Need help on selecting paint!
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Please help the new guy. I’m getting ready to paint my first complete car. I have all the body work and primer complete. I want to paint it in a base/clear 2010 Camaro Synergy green. I have looked at the lower cost lines from all the manufacturers, DuPont, Sikkens, Sherwin Williams, PPG. How much difference is there really? I’m leaning towards DuPont Nason line. This won’t be a high end show car, but if i can avoid crappy paint it will sure help. Any suggestions of what to avoid or what to use? Thanks for any suggestions.
:spraywelc: limco supreme by basf covers well and priced right . color match is good to.I use it on used car work
Welcome to the site.
I don’t want to discourage you, but if you don’t have much experience painting than that colour may be challenging. As for cheap vs expensive paints, there are differences and in many cases it is worth spending the extra money.
The green you are looking to use is mixed as a 3- stage in some paint lines. Many of the cheaper paint lines (Omni, Nason etc) will not match very well and may not give you the desired colour in the end.
If you are dead set on this colour I would at least look into a mid-range paint line (like Lesonal) if not a higher quality product.
In any case, I suggest you test the colour out first to get use to spraying it (before spraying the entire car) and then you can verify that you get the colour/ finish you want.
I would recommend lesonal as a mid level option (its what i use all day at work and like it) or limco as a more budget option. I’ve been really impressed with that line the couple of times I’ve used it. The Lesonal formula for that green is not a 3 stage so that should make spraying it a bit easier.. Good luck!
Do you know if any of the lower to med level base/clear products like Lesonol,Limco,Nason will have the same level of finish as the 3 stage paints? Thanks,
[quote=”60biscayne” post=30642]Do you know if any of the lower to med level base/clear products like Lesonol,Limco,Nason will have the same level of finish as the 3 stage paints? Thanks,[/quote]
I would highly suggest the Lesonal. Although mid range it is about as nice as any higher end base coat. I have used a fair bit if Nason and it has its place, but for the difference in price, the Lesonal is well worth it. The Nason probably won’t get you quite the effect you are looking for. The Nason line is cheap because they don’t spend any time matching colours, they just get something that is sorts close and that’s it. Lesonal has similar colour matching to better base coats and offers variants to aid in this. It has been a long time since I used any Limco, but it is similar to Nason. The newer Limco Supeeme might be better, but I have never used it.
don’t have any experience with Limco or Lesonal. However another thing you may consider being new is the ease of use. du Pont base is a bastard to fix any nibs or such. PPG is expensive not as much as some of the European paint, and very user friendly. Matrix is a cheaper version of PPG that offers the same characteristics and saving some money.
Like Ben mentioned some paint lines have a 3 stage formula and some have a 2 stage. Finding a 2 stage formula would be of great value to your wallet and skill level.
Best of luck
I agree that a 2 stage paint would be a better way to start. Getting into the tri-stage can be difficult and really pricey. I did a pearl white tri-stage yesterday on a topper with Dupont and it was damn near $500 for just a quart of base and a quart of pearl (retail). A 2 stage pearl will look very good still but be much easier and very likely much cheaper to do. I have used 2 stage pearl House of Kolor that looked real nice and wasnt all that expensive. Maybe limetime would be close enough for you?
What is your budget? I personally prefer the PPG line and currently spray waterborne paint now but Dupont Nason line is good too for the price.
only place i could really find to post this.. got a gallon of lesonal glamour clear way back when i got my lesonal bank and used it on a restoration. recently wanted to try and get a slower drying clear for larger jobs and got another gallon of glamour. all i gotta say is it looks great
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