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DOMINION SURE SEAL - it comes in black and grey - it's not a 2K product but it will last just as long, if not longer.

All lacquer and enamel primers act like a sponge to any liquid, including topcoats. All your efforts and money spent to date will be for nothing. Urethane or epoxy primers are the only way to go.

If you want the absolute best product quality try Cynergy Composites, Strathroy, ON , Canada Tim's body panels are straighter than steel.

Just a little attitude, stroker 500 inch, cross bolt main caps, diesel type compression, .700 inch Lunatti roller cam, ICH 440-1 heads (worked a bit) Diamond lite weight pistons, eagle rods, 850 cfm carbs, stock MW cross ram = 759 h.p. at 6500 rpm and 820 ft lbs of grunt at 5500 rpm I wish I...

I' ve always been partial to Viper Blue .

I'll be honest I've always associated Martin Senour with house paint. Hmmmmmmm

What can I say. We all have a short attention span! Glad to hear that PPG and TCP Global are meeting your refinish needs.

Tech service at all levels (OE, Tier1, Industrial and Refinish) has fallen off with the top 3 paint suppliers and I'm sure a few others as well. It's all about the bottom line with everyone it seems. My mandate when I had responsibility for the tech service team was `service sells` and it...

I have only worked with material from the top 3 paint suppliers. Lately I've been using H.O.C and SEM products on motorcycle parts. Yes, I think the service levels of most of the paint suppliers have fallen off. And that's a shame too. Take care

I worked for the largest chemical company in the world. They are a fortune 100 company. I compared Axalta's 2020 sales against the paint sales of my former employer and there was a significant difference. I hope this answers your question. Like I said, I know very little about Axalta and I've...

Axalta is a relatively new player in OEM coatings. And $4.35B in annual sales pales to the major players. And because of this I know very little about them. I'll stand by Minolta Colorimeters because they perform, even on tri-coats. When I was responsible for 3 OE paint development labs we...

Was it a Minolta 2000 or greater?

Every time I hear the words "rattlecan" associated with "my car" I cringe. "Rattlecan paint" has absolutely no long term durability,.......... none. Think long and hard before using it.

The current short term tests for qualifying (approving) 2K clear coats are boiling water and Zenon Arc. Both will tell you very quickly if a clearcoat is going to discolor. Long term tests are weather exposure testing in a hot climate such as Florida or Arizon. (up to 5 years). The top tier...

Chrysler used TSA (thermal set acrylic) single stage enamels up until the late 80's then experimented with various solvent based base /clear technologies until they got to the waterborne base / 2K urethane clear-coats of today.

Minolta were the first to come to market with a "colorimeter" The Minolta Colorimeters are the most accurate for reading color position. Try to find a paint supplier who uses one.

Be very careful what you buy. Before AMD I used some Taiwan body panels that were a royal pain to make fit and then it took forever to get the panels straight enough to put paint on. AMD is my choice mow/.

The wagon is in the very early stages of assembly!!!.......Pics tomorrow maybe!

Barbee, Thanks, I try to help as many people as genuinely want the help. I don't care how old you think you are, you are a prime candidate for a night school course in body and paint. I've taught a lot of painters and paint instructors in my time but the one's that honestly had the desire and...

Cuda416, OK, now determine what and how surfaces are going to be painted. If all the surfaces are to be painted to an A surface quality then then I suggest you error on the high side for your material needs. Part of my job as a senior manager for the OEM paint company was to "qualify"...

Sparky, The OEM paint company I worked for did a wax/polish study about 15 or so years ago. The clear winner was a liquid wax called NuFinish (Orange bottle). I've used it exclusively ever since. 3M Finesse It II was the winner in the polish evaluation. I have used it and it works. My...

Cuda416, Without knowing the vehicle (size) you are refinishing, (is it a color change?) (are you painting any D class surfaces such as under the hood and decklid, inside the doors?) and the hiding strength of the basecoat it's almost impossible to advise you on the basecoat amount needed...

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...

Cuda416, The 3 top Tier OEM and Refinish paint suppliers are BASF, Dupont and PPG (in alphabetical order). You can't go wrong with the quality and durability of any of them. PPG provides the best technical support of the 3. I don't know where BASF and Dupont's tech support went but it's...

MIG it!

PPG's Shop Line Acrylic Urethane (single stage 2 component) is very forgiving. As a matter of fact I'm painting my 3 year old grand daughter's metal Radio Flyer wagon with it this week. Hot pink of course!!!!

Cuda416 If you are going to find a mentor find one who has the experience/credentials you need to learn the trade properly. There are too many back yard types who are just learning themselves. Check out the prominent paint/body shops in your area, ask people that work in the trade, talk to...

Cuda416 Start small and work your way up. Read a lot. Take a night school course if you can. Find a mentor willing to take you on. Practice, practice, practice and practice some more. Learn bodywork too because they go hand in hand, I've taught many painters in my time and the one's with...

There is a gentleman on Classracer.com that has compiled a list of original LO and BO cars and their current owners. You may want to try that site.

I'm so sorry I missed your post! It's primarily 83 thousanths C/M tubing