73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks > Body, Glass & Paint
Paint questions. Between Google and my painter, im lost
87ChevyR10:
--- Quote from: VileZambonie on November 08, 2024, 05:51:32 pm ---Waterborne is industry standard in collision repair. For restorations most stick with solvent based products.
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Yeah, I am coming to find.
But if its the industry standard, why do Summit, Eastwood, almost the entire online resellers carry everything BUT? It threw me for a loop for sure. Major headscratcher. I even looked on eBay and didn't find much. PPG has an entire line of it, but.....
87ChevyR10:
--- Quote from: Mr Diesel on November 07, 2024, 05:27:47 pm ---I'm not a professional painter, but I have repainted a bunch of my own vehicles with good results.
Do NOT use an Enamel or any single stage. The color will not last long. Use any brand base coat/clear coat. The majority of work in painting a vehicle is all the sanding/prep work. Put a cheap coating on top and you will be doing it all over again soon. Or do it right the first time and it will look good for 20+ years (more if you garage it).
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So I think they do 2 stage at work. Not 100% sure, base and clear I believe.
Yeah I have heard bout messing the clear coat up and it peeling and looking crazy sooner or later. Been looking at a lot of videos to learn, eventually I am planning to go through their program to really learn but for now? We gon make it work.
We had a chevy cashed out totaled, so the emblem i stripped off the grille for a test run on my taping, sanding and priming. We finally had a car come in in metallic dark blue today for paint and they sprayed the bowtie. It looked really sharp! I held it up to the truck picture, I can just envision it. I'll post a picture of it Monday. I'm two toning the bowtie to end up matching the grille/wheels and the two-tone blue/white paint
VileZambonie:
--- Quote from: 87ChevyR10 on November 08, 2024, 07:23:27 pm ---
--- Quote from: VileZambonie on November 08, 2024, 05:51:32 pm ---Waterborne is industry standard in collision repair. For restorations most stick with solvent based products.
--- End quote ---
Yeah, I am coming to find.
But if its the industry standard, why do Summit, Eastwood, almost the entire online resellers carry everything BUT? It threw me for a loop for sure. Major headscratcher. I even looked on eBay and didn't find much. PPG has an entire line of it, but holy $%^&
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I think you are misunderstanding what I am saying. Collision Repair is not the same as restoration. When your car is in an accident, your insurance company pays a body shop to repair it and they use this paint system. The DIY community can still easily access solvent based products and they typically yield better results for restorations.
JohnnyPopper:
This ^^^^^^^
I agree about PPG- try buying in Cali----Yow!
87ChevyR10:
--- Quote from: VileZambonie on November 09, 2024, 06:37:18 am ---
--- Quote from: 87ChevyR10 on November 08, 2024, 07:23:27 pm ---
--- Quote from: VileZambonie on November 08, 2024, 05:51:32 pm ---Waterborne is industry standard in collision repair. For restorations most stick with solvent based products.
--- End quote ---
Yeah, I am coming to find.
But if its the industry standard, why do Summit, Eastwood, almost the entire online resellers carry everything BUT? It threw me for a loop for sure. Major headscratcher. I even looked on eBay and didn't find much. PPG has an entire line of it, but holy $%^&
--- End quote ---
I think you are misunderstanding what I am saying. Collision Repair is not the same as restoration. When your car is in an accident, your insurance company pays a body shop to repair it and they use this paint system. The DIY community can still easily access solvent based products and they typically yield better results for restorations.
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Nah, i getcha. It just threw me off because I had no idea of this until delving into all of this.
Today I learned, indeed.
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