HankookS2K

Does anyone know of a good automotive clear coat with the best u/v protection? Im getting near completion of my project and i definately need a strong clear with lots of u/v protection. I was thinking maybe a house of kolors clear

does anyone know of a better one?

iam7head

the better question is what basecoat you are shooting with, for example you will not shoot the a dupont basecoat with a hok/ppg base because they don't bond well.

HOK, sherwin, PPG, basf, tristar, spi all make excellent *TOP OF THE LINE product, by top of the line i mean buy their expensive clear and they are all excellent. I shoot mostly ppg(and some dupont), you can def tell the quality difference if you pay for the mid range stuff(deltron) vs the cheap stuff(omni).

so ask your painter what he/she does best and get the top of the line CC from that brand, it will not be cheap, in fact you can easily double the cost with better material.
(but again, there's no point of using a showcar material for a street daily, if you get what i am saying)

HankookS2K

[QUOTE=iam7head,Jul 7 2008, 12:16 PM] the better question is what basecoat you are shooting with, for example you will not shoot the a dupont basecoat with a hok/ppg base because they don't bond well.

HOK, sherwin, PPG, basf, tristar, spi all make excellent *TOP OF THE LINE product, by top of the line i mean buy their expensive clear and they are all excellent.

iam7head

i see, in that case, you need to have the dude preping the car sand the surface lightly to get the best adhesion.

like i said, SPI, dupont, ppg, HOK, sherwin all make exceptionally good clear, just get the upper line of the clear and you'll be in good shape. they all make a low/cheap clear which you should mos def avoid.

i personally shoot ppg alot(and some dupont), to be honest all the high end product will be great/overkill.

did the cf piece you have already have a gelcoat?(and a quality one?)

iam7head

the VOC is the california regulation, think of it as emission number for paint.

They just upped the VOS requirement for paint not too long ago, er...r..

iam7head

if i am not mistaken PPG and HOK paint system can be mixed/used togehter

http://www.southernpolyurethanes.com...ct%20lines.htm

HankookS2K

[QUOTE=iam7head,Jul 7 2008, 04:47 PM] i see, in that case, you need to have the dude preping the car sand the surface lightly to get the best adhesion.

like i said, SPI, dupont, ppg, HOK, sherwin all make exceptionally good clear, just get the upper line of the clear and you'll be in good shape.

NFRs2000NYC

Just stick to the stuff that's easy to get, Dupont, PPG, BASF. They are all fine.

HankookS2K

have you guys heard of a clear coat called lesonal? I went to my local paint supply store and they had a clear called Lesonal and said it was their top of the line better than HOK or PPG.

they told me the lesonal was a product made by sikkens. is sikkens good?