Learning to paint....

barbee6043 said
Anyone correct me if wrong.
What makes a paint durable is UV resistance. A paint with ore solids covers better than one with less.

BC/CC. The base goes on better especially if it contains metallic than single stage. Or easier to apply evenly I guess is my statement.
SPI.. Many like their products and so do I. They also have excellent tech assistance. Read their tech sheet as with any auto paint product. ie. They stress their epoxy primer requires 24 hrs above 60 degrees. Use of Ospho as metal prep can be a problem.

I have had good and durable results with Shopline and Nason. Is it better than more expensive stuff, dunno know, never used the high priced stuff!!

Barbee,

What makes a paint durable is a combination of the resin system, pigments, light stabilizer package UV package and cross linking system (drying). This is a general statement as there are many sub systems that make up each main system or package.

Most paint systems today are very forgiving in their application latitude. The function of the painter is to try to get even coats on the panels. It doesn't matter if the bc is a straight shade or metallic.

I have no idea what SPI is so I can't comment, but if you are happy with them that's good to hear.

If you like the Shopline product line you will be amazed at the "high priced stuff".