Need help with paint lines

[67bird]

Alright I think I have decided on a color for my familiy's project. My wife and I are both agreeing on Lemans blue metallic off of a new BMW M series. My question now is paint. I am from Indianapolis, and have access to PPG,Sherwin Williams,DuPont, and Glasurit lines. I would like to stick to a line for the entire project. This project has been a lot of firsts for me. I am not planning on painting the exterior, but would like to paint the dash areas and the interior quarter areas as well as detail and underhood peices. What I am looking for is some advice on what line has alot of flexibility and provides (for lack of a better term for novices) forgiveness for the home novice. Any advice would be appreciated.

[Rick D]

Stay away from Glasurit it will be the most unforgiving for home use. I sure there are alot of guys that will say they have used it at home with out any problems, but if you are a novices stay with one of the others. The first thing I would look into is who is going to paint the cars outside? Than ask them what products they use and try to use the same product line. This way there isn't any reactions from different paint lines. If you really want a higher line paint than look at Standox or Spice Hecker both owned by DuPont. They are fairly easy to use and are both good products. and I work for Sikkens paint which is a high line product but again does not like the home shop much. The biggest thing to remember is start with one paint line and use that product to the end. Don't start to mismatch products in the end it will not last as long. Just my .02 cents.

[PRRC]

Hey Ben, We are right here in Indy as well. We use Sherwin Williams line. The clear is what sold us on the brand. The Ultra 7000 is what we use. If you need some questions answered we don't mind helping you at all. Stop by the shop some time.
Jim

[railin93]

standox and spies are good lines but too much stuff to mix and it's a pain in the butt to keep track of with all the crap DuPont wants you to do to get the job done...stay AWAY from the chroma line...i've used crap paints and great paints from NAPA brand to HOK and i prefer PPG as the info is easy to understand and get and the paintlines are some of the best around...Global is awesome but PRICEY...the best advice given was talk to the painters and see what they use and let them know what you expect and what you don't want...mil thickness (coats), clear type (matte, satin, flat, etc), base color, etc...you dont have to use anyone you dont feel comfortable doing the job...price is only one factor...a million dollar paint job is only worth that if it lasts and looks awesome from the day it gets shot til the day it gets crushed...dont get suckered by a good price and end up with a paint job you want to sand off everytime you see it...