[Healeys] re paint question

[Carroll A Phillips]

>From my experience on clearcoat is this,(for vintage cars) basecoat requires 
a clearcoat, usually metallic paints on our vintage cars cannot be 
replicated with out going this modern route. Clearcoating over a single 
stage to give depth is the easyway out for the painter not wanting to go the 
extra mile for the high gloss depth look ( not correct for our cars anyway) 
but most like a really deep shine. For the vintage old enamel look, go 
single stage urethane (durability)(also only solid colors) any metallics you 
will need base/clear. Remember clearcoats will also over   repeated washes 
start to show more haze than a comparible singlestage job. Id rather have 
the least amount of material on my car doing its job anyway.

Carroll