[Healeys] Re PPG single stage paint

[Carroll A Phillips]

Randy,

High recomendations from me,   DCC can be repaired easily, is not as plastic 
looking as some high gloss urethanes, gloss can even be flattened for 
chassis and engine compartment areas for a more original unbuffed enamel 
look, perfect for suspention parts, NO POWDERCOATING
A big note to all who will be doing restoration work in the next few 
years..... Paint manufactures basecoat products will be going to waterborne 
basecoat paints to unify VOC laws ( most new/repairs are in base/ clear) 
Manufactures of automobiles have the money and facilities to stay'' green'' 
We will need separate spray guns for waterborne materials.

Single stage and clearcoats for now will remain as is . Not much single 
stage is used in the auto manufacturung industry and there isnt an adequate 
waterborne clearcoat yet. Some manufaturers have a powdercoat type of 
process for clearcoat and the bodies are baked to melt it all together.
Chrysler I think uses this now.
So single stage is here for a while and my opinion is it beats base/clear in 
the fact that if scratched you can repair just the area and not the whole 
panel and there are only 2-3 coats applied and not a total of 5-6 depending 
on clear used, Too much material to hide spotwelds, heavy buildup on 
fasteners ect.

Carroll Phillips    Top down Restorations