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There are still a few types of paints to choose from even after Deq has had it's way with the paint industry. a few types are Enamel ie synthetic,alyked,acrylic ,Base coat/clear coat/acrylic urethane. Many earlier finishes were Enamel or Laquer. If you want to emulate a earlier finish Enamel is about it. The drawback is enamel is more brittle due to it's thickness and may chip easier even with flex additives added. The advantage is a super deep looking finish and the ability to polish a finish flat removing alot of orange peel with the buffer alone. Base/coat clear coat is the predominate finish today with the ability to repair easily. The most important part of the finish to consider is the clear coat. There is low solids,medium solids and high solids clear coat. Low solid clear has less resin but is easier to polish flat yet more prone to scratch easily ..Medium solids clear has even more resin . High solids clear has very little solvent= less shrinkage much thicker,more resiny gloss but the higher solids don't flow as flat. Even polished out the clear has a flutter to it. But it is very durable.
So picking a clear coat would best be determined by what you want to use the car for. I grew up on low solids clear and used to make it glow and lay flat as could be. Then worked for the shops where they pushed the medium and high solids clear but couldn't see much benefit other then higher cost and more work for me. Thickness in a finish is not always better,you loose flexibility. You don't need to stack tons of clear coat for depth the secret lies in a flat smooth mirror finish. I have a video I posted on here recently of a Healey 3000 with 3 wet coats of low to medium solids clear,check it out and you be the judge.
Vern Dahnke
So picking a clear coat would best be determined by what you want to use the car for. I grew up on low solids clear and used to make it glow and lay flat as could be. Then worked for the shops where they pushed the medium and high solids clear but couldn't see much benefit other then higher cost and more work for me. Thickness in a finish is not always better,you loose flexibility. You don't need to stack tons of clear coat for depth the secret lies in a flat smooth mirror finish. I have a video I posted on here recently of a Healey 3000 with 3 wet coats of low to medium solids clear,check it out and you be the judge.
Vern Dahnke
