I haven't used Chromabase, but I hear that it's really good. However, I
think it's definitely the case that you should wear protective clothing and
breathing apparatus (preferably a forced-air system) when using any urethane
paint. In one of my auto-body courses, we used a lacquer base coat with a
urethane clear coat. The advantage of this was the ease, safety, and high
gloss of lacquer, coupled with the durability and lack of fading of
urethanes/enamels.
The great thing about urethanes over enamels is that they are just about as
easy to work with as lacquers. Things like a little bit of orange peel can
sometimes be rubbed out of a urethane coat just like with lacquer.
> ... He claimed that this stuff was as easy to
> use as lacquer because it was sandable and the base coat goes on just like
> lacquer.
Yes, in my experience I have found that this is true. And furthermore, the
urethanes don't seem to fade like lacquers do (and thus requiring rubbing
out).
> He also said that they are both equally bad for you.
Geez, I *hope* this isn't true!! I've sprayed lots of lacquer with nothing
but a charcoal-filter mask and goggles. I would ***never*** do this with a
urethane.
Peter
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