car.
What do you think about this sequence and the single stage paint? This is what my bother in law wants to do and he restores and shoots a lot of old cars. Any suggestions are appreciated.
Randy Dickson
Healey-Archaeologist
63 BJ7
66 427 Cobra replica
06 Mini Cooper S