Ron - I have a personal hate for base coat/clear. When ever I get into a discussion, with a body man/shop about what paint to use - I tell him I do not accept the crap base coat/clear coat systems and walk out !. Since It is near impossible to get single stage paint jobs, here in the Bay Area of Calif., I have ended up doing my own painting with acrylic enamel (PPG-have to buy out of area/state). The two stage paint is difficult to touch up nicks etc. whereas I, a novice, can touch up single stage enamel defects, perfectly, without having to repaint a whole section of a 2-stage paint. My two cents! Been panting my cars for 40+ years. I'm not familiar with the 300 club judging but I know the Plymouth Owners Club judging rules deduct for base/clear coat paint thus eliminating any points for the body paint no mater how good it is. Thus a rough, but original, paint job will gain points over a perfect clear coat paint job. Ken Wilson 300H 55 Plymouth 55 Desoto 62-300 Sport 42 Ply Ron Waters wrote: >My body shop convinced me to have my 58 Plymouth painted in base/clear. >Their argument was that chips were easier to repair. As it turns out, I >scratched an area about one half inch square in the course of mounting the >front bumper. I also removed a similar amount near the door latch while >aligning the door. The car is a non-metallic color, BTW. > >For all you painters out there: If this had been painted in single stage, >how difficult would it be to repair the damage to the point where the >scratch was not visible ? > >Ron > > >------------------------------------ > >To send a message to this group, send an email to: >Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >For list server instructions, go to http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm > >For archives go to http://www.forwardlook.net/300-archive/Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > ------------------------------------ To send a message to this group, send an email to: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For list server instructions, go to http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm For archives go to http://www.forwardlook.net/300-archive/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:Chrysler300-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:Chrysler300-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Chrysler300-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/