[Chief of the 60's]

Originally Posted by tom s

His shop does not do single stage.Tom

Single stage vs. 2 or 3 stage has no bearing on the facility, equipment or painter. If that is what he told you it does not make sense. If anything, single stage is easier.

[Greg Reid]

Originally Posted by Chief of the 60's

Single stage vs. 2 or 3 stage has no bearing on the facility, equipment or painter. If that is what he told you it does not make sense. If anything, single stage is easier.

No one around here that I asked wanted anything to do with painting a car in single stage either. I don't know enough about paint to explain why but they didn't want to do it.

[Chief of the 60's]

Originally Posted by Greg Reid

No one around here that I asked wanted anything to do with painting a car in single stage either. I don't know enough about paint to explain why but they didn't want to do it.

The only thing I can think of is that they mix their own paint and did not have the capabilities of mixing single stage. If that is the case, why didn't they just buy what they needed from their supplier? Hell, even NAPA will mix up a batch of single stage.

[MUSLCAH]

Originally Posted by Chief of the 60's

The only thing I can think of is that they mix their own paint and did not have the capabilities of mixing single stage. If that is the case, why didn't they just buy what they needed from their supplier? Hell, even NAPA will mix up a batch of single stage.

If they mix paint ...they can do single stage. I like "Solid" colors done in single stage ....better than BC/Clearcoat....Would Nevah single stage a Metallic color...metallics always get clearcoated
at my shop.

[Chief of the 60's]

Originally Posted by MUSLCAH

If they mix paint ...they can do single stage. I like "Solid" colors done in single stage ....better than BC/Clearcoat....Would Nevah single stage a Metallic color...metallics always get clearcoated
at my shop.

Then why would a fully equipped shop not want to paint single stage? That one is not making any sense to me. They'll do the body and prep work but not the easy part.

[MUSLCAH]

All the shops I know...including mine ...would never paint a car that someone else did the body work on....just bad business

[Chief of the 60's]

Originally Posted by MUSLCAH

All the shops I know...including mine ...would never paint a car that someone else did the body work on....just bad business

Unless I'm not understanding tom s' posts....

Originally Posted by tom s

A friend of mine(3 pontiac guy) owns 2 body shops,does high end MB,Lexus etc insurance work.He will not do any classic car at all.Just cant make any money on them.When I had my 63 tempest vert that needed body and paint work he let a couple of his guys do the body work on their own time.They did great work but he would not paint the car,had to find another shop to do it.Got REAL lucky,a friend put me on the a local shop that would do it as all they had to do is scratch and shoot it in single stage.I got out alive for about $4500 for the complete job.The shops that do that kind of work and leave you in paint shop hell wanted about 10K.FWIW,Tom

Originally Posted by Chief of the 60's

Why, after doing all the hard work, wouldn't they paint the car?

Originally Posted by tom s

His shop does not do single stage.Tom