Hey, i need some advice on car paint. i am doing all the body work myself and i am going to shoot the paint myself ( in a rented paint booth).
I have few choices. Acrylic Enamel ($50) , Acrylic Laquer (160)and Urethane base/clear (250) , the color is Gunmetal gray metallic.
I hear that enamel can be buffed really nice.. but i dont know it seems sooo cheap. acrylic enamel i was told is alright, but i went to a local body shop supply (in canada) and they told me they stopped making it and there is better stuff out there.. And the guy from USA said its good stuff. Urethane is best i hear and the price isnt toooo bad but i mean if i can get away with laquer i will.
anyways, if anyone painted their car with any of these please give me some advice, i plan to take it slow and not rush.. i also heard that laquer is easy to shoot and stuff. but its not soo shiny and u gotta wait long before buffing.
thanks
Go basecoat/clearcoat, it will give the best shine when buffed and will last the longest.
Laquer is supposed to give a better gloss than enamel, but it doesn't seem to work well with other products.
If you were really hurting for money, acrylic enamel would be ok for a while, but it will fade quickly compared to basecoat clearcoat, and you can't really sand it if you make a mistake where it's metallic and you might make a funny spot on it.
Once again, go with the basecoat, if you're taking your time and doing it right, you won't be sorry you spent the extra $$$ for it.
the laquer comes with base and clear coat also.. which are you talking about.. laquer or urethane..? anyone else?
Urethane, I haven't used lacquer because urethane is what everyone has always said is best.
I have used urethane base/clear and it turned out great.
urethane, duponts omni brand worked well for me on my fender, and side "skirt." it wasn't expensive either, I did both for about 70.00 bucks, but I had all the equipment. then put on at least 3 coats of a good clear, house of kolor's clear is excellent if your good with directions.
Dude, a rented booth would be awesome. I painted in my garage, and got all sorts of crap in the paint. and then it got cold and rainy, and the clear started to run like water. man oh man. for the life of me, it shouldn't have turned out as well as it did.
Kevin
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i would use urethane base/clear. i get better shine and u can buffed it. if u want to have a good shine to it put 3 shots of clear on it then wet sand it and put 3 more shots on it since it a gunmetal gray metalic i would be playing around with laquer since all that metallic in the paint
