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Originally Posted by njsteve
Larry,
Paint it in single stage. Dont do a clear coat- I like the original type finish where the car shines but is not super glossy like a modern car.
You are painting it for me, right? :-)
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No offense to Steve, but this is bad advice. You can do a 2 stage or 3, with some gloss reducing additives to emulate Lacquer. I had to do this on a 68 Camaro all original car. Most people pay for paint, they want shine, but obviously thats not original, really. Also the panels on our cars did NOT fit well from the factory.
I would stay Away from single stage ( cant repair well at all)
and also stay away from the "cheap" or repair panel base clear coats ( omni coat )
DO not EVER use a WATER born paint. I know its normal in California, but its sucks, its not durrable.
Im sure you have looked at the Paint options, Larry.
A stripped out shell, that needs a quarter patch, and a complete paint strip, and jam, and blocking etc and a "loose assemble" after paint is 15K around here and will get you a number #2 job, orange peel sanded out and buffed.
Things that make your body/paint expenses go UP
1. interior or any dissasembly of it
2. Car in a million pieces at arrival
3. any lights, chrome etc on the car, One MUST take the car apart ( better for the bolts etc too)
Cut costs more? Strip the roof, trunk, INSIDE the trunk, do your own inners, Jam your own car and have them paint car with sponges , if assembled ( not show cars)
$ 450 bucks a day is the norm ,not including supplies and "body shops" HATE assembly, so dont pay them to do it..
my 2 cents based on alot of experience with body shops, and I worked at one too.
what paint do I like? Matin Senour Tech base system ( Sherwin Williams, or Napa)
PPG epoxy is hard to beat.. under it , Not dishing the Dupont ... or HOC..
rant off back to finding car parts..