[Ken K]

They might be doing something to the clears they sell now. I was told within 10 years, the paint will be going to water based paint. If I buy paint in town, the paint comes from CA. If I buy paint in Phoenix, it's comes from some place else.....I have never used Omni clear, they say on another site it does not have the UV protectors in it so it dies back after a year or so, I don't know if that is true or not.....I know someone who sold a shop and I was given 3 milk crates full of paint, all kinds of different brands. I am going to see if there are noticable differences between the brands.

[bb400ho]

i just went to get reducer this guy says ok to about 10% i give that a try. ken if you find a clear that flows good please do tell!
thanks bryan

[Ken K]

I used another brand of clear and I am not happy with that at all. All I have to say is, I'm never going to use clear again. It might have been the temp I sprayed it at, I won't know for at least another month and a half when it cools down again. I am going back to a type of paint that can be fixed if something does not go right. Single stage solid color urethane can be fixed easy.

[bb400ho]

i hear ya, i like acrylic enamel wit hardner but in my garage the dust is too much.
bryan

[Ken K]

One thing is for sure, the more paint that the paint companies can sell you, the more they make.

[Ken K]

I saw a car about a month ago done with Matrix BC/CC in black. That car looked as good as it gets. I asked about the paint, it was also mentioned there was some trouble with the clear. I started to do some research on the web on Matrix. I found the comparison charts. I looked up the clear that I used and found out it was a medium solid clear. When the place sold it to me they did not mention the medium solid part, they only told me it was good stuff. I knew some of the paint companies told the distrubutors not to post prices on the web. http://www.matrixsystem.com/ccomparison.html

[Ken K]

I still have the tech sheet. Post a few tech sheets and compare them.

[Ken K]

I use to buy this at the swap meet for $50.00 a gallon. The guy that sold it said it would last about 4 years with hardner added. I know 3 cars that were painted with it. The paint lasted about 4 years just like he said.

[bb400ho]

ken, i have that paint on my 51 ford pickup, its black and i painted it in pieces some of it was painted in the early 90's it still shines good just a lot of nicks and stuff. i think that was the easiest paint i ever sprayed
bryan

[Ken K]

Here the sun and hard water is what ends up doing the paint in. They were selling black for $30.00 a gallon, I was using it for chassis paint. They might still sell the paint at the swap meet. They use to sell lots of it to Mexico. People from San Diego would go to TJ for cheap paint jobs.

[PetesPonies]

Ken..still why do you think BC/CC is difficult to repair?

[Ken K]

It's not rocket science. If you use a paint without clear, you won't have a problem with sun damage to the clear.

[Ken K]

I don't even know why I am going to waste my time on cars that don't belong to me. I am going to post pictures of cars with clear that is going to hell. I see them every day. Doesent matter the make, they all get it. I saw a Jag yesterday, I know where it is parked. Cadilacs, Hondas, you name it. Even white cars are not imune, white reflects the heat.

[Ken K]

As soon as the computer will let me load the pictures, I will post them. I have pictures of BC/CC and one with a cowl hood, it was done after. I also have pictures of cars going back to the 50s with the original lacquer paint jobs on them. All cars are parked out in the elements.