frenchyd said:
03Panther said:
In reply to demnted :
Just experience with him and paint. He's not gonna do anything else, even if catalyst paint has come a long way from a 70's paint that was not designed for automotive use. Lacquer it is.
If it didn't have to be catalyzed I'd look at it. But I still run out of a paint booth that was last used with a catalyst even if it's been a long time.
I'll look at tractor enamel again. The low price per gallon is appealing.
Dude, I've been spraying urethane with reactive reducer for over 30 years. Lacquer is old crap paint. I USED to spray it in the'70s and early '80s on vintage cars and old school hot rods. Never again. And the thinner used is WAY bad for you. I don't wear Tyvek suits or goggles and with the HVLP paint gun there's pretty much no overspray or things going in the air. Even if I'm spraying in my garage, there's no odor or reaction in the house and my wife doesn't even complain about anything (and if it came in the house she would, as she's sensitive to the smell).
I've talked to you about this before, but we shouldn't have to write a novel on why modern urethanes (including waterborne and RTS) are vastly better for car paint than lacquer, just to get over your stubbornness and SINGLE bad reaction to an old, outdated product (Imron). This is House of Kolor urethane both in the stripes and in the clear on top, done in my garage with no sealing needed for the garage to house (the bedroom is above the garage and the door leads into the kitchen. No paint came in, and I wore nothing but a respirator.)
Modern urethanes (technically, urethane enamels) are easy to spray, durable, easy to buff, runs and dust can be sanded out and polished up, they don't dull out like lacquers, but are easy to polish if needed (though it's rare that they need to be. If your MG was painted with a modern urethane, then you'd only need to wash it and wax it after pulling it out from under cover like that). They are easy to touch up and repair if you make a mistake or damage it later. EVERYTHING you say they aren't. But why listen to someone that uses them and has for decades?
I've been following the industry for a loooong time, reading the books and magazine articles covering custom automotive paints and why they are what they are. I had a shop doing custom paint for a decade. I sold automotive paint. I COULD write a novel on it for you, but I'm not going to, since decades of experience aren't good enough for you. I mean, I don't care what you do to your own car, and I love the progress you are making. It's a really cool project. I just think your attitude about the assistance given sucks.
Oh, and here's a previous Challenge car, all done in PPG urethane here in my garage over the course of a week.
This was done to match a hot wheels paint job...
Same garage, R&M brand paint, notice how little overspray there is?
None of these were show cars so I didn't try to paint them in show car clean paint booths (I've done that before, too), but they turned out as good as or better than factory paint even in those conditions, which is why I use that type of paint. So forgiving. So easy to use. And so durable for street or race cars. And the customizing possibilities are endless... So do what you want, but at least try to listen to people with experience, ok?