What do you use for clear coat
 

I have used omni and ppg 2020 I have had great luck with these products but my boss wants to switch to dupont I am trying to get some opinions on the other clears I have sprayed diamont and he wants to go to the cheaper clear what all have you guys sprayed and what have been your luck with it

That old saying that you get what you pay for applies.I have found Martin Senior Super Glamor clear works great,right out of the gun looks like it has been buffed.But the question is what are you doing with it?Show cars,restorations or just everyday body shop jobs?

Thisis going to be used on old cars and they are show cars and very nice cars I have all ways sprayed ppg or onmi and he wants me to spray dupont

Nothing wrong with DuPont and it is about the same price as PPG though the DuPont Nason value brand. IMHO, needs some help.

Many of us here like the SPI Universal clear

SPI Universal is the best spraying and user friendly clear I have ever used.
I used PPG Concept 2020 a few years I would occasionally get solvent pop even waiting between coats. Could have been my fault though.

Never had a problem with Universal.

best clear at a great price, tell your boss to buy SPI.

The Martin senour tc732 high speed clear lays down great, just make sure your mix is correct for the temp your spaying at, also I use sata gun's.

I've been learning to shoot the Envirobase "oneVisit" clear.
First a drop coat or mist coat, then a one minute flash time , then 2 full wet coats wet on wet spraying it how you want it to look all in one visit to the booth.
The idea is less time running the fans,lights,heat etc. let alone opening and closing the door stirring up dust...

Takes a little getting used to but after a few projects I'm enjoying the absence of waiting between coats and hanging some mills on there that surprisingly don't run off

http://www.a2zautoforums.com/showthr...virobase+clear

http://www.a2zautoforums.com/attachm...chmentid=12216

If it isn't at your panit store/jobber yet it soon will be :thumbup:

http://macsdist.com/index.php?option...mos&Itemid=193

Spi has many clears and they all are Great.

i sprayed Dupont and PPG for years,im not giving them any more of my money for a lesser product...

Thanks guys for all the help I spray clear with a LPG 400 can you explain the spi clear more to me and post pics of the can mix ratios and how it lays out and also how well dose it hold up? I was told to try lazerith as well

you can go to SPI website and find out all you need to know.



Best of luck,no matter which clear you choose.

as a painter you have to take control of whatever clear or base you use,dont let it control you ;)

Cleared with SPI Universal and before the last final polish and wax (I'm a rank amateur): http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i8...ld/Antenna.jpg

As a shop owner and a painter I know both sides of that deal. You want the best quality product you can get at the lowest price.Mostly I've used dupont chroma clear for quite a few years until I found SPI .Now I wont use anything else. Its a 1:1 ratio and costs about 100.00 for each part so you get two sprayable gallons for aprx.200.00 It reminds me of Glasurat in many ways.If your doing show cars you'll love how it buffs that alone will have you sold..Your boss will love it too...Its cheap enough to use for everyday work too....
The black job is SPI over Chromabase and the red job is SPI over nason ful-base...(the cheap stuff)

i use SPI UV everyday at my collision shop.

Love the **** out of it.

i can speed it up or i can slow it down and no matter what i can always spray it the same time after time,

very hard to make Run and lays like glass for me.

i sprayed it over PPG DBC base for a while till i quite them and went with Pro-spray never gonna look back ;)


love Pro-spray Base as well,color matches far exceed anything ive ever used and i have used a lot.....


Travis

Thanks guys for the help again I am going to order some spi and see how it works out if there are any tips please let me know my paint rep is kind slow at stuff