Not going to do my own painting and confused. 02 Chevy roadtrek with fiberglass body. One shop wants to do 2 stage the other single stage. 2 stage shop $12-$15,000, single stage$8,000... For $12-$15K I will get a couple gallons of house paint and roll it. LOL
Start poking around the net and 2 stage is the clear choice. Single stage very hard to apply right, not as shiny, fades and chalks in a few years, only good for beaters and lawn tractors. Kinda sounds like Rusoleum oil paint?
Urethane clear coat is tough as nails, very pretty and easy to apply according to the net. Why is a urethane clear coat better than a urethane single stage?
20 years ago I had an RV painted, not sure of what kind of paint but definitely not 2 stage. 10 years later when I sold it, still looked good. The guy that bought it from me sold it 8 years later and said it still looked ok. This was sitting out in the weather mostly FL and California. What am I missing.?
Single vs 2 stage
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heres what i think. first urathane S.S i no harder to apply than a clear coat over basecoat, its the same stuff. i wouldn't hesitate to use a S/S solid color, BUT i wouldn't use a S/S metalic. the S/S metallics just don't look or hold up as good as B/C. i have had S/S metallics go on real good and some that don't. as for application S/S metallics go on good you just have to know how its done. as for durability urathane S/S is just as good as a clear coat, agian its the same stuff. the one real deal maker with B/C is the repairability. its easy to repair a spot by blending the color and clearing the complete panel, not so easily done with S/S.
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The quality of the paint is a big factor here as well as the color and condition of the truck.
Paint jobs are a lot more involved and labor intensive that most people think. From what I have seen most Metallic paint colors are usually sprayed as base/clear so the clear can be cut and buffed without disturbing the Metallics. For some people, single stage is the preferred choice for solid colors, as the say it adds depth and eliminates the need for clear coat. Plus the solid color single stage paint could be cut and buffed. That being said, there are guys who had clear coat to single stage paint during the final coats. Then there are those who apply clear coat over the single stage when done. Your truck's paint is over 20 years old at this point, so a complete stripping and repaint is the best option. Jay beat me to it. 1968 Coronet R/T
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Not sure where youre getting your info from but quality SS will last as long as most clears. Experienced Trained Certified
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Thanks for the responses greatly appreciated. I typed single stage vs two stage car paint into search bar and little positive on single stage.
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There are terminology problems in this area. MOST of the time single stage refers to any paint that doesn't need a clear coat. two stage is base/clear .
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QUALITY IS EVERTHING. Jay D. they say my name is Jay
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Yes. using these terminologies can only lead to confusion. What about a 3 layer pearl? Is that a two stage? Or a candy? 27 stage? Correct terminology is "Direct Gloss" or "2K Direct Gloss" for a paint that has the colour in it and will be the top coat; anything else is basecoat/clearcoat or base and clear.
Agreed. The key is "quality". Cheap paints are cheap for a reason - usually because they lack the more expensive components that make a quality paint good looking, easy to use, UV resistant and long lasting. Chris
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3 layers would be a tri coat.
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Now you have my curiosity up. Strip, I tried to strip something with a stripper last year and I could not find a stripper that would work. What are you using to strip paint? 2/3 of this van is fiberglass.
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