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I have a 29 model A I was wondering if these paints are any good and what is the difference between acrylic enamel and acrylic ureathane paints are... which would be the best? also how much is a gallon sufficient? next has anyone used these kits, and there 2k primers etc from this website and are they any good?? http://www.paintforcars.com I wanted to add I want to use a bc/cc on my car

thanks,
simon

In the paint biz, you get what you pay for.....no more.

These folks have good, i.e House of Kolor and PPG plus unknown quality stuff. And again, "ya gets what ya pays for" http://www.tcpglobal.com/Restorationshop/

Acrylic enamel is in general, 'old school' with the new urethane base coat/clear coat systems now. Why spend all that time effort and money in body prep for a ho-hum paint job

I prefer DuPont for color, SPI* for prep coats (sandable epoxy and a nice 2K) and their Universal Clear, which is how my '31 was painted.

Nice thing about this web site - color charts



*Southern Polyurethanes

I use SPI epoxy for my primer and sealer when mixed about 40-50% reduced and then their Universal clear and reducers.

I use Sherwin Williams 5 days a week, have used Dupont, PPG, and HOK as well, you most certainly get what you pay for when it comes to paint and paint systems. Now, with that said, each brand has it's low, medium, and high grade line, you do not want to mix and match between them, but instead use whatever is supposed to be used with that level of material. Which brand you choose is your own choice, how good an end product depends on which level within that particular brand you decide on.


Bill S.

If you do have to mix them just dont use a low grade reducer with a high grade base coat. You can use a high grade reducer with low grade base of course but never the other way around. Like they said, you get what you pay for, especially with paint. If you go cheap then in the end you end up really spending more. Cheap base takes more coats to cover, etc.

okay lots of good info here... I am not so worried about the price as I am about the product and how it will last.... I am new at this , but am someone that wants to do it my self... my problem is I am not sure what products are good and what are crap and where to get them from... I see these websites and after looking through them just get more and more confused... getting more and more confuesed

simon

Then you can go towards the Waterborne Base systems too
Its OEM finish on all makes today , and my shop is getting ready to switch to the PPG/Nexa AutoColor Aquabase Plus .
Some waterborne out there it touted as waterborne but its still a solvent base system , PPG / Nexa is a true Latex water base system . Uses a deionized water for reduction .

Whatever you use:

would pick a store close to you, so you can get anything you need right away, and have some solid information about that paint system.

I would use their first line paint. Second line paints will either fade sooner, or start losing their gloss sooner. If it's your own stuff, you will want it to look good five years from now, instead of having to repaint. If it's for a customer, he will never come back if the paintjob fails quickly.

Pick a company that can mix all production colors. Companies like HOK and X-Otic make good products, but what if you like a color you've seen on a new car?...or you want to fix a friend's car? ....or you want a bunch of colors to choose from?

Once you choose a system, you will want to stick with it. It always takes a while to figure out how to get it to work every time for you.

You might befriend a local experienced painter who does the kind of work you want to do. He can be a resource to help you solve or overcome problems.....and we all have them occasionally, no matter how long you do this.

Good luck!