> Boyd Coddington, of considerable Hot Rod fame, was once interviewed
> and
> responded to a question on paint. He said he doesn't use clearcoat on
> his cars, given a choice, so that the car can be driven. Stone chips
> and
> such that appear on a car can be easily touched up and resprayed if
> the
> car is lacking clearcoat. With clearcoat, the small respray will sit
> on
> top of the clear coat and the color shift gives pretty poor results.
I guess my biggest worry is with the chipping. My '93 Civic has lots of
chips (and even got keyed down the hood--egad) that can't be fixed
without respraying the whole hood and fenders. I priced the hood and a
couple of big chips in the bumpers and a fender for about $500! Is
there a type of paint that has similar high-gloss, but with less
maintenance? The only paint I know comes in a little bottle from
Wal-Mart that has a ball you can rattle around in it. Oh, and paint
that goes on with a roller! Don't think latex is the way to go.
> IMHO ... go with Acrylic Urethane.
>
Is this what i should use? Since I am not going to risk doing this
myself, it would be nice going into the paint shop with at least SOME
knowledge! Thanks!
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