02-12-2007, 02:18 PM
Ok, just so we are not missleading people.
1) Single Stage paint is CHEAP. Figure ~$50 for a GALLON, plenty to paint a car. I'll let you know how much I have tied up in slimer, I'll tell you this, it won't be much
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2) Most cars these days come with a clear coat, putting an acrylic enamel over the clear coat (and bondo) is going to cause the clear to 'lift' and eventually peal away. So expect to repaint often.
3) Even if you manage to get all the old clear off, and spray over top of the original color it's still not going to stick nor be as flexable to expanding/contracting metal during climate changes, car bodies are THIN, its not like that iron bench you painted at grandma's house with this stuff.
4) If you DO manage to get it down to bare metal you are going to REALLY have your hands full prepping bare metal for painting, this means a GOOD etching primer/filler primer that will bite into the raw metal and give your paint something to stick to, then you still have all the same problems as #3.
5) You can get single stage paint in spray cans, so if you want to do a little touch up at the track you have that option. The proper color in a can cost ~$15 though, so it's not as cheap as Hardware store rattle can, but 1 can should last you years (unless you are racing Spec Miata). For bigger jobs just pour some in the HVLP, blending isn't that hard.
For not much more $$$ (Air Gun/compressor rental/few large drop cloths). You can spray on the single stage paint and it will last more than a year. Dave, I'd really hope your paint job holds up, but I'll be VERY interested to see what it looks like next year at this time.
1) Single Stage paint is CHEAP. Figure ~$50 for a GALLON, plenty to paint a car. I'll let you know how much I have tied up in slimer, I'll tell you this, it won't be much
.2) Most cars these days come with a clear coat, putting an acrylic enamel over the clear coat (and bondo) is going to cause the clear to 'lift' and eventually peal away. So expect to repaint often.
3) Even if you manage to get all the old clear off, and spray over top of the original color it's still not going to stick nor be as flexable to expanding/contracting metal during climate changes, car bodies are THIN, its not like that iron bench you painted at grandma's house with this stuff.
4) If you DO manage to get it down to bare metal you are going to REALLY have your hands full prepping bare metal for painting, this means a GOOD etching primer/filler primer that will bite into the raw metal and give your paint something to stick to, then you still have all the same problems as #3.
5) You can get single stage paint in spray cans, so if you want to do a little touch up at the track you have that option. The proper color in a can cost ~$15 though, so it's not as cheap as Hardware store rattle can, but 1 can should last you years (unless you are racing Spec Miata). For bigger jobs just pour some in the HVLP, blending isn't that hard.
For not much more $$$ (Air Gun/compressor rental/few large drop cloths). You can spray on the single stage paint and it will last more than a year. Dave, I'd really hope your paint job holds up, but I'll be VERY interested to see what it looks like next year at this time.