pimpmobile

I'm painting my car soon maybe sometime next month. Could somebody tell me if the original lexus paint is a 3 stage or a 2stage? im thinking about getting the new Crystal white since my car is already pearl white and..........could someone educate me on auto paint? what is the difference between dupon.....PPG.....sherman william.....etc..... THANK IN ADVANCE.

O. L. T.

iTrader: (17)

Good topic, has nothing to do with an Sc. Moved for you.

PPG is IMO the best you can buy. Dupont is good for homes, but generally makes a larger line of lower cost "cheap" paint for the maaco body shops and other lower budget shops. PPG won't even fool with such a thing. That tells me something.

Seize

PPG over Dupont...but if they offer Glasurit, go with that. Might cost more but definitely well worth it

pimpmobile

so PPG is the best? is there something better? i see PPG on hondas and its realllllyyyyyyyy thin. lexus paint is really thick.

carnal_c30

House of Kolors

O. L. T.

iTrader: (17)

Um, it has nothing to do with the paint......... where you been looking at paint jobs? Find some examples by a better painter.

pimpmobile

ohhhh.....gotcha. i have one more question. i went to some autoshop and they dont really sand down off the whole paint. does it matter if they do? should it be sand down to bare metal?

Lexmex

It depends on what grade of PPG or DuPont. My uncle used Dupont to paint my lower body panels to match the rest of the car. He did not use cheapo grade DuPont. He said it really depends on the car. Sometimes, he has used PPG.

SWSC400

ABSOLUTELY NOT!!!
That is not needed and is only going to cause more work and problems, you can NEVER beat the factory base paint job. It is adhered very well. Only if the paint is so screwed up would you ever want to do that...

nthach

PPG and Sikkens is what I would use. Nexa Autocolor is probably the best you can get, it's hard to find.

Lexmex

I have had a few nicks here and there on my fenders and my uncle actually sands it and puts on a paste of some kind to smooth it down. He never goes down to the metal, just takes off the shiny part of the paint.

SWSC400

Yup, sounds like what I do. Just wetsand with 1500 and then use 3M Finesse It, polish about 3 times, then wax I did all the door dings and such when I bought mine and brought it back to where I bought it for some follow-up work and the mechanic was amazed how I did that.

toy4two

thats good stuff but pricey, I like PPG, good paint.

You never should sand down a car, you just shoot a sealer over the factory job and paint over it.

VIP_GS

there is a company called standox. the paint is made by dupont. everything that i have seen so far came out really nice. my personal opinion i think PPG is a bit thin for my taste.

Seize

stock lexus & ferrari use ppg

stock bmw & mbz use glasurit