Re: [Amc-list] Paint Qs

[Frank Swygert <farna@xxxxxxx>]

I have to agree with Matt! The local guy is the one who will be supporting you, so ask him. I did that the last time I painted a car. I did the same thing -- used a single stage enamel (I forget if it was acrylic or urethane) for the interior, door jambs, and engine bay. It still looks good, doesn't get much sun. The new single stage stuff seems to work fine. You can get UV inhibitors for single stage, or a UV inhibited paint. If the car isn't parked out in the sun all the time (you at least have a car port) it should last a long time with minimal fading. An Earl Scheib job I had once didn't start any noticeable fading for 5-6 years, and that car was never under a car port. They use CHEAP paint! 

I don't think I'll use a two stage paint again. There are a few spots I could easily repair on my car now if it had been single stage. The flames make it difficult to repaint a panel myself, or expensive if I paid someone. So I'll just wait until the spots get bad enough they really need/have to be repainted. It seems a factory job may last 20 years or more, but I can't get a repaint to last more than 5-6 for one reason or another! This time it's a couple (currently) minor spots that need repair, paint is holding up well. 

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Date: Sat, 09 Feb 2008 14:14:41 -0500
From: Matt Haas <mhaas@xxxxxxx>

I think the best advice any of us can give you is to go to a auto paint 
supply store and talk with them about what you want to do. If you're 
still not clear about what to use, you can also get information from the 
paint manufacturers.

-- 
Frank Swygert
Publisher, "American Motors Cars" 
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