[Healeys] Paint

Bob Spidell bspidell at comcast.net
Sun Jan 27 12:13:38 MST 2013


Perry,

You beat me to it.  I watch some of the auction action on TV and I gotta say I'm just plain tired of over-glossy 
'customs.'  But, it's well-known that fancy paint helps separate suckers from their money.  If you need to tart up a '53 
Chevy with glossy paint and ugly 20" chrome wheels to get the big bucks so be it but, IMO, you don't need glossy paint 
on a car that's beautiful in primer (my BJ8's well on its way to being a 'rat rod').

Been doing a bit of painting myself lately and, yes, you're probably going to have to use some type of urethane.  
Haven't seen any that claim extra chip resistance; urethane is, of course, a type of plastic and is going to be pretty 
resilient.  We sometimes put down sheets of plastic under the items we're painting, and just from the overspray after 
drying the paint peels off just like a sheet of plastic (albeit more brittle).

We use PPG Omni, one of the 'cheaper' paints (if you consider $200+/gal to be cheap).

Bob


On 1/27/2013 10:08 AM, healeyguy at aol.com wrote:
> For a end product that more closely resembles original Austin Healey paint
> finishes, I lean towards single stage urethane. Can be color sanded and buffed
> for a smooth finish, is durable and just looks good. Opinions will very,
> greatly!
> Aloha
> Perry
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> How about a discussion of the pros & cons of current paint product types &
> rands available today? Of particular interest to me, in the category of base
> oat, clear coat products, are there some types or brands that produce a
> arder, more chip resistant finish than others?
> hanks,
> ary Hodson
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Bob Spidell           San Jose, CA            bspidell at comcast.net

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