Thread: Single Stage Paint

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Well, I have decided to go to college and get a real job, So, I am thinkin about gettin my torino on the road cheap. I think I will make it look nice with filler and paint it. I was thinking of going with single stage paint. I have never painted a car, but I know how a gun works because I am the spray man where I work. I spray wood. I know its not the same as paintin cars, but I have good control with the gun and know the basics of the equipment. Anyway, I was wondering if anyone had any good or bad experiences with single stage and if I could get some pointers. I plan on doing a proper restoration on the car whenever I graduate. So I figure if it looks good for maybe 5 years, It will be worth the practice and experience.

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yep i painted . trucks.car. boats .air plane.bikes.machines .race car rims over 1000+ of them. and just about any thing you can think of i painted with it i did a grand farthers clock with it i paint a lot of metallics this way they can be tricky if you never painted .there is abit more to lay it out good but it a time deal knowing how wet to put it down . with the rigth thinner and good gun controll

Good choice on the college plans, Josh!!!! As for single stage, nothing wrong with using it for your purposes IMO... Overlap is very important with single stage, not enough and it gets dry spots, too much and it runs. I'd suggest a good quality paint (I use PPG most of the time for single stage or BC/CC) with a hardner, then just follow the mixing ratios and air pressure recomendations on the product data sheet...

Thanks guys. I'm about to start on the body work so I'll let you know when I start spraying.

Originally Posted by josh bichard

Thanks guys. I'm about to start on the body work so I'll let you know when I start spraying.

As someone who owns a production volume body shop, if you are going to go single stage, and have little experience, stick with a solid color, stay away from pearls and metallics as they can mottle (highs and lows in the way the metallics and pearls lay). As Dave mentioned above, read the instructions carefully, follow them 100%, and make sure you have an excellent respirator as what you are spraying can kill you. Safety over everything else.


Bill S.

Josh,
Best wishes for college! If you can find good independent local paint shop that is not too big you can get a wealth of help there for nothing, or next to nothing, and you may even find someone there that will come to your place on paint day to help out for a little cash. They can also help you understand the instructions in simple terms.