Acrylic Vs 2Pac - June 25th 2017 1:32 am
Hi, some of you might know I have spent the last few weeks stripping and preparing my `80 G10 for a repaint.
As the paint on the van was Acrylic I decided to repaint in acrylic in my shed at home, my plan was to keep applying coats of the base colour til I was satisfied it was ready then hire a booth for the final colour and clear coats. So far so good.
A few days ago I contacted two spray painters for a quote on finishing the job, I already have the paint and the clear,
Both were within a few dollars of each other in price for the paintwork, but one said `you should do it in two Pac, it'll be a much better job`, he showed me a `67 Barracuda he had just finished, sure enough it looked great, even right up close there was no orange peel that I could see...
My problem is.
I have already spent around $700 on acrylic paint and primer.. with 4Litres paint and clear on hand for the final job.
If I go 2Pac, I will have wasted $700 + on materials as the van will have to be re-primered, then done in 2Pac, this will be approx $600 extra cost for materials.
Am I correct in thinking that an acrylic clear over base can look just as good as 2pac?
At least with Acrylic, future nicks or scratches can be repaired locally without respraying the whole panel.
I'm struggling to see the value in spending what amounts to spend an additional $1300.. on what in my opinion would be a negligible difference in the finished product. Plus I will have the 4L left which I cant use or return.
I`d be interested in your thoughts on this. Thanks,
As the paint on the van was Acrylic I decided to repaint in acrylic in my shed at home, my plan was to keep applying coats of the base colour til I was satisfied it was ready then hire a booth for the final colour and clear coats. So far so good.
A few days ago I contacted two spray painters for a quote on finishing the job, I already have the paint and the clear,
Both were within a few dollars of each other in price for the paintwork, but one said `you should do it in two Pac, it'll be a much better job`, he showed me a `67 Barracuda he had just finished, sure enough it looked great, even right up close there was no orange peel that I could see...
My problem is.
I have already spent around $700 on acrylic paint and primer.. with 4Litres paint and clear on hand for the final job.
If I go 2Pac, I will have wasted $700 + on materials as the van will have to be re-primered, then done in 2Pac, this will be approx $600 extra cost for materials.
Am I correct in thinking that an acrylic clear over base can look just as good as 2pac?
At least with Acrylic, future nicks or scratches can be repaired locally without respraying the whole panel.
I'm struggling to see the value in spending what amounts to spend an additional $1300.. on what in my opinion would be a negligible difference in the finished product. Plus I will have the 4L left which I cant use or return.
I`d be interested in your thoughts on this. Thanks,