1964 Valiant "Get Runnin & Drivin"

Rainy Day Auto said

$500. !!!!! I need to go paint shopping with you.

I have accepted $1000. As the minimum starting point to get any old car into decent to nice paint.

Last time I painted a car, I was right about $1600. Into materials but looking back I used an overkill paint system.

I have had good luck with PPG omni but that is going to run close to the 1k mark

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Yes agree and like the PPG Omni Paint, if you are going single stage I like to use the expensive DXR-80 Hardener 120.00 a pint but this is the trick to get the Omni single stage to hold a good shine. Considering all the work that goes into the paint job I am not going on the Cheep with the hardener, Omni has their own hardener about half the price but half the perfomance too (have used it). When it comes to holding a shine and helping to cover over fine surface sand scratches DXR-80 outperforms the Omni Hardener. The DXR-80 Buffs out better too if you need to get the dirt out of it.

Thanks RainyDayAuto . . .

Here is a pic of the Omni Single Stage using the DXR-80 Hardener
on the D100 front filler panel for the truck.