auto paint? PPG? DUPON?
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I'm painting my car soon maybe sometime next month. Could somebody tell me if the original lexus paint is a 3 stage or a 2stage? im thinking about getting the new Crystal white since my car is already pearl white and..........could someone educate me on auto paint? what is the difference between dupon.....PPG.....sherman william.....etc..... THANK IN ADVANCE.
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Good topic, has nothing to do with an Sc. Moved for you.
PPG is IMO the best you can buy. Dupont is good for homes, but generally makes a larger line of lower cost "cheap" paint for the maaco body shops and other lower budget shops. PPG won't even fool with such a thing. That tells me something.
PPG is IMO the best you can buy. Dupont is good for homes, but generally makes a larger line of lower cost "cheap" paint for the maaco body shops and other lower budget shops. PPG won't even fool with such a thing. That tells me something.
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Originally Posted by pimpmobile
so PPG is the best? is there something better? i see PPG on hondas and its realllllyyyyyyyy thin. lexus paint is really thick.
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ohhhh.....gotcha. i have one more question. i went to some autoshop and they dont really sand down off the whole paint. does it matter if they do? should it be sand down to bare metal?
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It depends on what grade of PPG or DuPont. My uncle used Dupont to paint my lower body panels to match the rest of the car. He did not use cheapo grade DuPont. He said it really depends on the car. Sometimes, he has used PPG.
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Originally Posted by pimpmobile
ohhhh.....gotcha. i have one more question. i went to some autoshop and they dont really sand down off the whole paint. does it matter if they do? should it be sand down to bare metal?
That is not needed and is only going to cause more work and problems, you can NEVER beat the factory base paint job. It is adhered very well. Only if the paint is so screwed up would you ever want to do that...
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Originally Posted by SWSC400
ABSOLUTELY NOT!!!
That is not needed and is only going to cause more work and problems, you can NEVER beat the factory base paint job. It is adhered very well. Only if the paint is so screwed up would you ever want to do that...
That is not needed and is only going to cause more work and problems, you can NEVER beat the factory base paint job. It is adhered very well. Only if the paint is so screwed up would you ever want to do that...
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Originally Posted by Lexmex
I have had a few nicks here and there on my fenders and my uncle actually sands it and puts on a paste of some kind to smooth it down. He never goes down to the metal, just takes off the shiny part of the paint.
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Originally Posted by carnal_c30
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You never should sand down a car, you just shoot a sealer over the factory job and paint over it.
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there is a company called standox. the paint is made by dupont. everything that i have seen so far came out really nice. my personal opinion i think PPG is a bit thin for my taste.