Thread: Roadster painting questions

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I've been working for months getting my roadster ready for paint. The body and frame have been taken apart, put of two rotiseries, media blasted, phosphate treated, and 27 parts were then powdercoated in primer (frame in semi gloss black). I then blocksanded it with 80 grit and filled with Evercoat Rage Gold and Evercoat Metal Glaze fillers. It's been shot with PPG NCP280/NCX285 "two part" Primer/Surfacer. This has been repeated until it's straight, flat, and it's now "block sanded" to 400 on the panels. I've spent close to $1500. in materials to this point, and have many hours in it so I don't want to screw it up. Money is tight, so I'm trying to do as much as I can myself on the paint job. Up to this point the primer was shot outside. I want to finish it in a single stage Maroon opaque color like was standard on a 1940 FORD.

Here are my questions,
1) I have 27 pieces to paint, most need to be painted on "all sides" so it's going to be a long drawn out deal anyway I do it. I'm thinking if I start with a single stage color I will be able to paint the body inside and underside, as well as the inside of the doors, deck lid, hoods, etc. I would do this outside, and if I get a few bugs or dirt in it it would not be a big deal, or at least fixable. I have lots of small brackets and parts that could be painted this way to save some money/time. Then, I would rent a spray booth or hire someone to shoot the outside final coat of the body, doors, decklid, hood top, hood sides, radiator shell, and frame outside surface. Does this sound like a good plan? Do you think I will have a color match problem since I will be shooting things at different times?

2)What do you think about shooting clear over the single stage paint when I get to the final coat? This would be done so I have some paint thickness to color sand and buff. The main reasoning behind the single stage is so I can paint all of the small parts and inside surfaces with out going to a bc/cc system.

3) Do I really need to use a Sealer since it already fully covered in "two part" surfacer? Also how much paint material do I need to purchase? It's a high boy roadster (no fenders) but it does have a three piece hood.

I want to stay with all PPG products since that is what I started with and I would like to stay the same all the way. Also, since I'm in California we are restricted to low V.O.C. product. This car will be driven (already driven 9000 miles in bare steel), so it needs to have an easily repairable top coat finish.

Thanks, any advice from others that have been down this road already is greatly appreciated.

John Palmer