how much paint did it take to cover your fastbacks?

Are you talking about the whole car or just the rear clip? I use roughly 2 quarts of base color for the entire car, less than a pint for the clip. That's using PPG Deltron.

Mark the paint guy

im painting the entire car

Well, then depending on color, 2 quarts of base color and a quart of clear, plus all the necessary chemicals ( reducers and thinners ) to go with it.

How many layers does one quart give? Lets say I wanted 3 layers of clear over black paint. Would I need 3 quarts of clear?

quote Originally posted by Gokart Mozart: How many layers does one quart give? Lets say I wanted 3 layers of clear over black paint. Would I need 3 quarts of clear?

I only spray 2 coats of clear on my paint jobs because the clear is so thick. There are other clears that PPG has that will handle 3 coats, but I have fantastic results with the stuff I'm using now that I'd never switch back. You only need 1 quart of clear for the car, unless you dump it on the garage floor. That stuff you can't reuse. Don't ask how I know that.

Mark

quote Originally posted by Firefox: I have fantastic results with the stuff I'm using now that I'd never switch back Mark

what clearcoat do you use?

DCU 2042 is the urethane clear. Rumor has it that this clear formula was originally designed by a House of Color guy that came to work for PPG. I used to use DAU 82/DAU 2 and switched to this stuff.

Archie's GT40 and blue Fino, MinnGreenGT's car, and GMGW3's white chop top are all done with the DCU 2042, along with my Suburban.

All 4 of those are my sig, except my Suburban.

Mark

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