Who's paint is right for me?

Please give me some recommendations! I'm going to repaint my 72 GS 455 in the spring but I'm not sure who's paint to use. With the help of a friend I'm going to paint it, there is minimal body work to do. It is a nice driver but I want it to look good. The color will either be Cortez Gold or a Harvest Gold blend. Ant thoughts would be helpful.

Thanks, Steve

 

Hard to go wrong with PPG. 3M & Dupont come to mind also.

 

You can buy cheap paint online and even the big guys (PPG, Dupont) sell less expensive lines. They are less expensive for a reason, cheaper chemicals. They have less UV resistance, less pigment, don't flow out as well, and are harder to polish.

In other words you will need to use more sprayable paint for complete coverage and will need to sand and buff more. Then if will fade sooner. Are you really saving money that way?

I use PPG concept and have never had any problems.

 

Depends on budget, PPG,DUPONT,RM,etc gonna be $600to$1000 for just base and clear second lines such as Shopline,Wanda,Limco,Matrix,Nason etc will be around $500 the base on the cheaper paints are usually little more challenging with the coarse metallics some second lines do offer lifetime warranty, ive been using Gentech in my shop and am really impressed with its performance the 4000 and Baby Black Fire clear are awesome clears for the money and very user friendly especially the Black Fire, Base lays very smooth and even with little effort, For a top shelf finish where money isnt issue I go for PPG Global base and 2021 clear

 

Thanks. I'm seeing a common message here, buy good paint and do it right the first time! I only want to do it once and want it to look good right from the start. Is there one MFG that is better for an original metallic color? I'm not loaded but the cost of the better paint is affordable<o></o>

 

PPG has an extensive color database, got a quart of cortex gold couple months ago actually

 

paint is the one area where u get what u pay for. u have to use good paint.

 

X5 What everybody else was saying, use the good stuff!!

 

Thanks for the recommendations; I think I'll go with PPG. I'm really leaning Cortez Gold for the simple fact that it looks good, it's already that color and a GS / Skylark is the only car that I have seen that makes that color pop.<o></o>
By the way did anyone tell you guys that you have awesome cars! <o></o>
Thanks again and Happy New Year!<o></o>

 

Wise choice !! PPG BC,CC for my Riviera and 35+ years later it still looks great. :TU:

 

More expensive paints are more chip and UV resistant. Is that really important on cars that are stored inside and only get driven a few hundred miles a year? I painted my daily driver with Nason in the mid 90s and it still looks good today. It was real easy to color sand and buff out, almost like working with lacquer but it's not very chip resistant. I used DuPont Chroma to paint a truck 9 years ago and waited a month to color sand and buff, almost couldn't touch the stuff it was so hard, took forever. I found out I should have color sanded and buffed within 48 hours, oops! This paint is almost indestructible, very chip resistant and very expensive. The clear was $400/gal 9 years ago. That was the last vehicle I painted.

I now have 4 cars waiting to be restored and painted so I need to find a good bang for the buck paint system. I've heard Sherwin Williams is good for the money and House of Color. I used Sherwin Williams in the 70s with good results, they were one of the first to have catalyzed paints.