One stage

[TechChild]

I was just quoted 650 for all my dents to be fixed and a 1stage paint with primer to get it back to the original red, the owner of the shop said it should last around 2-3 years before getting faded if I don't take care of it. If I wash and wax it once a mounth will it last longer?

[bishoppac8]

^just shoot the clear on yourself.

[oldschool98]

Originally Posted by bishoppac8

^just shoot the clear on yourself.

UHHH NO! If you dont know how to do it--dont do it. For the price you quoted dont expect much. If you can ask him what paint hes using and let us know maybe that would help. Good single stage will last for years and years but keep in mind good single stage is around $200 a gallon or so which doesnt leave much room for labor and other materials at $650.

[bishoppac8]

^ whats the worst that can happen ? he has to do a little wetsanding and buffing? its a good way to learn do it yourself.

[oldschool98]

Where the hell is he going to paint it?!? Clear doesnt roll on at home in your drive way. The worst that could happen is he would have to strip car to metal and spend tripple to refinish it. Paint isnt simple like it was years ago. If you dont know it-dont try it.

[killerMikeD]

Originally Posted by bishoppac8

^ whats the worst that can happen ? he has to do a little wetsanding and buffing? its a good way to learn do it yourself.

LOL love how all the autobody and paint experts come out of the woodwork to answer questions that they dont know themselves.

I can think of 1,000 things he could do wrong. and im sure oldschool could come up with more.

For that much dont expect much as was previously stated, but hey its cheap, and thats what counts

[bishoppac8]

i was just throwin my two cents in. i would throw it on myself, but in the long run, the experts here are right.

[jlmaxima4sale]

well hey when your done spending the 650 pm me old school or killermike to redo the mess that that shop did for you but expect to pay about 650 just to get it to where it is now then spend the 1500-2000 for the descent paint job you wanted.......LIGHT BULB DO IT RIGHT THE 1ST TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MikeDillard07]

man i started messing around with paint about 2 years ago and its not that hard to paint something... u can paint a car out in the open as long as u have the right equipment and knowlegde of how to do it ur fine!....its a good lesson like bisshop said u will never learn unless u do it...

[SCP_Celica]

Leave it to the PROS!

If it was as easy for anyone to do no one would go to a shop!

[jdm2474]

old school is right single stage paint the clear is so thin its just not enough.im not to good with the whole computer thing but im gonna try and put some pic of my car up i just painted it 3 days ago.but anyway its single stage with 4 coats of clear trust me u dont want to do a single with no clear.

and one more thing im not gonna jump the gun and bash the painter but if he primes the car hes gonna have to lay down a couple coats of some kinda red base coat, then the single stage, then the clear.

[oldschool98]

Originally Posted by jdm2474

old school is right single stage paint the clear is so thin its just not enough.im not to good with the whole computer thing but im gonna try and put some pic of my car up i just painted it 3 days ago.but anyway its single stage with 4 coats of clear trust me u dont want to do a single with no clear.

and one more thing im not gonna jump the gun and bash the painter but if he primes the car hes gonna have to lay down a couple coats of some kinda red base coat, then the single stage, then the clear.

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Single stage DOES NOT use clear-- Base does. Thus the base/clear combo. Single stage means "one" spary session.

[jdm2474]

Originally Posted by oldschool98

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Single stage DOES NOT use clear-- Base does. Thus the base/clear combo. Single stage means "one" spary session.

it came out wrong what i was trying to say is i painted my car with a single stage paint and single stage isnt enough so i started with with some blue paint because the car was a different color then i went over it with the single stage which was the main color,then 4 coats of clear. so in my opinon i think that just painting a car single stage with no clear and calling it a day to me isnt the way to go.

[oldschool98]

No, a good qaulity single stage urethane will gloss just as well as clear and last for years. I personally like black or any solid color in single stage,very deep.

[kumar.]

I wouldnt do it, waste of money. Just save up for the right paint job, because later you'll just be yelling at yourself.