Paul Willoughby's Home wrote:
> I can't help on the color issue. But last year, when I had my TR4 painted
> Signal Red using the Ditzler code in the Moss catalog, my body shop said
> that it was unavailable in two stage. But his supplier was still able to
> get it for him (mix it for him?) in the old type of paint which is not
> compatible with a clearcoat.
>
> I gave him the OK for the single stage type and it came out beautiful. No
> regrets.
Here in the southwest, clear coat is seen as one of the biggest boondoggles
ever invented by the auto industry. It
produces a nice showroom quality sheen which sells cars, but it doesn't last.
UV kills it, and rapidly. The shops here
which have found a way to remove it are making lots of money.... Had I the
choice (and I don't always), I'd stick with a
good quality acrylic enamel and a good rubbing-out. A couple of coats of
polyurethane with one shot of clear coat is
very slick, but plastic-looking--it can never have the depth of five or six
coats of enamel.
That said, I'm kind of leery about shooting the GT6 with enamel--I don't like
the thought of hand-rubbing all of those
hood louvers....
Cheers.
--
Michael D. Porter
Roswell, NM
[mailto:mporter@zianet.com]
Never let anyone drive you crazy when you know it's within walking distance.
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