Oil paint vs Basecoat/clearcoat?

[Atlblkz06]

Hey guys,

A friend of mine is about to re-do his 240SX and we were talking about paints.

From what I understand about OIL based paints:

PROS:
Looks deeper and better overall than the everyday paints these days.
A simple wax will make it look amazing.

CONS:
Will fade with UV exposure
More prone to damage without clearcoat layer to protect

Also, what are the costs involved with oil based paints?

Thanks
-Ram

[rmeyer114]

when you say oil base do you mean enamel?

[Motivation]

Just do a base coat/clear coat and call it a day...

[rmeyer114]

yeah i dont reccommend enamel or oil based paint i used enamel paint for my truck and it was already starting to flake off...but on the contrary it does shine real nice when waxed so if cost is a factor in this whole scheme of things then do that but if u can afford to go for good paint i strongly reccommend base coat clear coat

[Atlblkz06]

Yea I'm sorry I meant enamel paint.

Alright guys - thanks for the help!

[rmeyer114]

and enamel paint prices are relativley cheap i cant remember what i paid for all the materiels to shoot up my old truck but it wasnt over 500 and if u live in the loganville,snellville area there is a good paint shop i went to off hwy 20

[JessAlba452]

I would recommend urethane based base + clear. Lasts longer and relatively cheap these days. Priced around $500 for a cheap spray job. Or if you are strapped on cash a single stage urethane will run around $200 if you were to do yourself.

Enamel or Oil that you're calling it can be done for $50, but it takes a lot of sanding to get it smoothed out. If you are talking about the roller method that I've seen. So in what $ you save you're taking more time to work out the imperfections.

The friend with the 240SX would not happen to be named Mike would he?

[Atlblkz06]

Nope his name is Paul. He doesnt visit IA much.

We were talking about the different types of paints and this came up. I think he was more interested in a deep shine than saving a few bucks. I guess base/clear is the way to go.

Yea its definitely enamel. I guess I was thinking oil pastel vs watercolors when I made the thread :D

Thanks for the input!



I would recommend urethane based base + clear. Lasts longer and relatively cheap these days. Priced around $500 for a cheap spray job. Or if you are strapped on cash a single stage urethane will run around $200 if you were to do yourself.

Enamel or Oil that you're calling it can be done for $50, but it takes a lot of sanding to get it smoothed out. If you are talking about the roller method that I've seen. So in what $ you save you're taking more time to work out the imperfections.

The friend with the 240SX would not happen to be named Mike would he?