NO !!! They do base/clear because it's easier. It will always look like
what it is, not original looking at all. On the other hand, for
environmental reasons they don't use the old acrylic enamel. Painters told
me that clear coat was "better;" when pressed they said it was because
mistakes could be spot-painted and covered with clear instead of repainting
a whole panel. When I stuck to my guns about single stage, my painter used
a single stage urethane paint, which is a much harder "modern" paint than
the old enamel but has a very similar look. Not only does it look "right,"
but it is much harder and more durable than the original. But it had to be
buffed out within the first week, which was an additional expense. Mine is
not metallic; don't know about single stage metallics. Another reason they
don't use the old acrylic enamel is that it may not be compatable with the
new primers. Remember all the late '80's GM cars where the paint fell off
after 4-5 years? You don't want that.
--Roger van Hoy, '55DeSoto, '42DeSoto, '66Plymouth, '73Duster, Washougal, WA
-----Original Message-----
From: Ron Waters <[email protected]>
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Date: Thursday, December 09, 1999 10:26 PM
Subject: [FWDLK] Paint Question
>Hi All -
>
>A question about paint. My excellent body shop insists on doing
>base/clear (2 stage) paint jobs. When asked about single stage enamel,
>they
>said they would not do it because it does not have the durability of the
>more modern paint. Is it possible to make a base/clear paint job look like
>the baked super enamel paint jobs that our FL cars originally had ?
>
>Ron
>
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