Paint

sscuda said
Rasshal,

You get what you pay for. The less expensive brands have less expensive components. And as a result the durability isn't as good as the premium brands, specifically the UV and light stabilizer packages are not even close to the premium line paints, the intermediates and pigments are lacking as well. I could go on but you get my drift.

I suggest you do your engine bay in a less expensive brand and the rest of the vehicle in a premium brand.

All three major brands (BASF, PPG, and Dupont) also carry the less expensive lines of refinish paints. For color match reasons use a single brand of paint (premium for the exterior and the cost effective line for the engine bay and under the deck lid.

The "off brands" of refinish paint are cheap for a reason, stay away from them.

Good luck with your refinish project.

Good advice. I am a hobbist, though I did work at a restoration shop for a couple years after high school, I use PPG's deltron 2000, it is a good paint- and pretty expensive. one of PPG's lower lines and single stage is omni. I used that to paint my engine and transmission and it looks great. I wanted single stage for easy touchup, but it was only $40 for the qt.! To save $ I use southern polyurethanes (order from them directly via phone) for clear coat, primers, and even the reducer for the paint. I talk about paint quite a bit in my build thread if you want to check it out.