OK I do paint and body work for a living from my home garage. Today I had a customer come in with a gallon of "steel blue metallic" PPG Deltron 2000 base-coat and activator, That they relay relay want sprayed. Trust me I did everything i could to talk them out. I relay need to job for Christmas money and figure I spray about anything.. I 99% of the time spray DuPont paints, chromabase, or nason ful-base and ful-thane. To be honest this is my first time using PPG paint.
I was able to get the data sheet on line form PPG's web site and the spray seems easy enough. But I cant find out what type of paint the deltron 2000 is. Is it a urethane, acrylic enamel, lacquer or etc. ? The strange part that has me stumped. The data sheet and back side of the can, says "base coat" in many places, But will also brag about "High-gloss and distinctiveness of image"
And it says " The technology is an easy-to-use as a one or two-component solvent-borne technology"
Does that mean it can be used with or with out the activator? OR With or with out clear coat? Ive never seen a paint more confusing before. Here I am about to paint this car, And I don't have a clue if this paint is bc/cc or single stage!
Next question is, I don't believe the owners are going to be happy when I tell them the deltron clear coat is $250. Are they another clear coat that can be sprayed over the Deltron 2000 base coat? I have a fresh gallon of nason urethane select clear and activator I need to use, can I use the Nason urethane clear over the PPG?
Don't worry, Normally I would NEVER even think about mixing paint brands, But in this case, Ive talked to the owners and they asked me to find the cheapest route to use the deltron base. They where going to paint the car their self, and from what I understand bought their paint on a lay-a-way type deal. when they had the money, they bought one component. they said they spent $400 on the base alone. They believe the base is the best base coat in the world, even tho I told them it don't matter if you use the best base, the base-coat & clearcoat will only hold as good as the primer. They wont listen nor do they care. If I dont do it, someone else will. Not my proud moment to introduce my self to this seemingly nice forum.
The Nason clear has held up great for me in the past, And If I can use what I have, I wont need to charge them as much.
please don't lecture me on the importance of not mixing paint brands or the fact that I even let myself take a job like this. I don't want to hear about how I should have handled things, Im well aware of my mistakes. :thumbup: I just want the facts of the PPG deltron please :spank:
I was able to get the data sheet on line form PPG's web site and the spray seems easy enough. But I cant find out what type of paint the deltron 2000 is. Is it a urethane, acrylic enamel, lacquer or etc. ? The strange part that has me stumped. The data sheet and back side of the can, says "base coat" in many places, But will also brag about "High-gloss and distinctiveness of image"
And it says " The technology is an easy-to-use as a one or two-component solvent-borne technology"
Does that mean it can be used with or with out the activator? OR With or with out clear coat? Ive never seen a paint more confusing before. Here I am about to paint this car, And I don't have a clue if this paint is bc/cc or single stage!
Next question is, I don't believe the owners are going to be happy when I tell them the deltron clear coat is $250. Are they another clear coat that can be sprayed over the Deltron 2000 base coat? I have a fresh gallon of nason urethane select clear and activator I need to use, can I use the Nason urethane clear over the PPG?
Don't worry, Normally I would NEVER even think about mixing paint brands, But in this case, Ive talked to the owners and they asked me to find the cheapest route to use the deltron base. They where going to paint the car their self, and from what I understand bought their paint on a lay-a-way type deal. when they had the money, they bought one component. they said they spent $400 on the base alone. They believe the base is the best base coat in the world, even tho I told them it don't matter if you use the best base, the base-coat & clearcoat will only hold as good as the primer. They wont listen nor do they care. If I dont do it, someone else will. Not my proud moment to introduce my self to this seemingly nice forum.
The Nason clear has held up great for me in the past, And If I can use what I have, I wont need to charge them as much.
please don't lecture me on the importance of not mixing paint brands or the fact that I even let myself take a job like this. I don't want to hear about how I should have handled things, Im well aware of my mistakes. :thumbup: I just want the facts of the PPG deltron please :spank: