IanMan Report post Posted February 6, 2015 When people restore a Countach and repaint it, are they using 1-Stage paint or 2-Stage? I could see how 2-Stage would look much better, but I can't tell the difference from photos if a car has it or not. Would there be a higher risk of cracking in stress areas with 2-Stage? Maybe Allan, Jason, Emilio or Roman Dad can pitch in their knowledge. Thanks! Ian Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earlycat Report post Posted February 8, 2015 I would guess most are going base coat/clear coat. You can get bodywork to crack with that and lacquer paint. I've painted both. Lacquer is more of a dated paint system. I do remember the prep for it being much more critical. The surface had to be sealed 100% or the paint would raise. OTH base coat/clear will paint cover without that problem. I think everything will be painted water based soon anyways. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanMan Report post Posted February 8, 2015 I would guess most are going base coat/clear coat. You can get bodywork to crack with that and lacquer paint. I've painted both. Lacquer is more of a dated paint system. I do remember the prep for it being much more critical. The surface had to be sealed 100% or the paint would raise. OTH base coat/clear will paint cover without that problem. I think everything will be painted water based soon anyways. Thank you! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
djantlive Report post Posted February 8, 2015 I thought everything is water based already. At least in most states and countries Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earlycat Report post Posted February 9, 2015 I thought everything is water based already. At least in most states and countries Not yet, but soon. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grngryoutmyway Report post Posted February 9, 2015 Cali is the only one mandating water based right now I believe. I know Colorado and a few others are going to be there soon. And then yes, most others will follow through as well. As far as what is being used, I would say both. Those that want originality are probably going with single stage (if they can), and others are probably updating to BC/CC. I had asked about some of the later cars being BC/CC painted at the factory as some of the later colors had pearl in them, which is very hard to pull of in a single stage. I couldn't get a difinitive answer, but it is possible some of the later cars were BC/CC anyways. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grngryoutmyway Report post Posted February 9, 2015 Cali is the only one mandating water based right now I believe. I know Colorado and a few others are going to be there soon. And then yes, most others will follow through as well. As far as what is being used, I would say both. Those that want originality are probably going with single stage (if they can), and others are probably updating to BC/CC. I had asked about some of the later cars being BC/CC painted at the factory as some of the later colors had pearl in them, which is very hard to pull of in a single stage. I couldn't get a difinitive answer, but it is possible some of the later cars were BC/CC anyways. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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