BMW E30 Paint - Lacquer or Enamel?

[Inspar8r]

I would say dual stage is a must!!!

Dupont is not bad, i just prefer PPG and Sikkens over Dupont. That's all i was saying.

[BahnE30]

i used Dupont Nason Urethane
what great stuff
tough as nails and will shine even when dirty
the old man has it on his 18 wheeler and it still shines even after only being washed the once like it shines through the dirt and road grime it's amazing stuff and being cheap is the best part like $25LCdn and with Duponts new guns the ones that have a baby bottle type cup 1 little will put 2 good coats on a E30 with a little left over

[Low Level E30]

Im in auto body and know some stuff. For sanding scratches just use guide coat then sand out imperfections, then apply more guide coat, gradually moving to higer grits each guide coat. For painting keep the gun 6- 8 inches away depending on the product and do a 50% overlap. I dont know about the US for laquer paints but in Canada there illegal due to the VOC's in them. Im not sure if you plan to use a single stage paint or dual stage or even know if you know the diffrence but regardless i suggest putting on healthy coats. When i say healthy i mean almost to the point of running. Naturally you dont want runs but it is alot better then dry spray because dry spray often leads to redoing the paint job. Since you wont have the experience dont risk the dry spray. Runs can be sanded out failry easily. Oh yeah and remeber to use wax and grease remover really really well before each coat. If you dont there will be endless nibs and fish eyes everywhere.

You guys rock - thanks for all of the contributions!!!!

I was planning on going with a urethane base coat/clear coat system. I do know not to mix brands on this stuff.

I was actually thinking about going with a -matte- clear coat --- I like the subdued look of a matte coat. Any advice?

How much of each component do you think I should buy, to cover an E30? I'm going to shoot an extra trunk lid, and maybe a set of side skirts too.

By the way ---- sanding door jambs is a bitch :shock:

[Inspar8r]

i used Dupont Nason Urethane
what great stuff
tough as nails and will shine even when dirty
the old man has it on his 18 wheeler and it still shines even after only being washed the once like it shines through the dirt and road grime it's amazing stuff and being cheap is the best part like $25LCdn and with Duponts new guns the ones that have a baby bottle type cup 1 little will put 2 good coats on a E30 with a little left over

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