Re: [Chrysler300] Paint advice - Single stage or Base/clear?

[moparted <moparted_70@xxxxxxxxx>]

Can't see how you could have lost the lawsuit.
Also makes no sense they the bc/cc paint would cost
anymore to fix than a single stage, except the added
cost of the paint and labor to spray a few more coats


--- Gary Barker <gbarker@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Ryan, I am like you I do all my own painting my self
>  on the door jams , 
> under the hood etc.  I still have my cars painted
> with Acrylic enamel .  
> I know show cars look much better with clear coat
> but if there is ever 
> any damage your in deep trouble.   My son had his 72
> Challenger painted 
> the B5 Blue with clear coat.  It looked great until
> one night the car 
> was parked next to a apartment building and the wind
> blew a whole bunch 
> of shingles off the building and they landed all
> over his car.  They 
> left scratches down to bare metal in some places. 
> The apartment owners 
> said would pay for the repair.  Well we took the car
> to 5 different 
> paint shops. Two would not even touch it.  The next
> one wanted $10,000.  
> They said with clear coat the car had to be stripped
> to bare metal and 
> starting all over.    The remaining shops wanted $
> 7000 and $ 8000 to 
> sand the car back down.  With those estimates we
> took them back to the 
> apartment owners to see.  The next words out of his
> mouth was"Sue  me".  
> He thought we could get a Macao paint job for
> $149.95.   So we sued and 
> lost.  Now we are stuck paying out of our pocket. 
> If we had a old style 
> paint job there would have been much less trouble
> and costs.
> I understand when painting a metallic silver paint
> is  to keep the paint 
> stirred up all the time and don't stop until done.
> We all have seen cars that are 5-10 years old that
> look like 60 years.  
> My 300F still has a decent Black paint job after all
> these 43 years.   
> Just my 2 cents worth.  Gary Barker
> 
> Ryan Hill wrote:
> 
> >I'm finally back at the '65 300 project after many
> months of distractions 
> >and I'm looking for some advice from those of you
> with a good understanding 
> >of paint products and systems.
> >
> >In an effort to keep an original look to my car I
> had planned to paint the 
> >entire car using a single stage acrylic enamel. I
> have painted everything 
> >but the outer body myself with this in mind and am
> now ready to do the final 
> >sanding, cleaning, and masking so I can drop off
> the car at the body shop.
> >
> >The painter I have chosen has expressed his concern
> about painting the car 
> >with a single stage process given that the color is
> 'silver mist' and it can 
> >be a very difficult color to spray on evenly. He is
> a very experienced 
> >painter and his work is very nice but I am
> wondering if I should take his 
> >advice and allow the car to be painted with
> basecoat/clearcoat to ensure 
> >even color? Material cost is not a concern here but
> I am concerned about a 
> >few things.
> >
> >How compatible will base clear be with the acrylic
> enamel in my door jambs, 
> >under hood etc? Do modern base/clear paint jobs
> tend to last as long as a 
> >single stage enamel. Can base/clear be repaired as
> easily as acrylic enamel? 
> >Can silver paint be as much of a problem to spray
> as I've heard? I didn't 
> >really have any discoloration or an uneven look on
> any of the areas I 
> >painted. I get scared when I look at the factory
> base/clear on my '90 
> >Lebaron GTC fogging and peeling while the 39 year
> old paint on my other cars 
> >could still be polished to a respectable shine.
> >
> >Any words of wisdom would be appreciated.
> >
> >BTW - I recently recieved my black leather bucket
> seat covers from Legendary 
> >and I am very impressed with the workmanship. We'll
> see how they look and 
> >fit when they're installed before I give too much
> praise but they exceded my 
> >expectations so far.
> >
> >Ryan Hill (Vancouver, B.C.)
>

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