Dave I can appreciate what you said as I am going through the same thing
right now .
Bob Nogueira
On Fri, 24 Apr 1998 14:23:52 -0700 dstauffa@csc.com writes:
>
>After several weeks of interrupted body work, my TR6 shell is just
>about
>ready for paint. After having all the body shell-blasted, it looked
>pretty smooth. It's surprising how many little dings show up once you
>apply primer/surfacer and begin to sand it smooth!
>
>I have agonized over using lacquer vs. the more modern base coat/top
>coat
>systems. My history has been lacquer which is great for the home
>hobbyist
>like myself who is inclined to doing their own spraying. Having a
>background in Art, I greatly appreciate the deep color look I get from
>lacquer - even with a clear coat. I am put off by the plastic look of
>the
>modern OEM base coat/clear coat systems that seem to stress "shine"
>over
>"color". But alas, I feel that I must give in to the durability of
>the
>base coat/clear system and that fact that lacquer supplies may not be
>available after the end of this year. Begrudgingly , I have decided
>to go
>with the 1998 Jaguar Racing Green (thankfully it is nonmetallic)
>base/clear
>coat using PPG paints.
>
>I'm just passing this along to list members who may find themselves in
>a
>similar situation sometime.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Dave,
>San Diego, Ca
>1970 TR6 PI
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