Jason, You are the poor college student, right? I was in college when that car was new. Where are you taking the car (or parts) to get painted? MAACO typically uses single stage paint. Most non-franchise shops I know would probably do base/clear. Either will give you a good result. The car had a base/clear when new. The clear peeling off the new hood isn't the same clear that is available now. In the late '80's to early '90's there were a whole lot of new EPA regulations regarding VOCs in paint and the related emissions, so the manufactures (auto and paint suppliers) were scrambling for friendlier formulas. I wouldn't use chrome polish on your bumper trim, it's plastic. They did plate the plastic with copper, but I wouldn't polish it out. Just wash it. Rob McCall '67 Lebaron -----Original Message----- From: mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jason Wulf Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 12:40 PM To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: IML: How to ruin your day, hurt your Imperial, and other Bad Things by Jason Hey, all. My tires didn't screech, so much as they just locked up and slid on some oily pavement. There were no marks on the road or anything. The ABS works fabulously well in my car, and it's saved me more than once from a dog or pedestrian in the middle of the street at night. Also right is that I'm driving a 'modern' car (even at 15 years old!) and as such, less steel and more plastic. The bumper I pulled for my car I can barely lift, so I'd wager that if I'd hit her more on my bumper and less on my grille, I'd have come out only needing some chrome polish for the bumper... I'll end with another quick question... I'm wondering whether I should get a single-stage paint for this, or if I should do seperate color and clear coats on the parts. The hood I pulled is peeling, BADLY, and it doesn't seem to have a seperate clear coat on top of the paint from the thickness and look... -Jason ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm