So you're sayin base/clear over the exsisting lacquer (this is still that thread right?) and it is going to last? And by last you mean 4-5 years? First of all, a good base/clear job with god products will last way more than 4-5 years well kept. I'd give it 4-5 years as a daily driver, more like 8-10 if its a "show car." And I'd give it maybe a year if it is on top of an exsisting lacquer job before it starts to check.
You definitley need more air flow to get the paint to dry as you need to remove the water vapour from the air above the paint so that it will continue to dry. You can buy cheap blowers to help with this. You do not require more heat but hotter and dryer weather will speed up the dry time. I don't know about water based paints but water borne paints actually cover better than solvent based paints and require less material to cover. I'm not a painter so I can't really speak of technique but I have yet to come across a painter that has had any trouble switching to water borne products. The biggest gun concern with water based/borne paints is that all of the parts that come in contact with the paint need to be stainless steel or they will rust. You are dealing with water here. Hope this helps.
x2. and for the guy wanting to spray aac, u need a gravity feed gun with a 1.2. nothing more, nothing less. no siphon gun, and ur guns would probably rust anyway.
a good bc/cc will last more then 10 years. u will see 20 to 30 years out of a good bc/cc job if its kept u or longer, who knows.
Thta's true. My wife's Corvette was sprayed in '86 and still looks very nice, even though it has a lower-priced base/clear on it.
What I was saying is there, pretty clear, don't try to twist it around. Base Clear that’s been exposed to the elements normally will start peeling on top surfaces in about 3 or 4 years. You are correct, kept inside out of the sun, Base Clear is good for show, but is crap if you expect to use it for several years on a daily driver. One that don’t start peeling in a few years is truly an exception. Blocked properly down to a good solid surface is no diff than laying on and blocking from bare metal. If you saw one check, it was due to shooting over contaminated surface/wax, or the like. You said "I'd give it maybe a year........" Is that from experience, or just guessing?
B/C will not start to peel in 3-4 years and saying that it will that is just retarted. How many new cars do you see the paint peeling off in 3-4 years? Zero. All painted in base clear. The only exception was when G.M. had a problem with the base sticking to their pirmer and that was more than 10 years ago now. No car I have ever owned has had the paint peel and not once have I garaged them. Dumbest statement I have heard in a while.
Thanks Sik and K13. I will try to find more reading on gun requirements for AAC. I hope you don't mind my asking you silly questions if I can't find anything.
if i think about it. i believe alot of highend paint companies offer a lifetime warranty on paint, and so do some crash shops offer lifetime on repairs.
Guessing, because I wouldn't be dumb enough to spray any job over an exsisting lacquer one. I understand that you're a pro and all, but you've got your facts mixed up. If your BC/CC jobs start to peel after 3-4 years in the sun, find a new job. Here's some experience. My old daily driver has absolute shit OMNI clear on it. I'm talking the quick clear for spot repairs. Its been close to 5 years of constant abuse and the only spots where it has peeled are either where its hit (lol) or where the bodywork (done by some 16 yr old kid...... errr me) has cracked out. If I ran a wheel over it it would look as good as any other job I see come out a body shop. I can go take a pic of it with snow, ice, and salt all over it of you like.
What do you consider "normal"? I have never seen a bc/cc job peel in 3-4 years. I like to argue, but to say shit like that just makes me wonder. My '97 Suburban has been our daily driver since new. It has a bc/cc paint job on it (black) and has minor chips around the bumper, which is painted, but otherwise, no peeling, and no scratches that wouldn't buff out. That is if I felt like buffing it out, which I don't. My wife's '69 Corvette was painted with base and clear in the mid-'80's and still looks very good, and I mean VERY good. Now come one, be honest, you just posted that statement because you're bored, didn't you?
HAHAHAHA. Looking at his post count and join date and judging from other posts he has made in other threads I think you are dead on with the bored part or he just likes to stir up shit.
Geez didn't mean to get a pisser goin' here with my original question. Some really good info here though. As far as longevity..no problem..I'm 69..the kid can worry about it!
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