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Posted by Fast92lxcoupe (Member # 8221) on :
 
I just bought 2 quarts of paint that needs to be reduced 1 to 1. So thats like a gallon of paint. Im not doing jams cus Im painting it the same color. Did I buy too much?
 

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Posted by Fast92lxcoupe (Member # 8221) on :
 
Although the guy at San Leandro Color told me that in a few months everyone is switching over to water base paint. So he said its okay to buy extra paint. Incase I need touch ups later on down the road. What do you guys think?
 

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Posted by slowback67 (Member # 6348) on :
 
Its not a big car I think 1 gal should work. Is this a single stage or do you have clear? How many top coats you planing on? That stuff all figures in
 

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Posted by RRRCobraSC281 (Member # 7086) on :
 
I personally think you should have bought 3 quarts. Nothing sucks worse than to run out of paint in a middle of a job. Plus, like you said, actually in Oct they are mandated to sell only waterbased paints. So I'd get a little extra, just incase you decide to change ground effects or a new hood, or even a repair work. I bought a gallon just a week ago because of the up-coming switch.

I have a bunch of 94-03 Ford colors in pint cans of Dupont Chromabase that I'm selling for $20-40.

Sorry for the plug. Just thinking since we're talking paint.

Robert 510-299-0950
 

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Posted by Fast92lxcoupe (Member # 8221) on :
 

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Originally posted by RRRCobraSC281:
I personally think you should have bought 3 quarts. Nothing sucks worse than to run out of paint in a middle of a job. Plus, like you said, actually in Oct they are mandated to sell only waterbased paints. So I'd get a little extra, just incase you decide to change ground effects or a new hood, or even a repair work. I bought a gallon just a week ago because of the up-coming switch.

I have a bunch of 94-03 Ford colors in pint cans of Dupont Chromabase that I'm selling for $20-40.

Sorry for the plug. Just thinking since we're talking paint.

Robert 510-299-0950

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Already got a cowl hood and defenatly wont be putting any ground effects on it. But maybe I should go get more paint incase the cowl hood flys open while driving, AGAIN... LOL Oh, and I think Im going with 4 coats of clear.
 

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Posted by Bigjerry916 (Member # 8787) on :
 
gallon worked for my GT vert it was dupoint chrombase. Dupoint seems easier to color match later i had to redo my front end cus i taped it with my truck (dont ask) but it matched very good.
 

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Posted by Ty (Member # 4920) on :
 
Robert 510-299-0950 [/qb][/QUOTE]Already got a cowl hood and defenatly wont be putting any ground effects on it. But maybe I should go get more paint incase the cowl hood flys open while driving, AGAIN... LOL Oh, and I think Im going with 4 coats of clear. [/QB][/QUOTE]


That wouldnt be a bad idea. but Hood Pins are your friend
 

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Posted by 68dustin (Member # 5388) on :
 
i painted a 70 cutlass with 1 gallon of paint not counting reducers and hardners. That was jambs and everything. I still had a little left over too. cutlass are huge compare to a mustang.
 

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Posted by Fast92lxcoupe (Member # 8221) on :
 

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Originally posted by Ty:
Robert 510-299-0950

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Already got a cowl hood and defenatly wont be putting any ground effects on it. But maybe I should go get more paint incase the cowl hood flys open while driving, AGAIN... LOL Oh, and I think Im going with 4 coats of clear. [/QB][/QUOTE]


That wouldnt be a bad idea. but Hood Pins are your friend [/QB][/QUOTE]

Why is 4 coats of clear bad???
 

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Posted by RRRCobraSC281 (Member # 7086) on :
 
2 coats of base and 2 coats of clear is the minimum. a 3rd coat will it allows you to cut and buff to a much smoother finish.

But the thicker the paint the easier it is to chip.

[ May 09, 2009, 09:16 PM: Message edited by: RRRCobraSC281 ]
 

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Posted by Fast92lxcoupe (Member # 8221) on :
 

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Originally posted by RRRCobraSC281:
2 coats of base and 2 coats of clear is the minimum. a 3rd coat will it allows you to cut and buff to a much smoother finish.

But the thicker the paint the easier it is to chip.

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