budget paint job single stage paint. which clearcoat to use?

[boogieman]

will be using this paint not sure which one


Super Gloss Jet Black Urethane Acrylic Paint Kit

https://www.paintforcars.com/kitu_jetblack.html

or


Super Gloss Jet Black Acrylic Enamel Paint Kit

https://www.paintforcars.com/kits_jetblack.html

which would be the best clearcoat to use out of these 3

https://www.paintforcars.com/clearcoat_starfire.html

https://www.paintforcars.com/clearcoat_2012.html

https://www.paintforcars.com/clearcoat_tci.html[[/QUOTE]

[nrubenstein]

Why are you putting clear on single stage paint?

[TurboJake]

Why are you putting clear on single stage paint?

Exactly this. Single stage doesn't involve clear coat.... 2 stage does. Color and clear. You really don't want to spray clear over an acrylic single.

Can you do clear over single stage? Yes, but only within 18 hours of spraying the color. If you really want to do this, go urethane.

[boogieman]

just look at it as using a regular spray can enamel then add spray can clear to it and you will see the difference





clear ads more depth with ss blk paint.. also makes the ss paint last longer

ive read this on many hotrod/muscle car forums.

many of them do

1st few coats with paint
2nd few coats paint mixed with clear
then 3rd few coats of full clear

some others just paint then wait a week for paint to to cure
wet sand then clear.

[ST1G]

Seems like you know more than us then.

[nrubenstein]

just look at it as using a regular spray can enamel then add spray can clear to it and you will see the difference





clear ads more depth with ss blk paint.. also makes the ss paint last longer

ive read this on many hotrod/muscle car forums.

many of them do

1st few coats with paint
2nd few coats paint mixed with clear
then 3rd few coats of full clear

some others just paint then wait a week for paint to to cure
wet sand then clear.

I thought this was supposed to be a budget job? Nine coats of paint is definitely not saving you money. :p

Edit: The reality is that spending more money on better paint will generally give you better results than a thousand layers of shitty paint. Yes, you can spray clear on single stage paint, but the question then becomes why? It's generally cheaper to do base/clear than singe stage/clear.

[TobyB]

The big advantage to single/clear is if you're doing a resto, and don't want to clear
the jambs, etc and have sand lines at the blend points when you color sand the body.

I've done it with PPG Concept (since the 'single' is so prone to chalking)
just because I had the single stage color already, and wanted to try it. It DID look good.

But yeah, base goes down nice and opaque and flat, then the clear does its flow thing,
and life is good. Even with pretty darned cheap paint.

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[boogieman]

I thought this was supposed to be a budget job? Nine coats of paint is definitely not saving you money. :p

Edit: The reality is that spending more money on better paint will generally give you better results than a thousand layers of shitty paint. Yes, you can spray clear on single stage paint, but the question then becomes why? It's generally cheaper to do base/clear than singe stage/clear.

ss paint is better to use when dealing with black. ss black is more true then 2 stage black.
this is mentioned on many hotrod/ muscle car forums.

refence pics with cheap summit enamel done in his garage

http://s1075.photobucket.com/user/andyspaintshop/media/BLACK%20RAT/P1020327_zps6b344d28.jpg.html

http://s1075.photobucket.com/user/andyspaintshop/media/BLACK%20RAT/P1020322_zps02ef8ba0.jpg.html

http://s1075.photobucket.com/user/andyspaintshop/media/BLACK%20RAT/P1020333_zps43aff236.jpg.html

im just asking is which clear to use out of the 3.

[nrubenstein]

Given the choice of three shitty, cheap clear coats, go with the one that the vendor says is best.

[meanEG]

ss paint is better to use when dealing with black. ss black is more true then 2 stage black.
this is mentioned on many hotrod/ muscle car forums.

refence pics with cheap summit enamel done in his garage

http://s1075.photobucket.com/user/andyspaintshop/media/BLACK%20RAT/P1020327_zps6b344d28.jpg.html

http://s1075.photobucket.com/user/andyspaintshop/media/BLACK%20RAT/P1020322_zps02ef8ba0.jpg.html

http://s1075.photobucket.com/user/andyspaintshop/media/BLACK%20RAT/P1020333_zps43aff236.jpg.html

im just asking is which clear to use out of the 3.

please just get everything from www.thecoatingstore.com are you painting yourself?

[boogieman]

not painting it myself. this is the paint im using since its a budget paintjob

[meanEG]

thecaotingstore.com is budget minded. They produce the paint themselves. This is the only reason it is so cheap. It is top quality paint and coverage and durability are excellent.

If you are not painting it yourself, why are you even asking us. Ask what your painter prefers to use. If someone brought me paint that I never used, I would not put it through my gun and on your car...

[boogieman]

im buying my own paint. this is the paint im using. i do not have the space to paint the car myself.

all im asking is whats stated.

[meanEG]

Ok. Good luck with your venture.

[ThatOneEuroE30]

You get what you pay for. I paid 4k for my paint job and it's incredible. I got heckar spies paint.