Turbo 383 in a A-body Barracuda

leathermandan said
thats funny Hey got a question that paint you gave me what is it ,is it a lacquer, enamel, base coat for a clear or what was looking at PPG paint and they show that i can get QQ! in all three types of paint going to buy anther gallon also if i went to a base coat clear coat on the body can you give me some recommendations on what clear and what catalyst will work good

QQ1 Poly Electric Blue, it is a urethane basecoat. It is Shopline base made by PPG. I was told by the reps that they can't mix DBC in that color. I asked why and couldn't get a straight answer. I don't see why the paint supplier can't use the "Profit" camera to get the mix formulation to make it in DBC. I gave you a full gallon which will make 2 gallons when mixed 1:1 with a medium reducer. It will take 3 coats to cover. Use a light gray sealer before you spray the base color so you get the right shade.

I used PPG 2021 to cut-in all the jambs, trunk and planned on using DC4000 Velocity Clear. I usually spray two medium coats of clear with 20 minutes flash time between each coat then over-reduce the remaining clear and spray a 3rd coat to aid in flow-out characteristics. Do it this way and it will flow like glass!! Make sure you have some kind of air movement to help the solvents flash off once your done spraying the last coat of clear.

You can also use DCU2055 if its still available. It also lays out nice! All depends on what you want to spend! When you buy the clear you usually get the activator with it. The speed of the activator will depend on how the weather is when you start to paint the Cuda. Most likely a medium temp activator will work in your area. Be sure to add a little reducer to help the clear to flow as well but follow the procedures recommended! Should be 2:1:1 on the clear. Its best to get the large gallon mixing jug too.

Just be sure you wear the right protection when spraying these clearcoats. Definitely a good respirator, rubber gloves and a decent body suit. That stuff will kill you in no time! I use a full-face respirator to keep the clear out of my eyes.

Make sure you have a quality gun. I use SataJet 2000 and love it! There are others that are good too! Devilbiss has decent guns that I use for spraying primers and sealers. Depends on what you have to spend!

Any more questions just let me know!!