Calling all Paint Experts

[Roger Poirier]

Thanks guys,

I feel better now that a few of you have checked in. The painter did say less is better as far as total coats of paint. He states the heavier you lay it, from primer to paint the easier it is to chip. Todays paint does not need multiple coats because of the mil thickness.

So when everyone tells me that their car has 6 coats of paint and 8 coats of clear, long term bad news. Correct?

The painter also mentioned that with two applications of clear, it will add more depth to the paint and have less orange peel.

R.P.

[68protouring454]

you do not need 8 coats of clear, if it is a high solids clear like spies/standox/sikkens 2 will be more than plenty, if it is dupont/sherwin etc i would go 3-4, when applying base you apply such light coats and the guns atomize it so nicely it will not have orange peel unless the painter is dirt dumb, then once handslick, tack cloth off and clear medium wet coats, yes less coats most of the time is less orange peel in the clear, but if done in a booth most clears will lay done when baked or drying, clear should be sanded and buffed anyway for dust etc, so you will kill alot of the orange peel that way, then if you want a real nice paint job have it flat sanded and buffed
jake