Posted By: bigblockbryan
single stage or dual stage paint? - 04/12/12 07:28 PM
okay we are gonna paint my 69 super bee next month know whats the advantages of going with dual stage paint over the single paint? the bee is gonna be b5 blue witha black out hood and black stripe
Posted By: GreenGlow
Re: single stage or dual stage paint? - 04/12/12 08:24 PM
This is just my opinion and I'm sure other people will ring in. It depends on what you want. I think the 2 stage has a deeper more mirror like shine. But some people say that it's too shiny and doesn't look like original ( factory ) paint. So if you want the factory look go with single stage but if you want a car shaped mirror go with 2 stage. If your new to painting go with 2 stage you can wet sand alot of sins ( Mistakes) out of the clear coat.
Again this is just my opinion I don't want to get caught up in any of the notorious Moparts paint and body question pissing matches
Posted By: Jjs72D
Re: single stage or dual stage paint? - 04/13/12 10:55 AM
ANY single stage metallic paint that is sprayed cannot be sanded and buffed without risking paint damage. The metallic particles are disturbed by wet sanding and will blur the finish when you try to cut and buff. I mention this because every paint job that I have seen in the past several years has some orange peel that has to be smoothed out. For this reason, all metallics should be base coat/clear coat. THIS way, you are sanding and buffing the clear coat and not touching or disturbing the paint itself. Solid colors like red, black, white or yellow are perfectly okay to spray in single stage, since they have no metallic particles to disturb.
Jeff
Posted By: stinger
Re: single stage or dual stage paint? - 04/14/12 01:35 AM
Standards on what a car looks like have changed. if you want to stay in favor of the general public eye go with bc/cc if you want that oem retro look that most people will pick a part go with ss. I know you can go with a single stage urethane and add clear in the final coats but this takes some experience on the painter.
with my car I will be useing base/clear and I've been painting for a living for a good stretch.
Posted By: ahy
Re: single stage or dual stage paint? - 04/14/12 02:25 AM
I am an amateur... In solid colors I do fine with either single stage or base/clear. With mettalics, I don't do very well with single stage. 2 stage only for me on mettalics. That's what I'd recommend.
Posted By: bri440
Re: single stage or dual stage paint? - 04/14/12 02:43 AM
2nd that comment. Single stage metallic is very hard unless you are a pro. Its very hard to prevent stripes caused by how the metallics lay out. A little too heavy or too light from pass to pass causes huge problems.
Posted By: DaytonaTurbo
Re: single stage or dual stage paint? - 04/14/12 05:30 AM
A single stage urethane when it's all buffed up will look as glossy as a lot of base/clear jobs out there. Quality of materials and skill of the painter can make all the difference. My paint guy prefers to do base/clear on everything. He says that way if there are any imperfections they can be sanded out of the clear and buffed to a mirror shine after. I have had good luck painting single stage non-metallics myself but runs are easier to make and harder to get rid of than base/clear.
Posted By: bigblockbryan
Re: single stage or dual stage paint? - 04/15/12 06:58 PM
i think im going to dual stage its going to be b5 blue on my 69 super bee. Anyway is there a certin color of primer i should use to paint the car before i put my B5 blue on? this car is going to be a cruiser not a show car too.
Posted By: ahy
Re: single stage or dual stage paint? - 04/15/12 07:01 PM
I would think a medium grey primer would give the truest color. Light grey might make it a little brighter.
