Rick if you have never painted a car before you should use
something forgiving. The new paints on the market take a lot of experience
to use and will end up looking terrible for something as simple as the
wrong air setting. My advice would be to do a lacquer job. The cost should
be under $200 and it will look as good as paint place would do. I did an
article for first time painters, if interested email me.
...Art
On Wed, 2 Dec 1998, Rick Huber wrote:
> Hi V8 list,
>
> Any paint experts out there. I'm about to paint my dipped / primed body
> shell and am looking for opinions on what / how to paint it. I'd like a
> tough, durable finish that looks great and is easy to maintain but doesn't
> cost a fortune. I'm thinking of one coat of polyurethane on the whole car,
> inside, underside, outside, and then a second coat on the outside. I
> understand with the polyurethane paint there's no need for a clear coat.
> What about the underside. Should I skip the color coat and just put on a
> rust proofing undercoat ? Is there a rust treatment to put on before the
> color coat, or should I just Waxoyl after painting ?
>
> Thanks for the help.
>
> Rick Huber
>
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