sonic Posted June 7, 2013 Report Share Posted June 7, 2013 Have are cars , no matter what colour , been factory laquered Both my 5s were metallic so had been laquered , but the faff is astral black I know my neighbours old gen 6 was red and was laquered Just got to respray the front bumper and I want to get it right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mondo Posted June 7, 2013 Report Share Posted June 7, 2013 Mine's laquered and it's just flat white. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Boy 1 Posted June 7, 2013 Report Share Posted June 7, 2013 I would assume ALL OEM painted cars have a laquered finish. It;s the laquer which gives the paint a depth look to it and protects the paint coat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfe Posted June 7, 2013 Report Share Posted June 7, 2013 I would assume ALL OEM painted cars have a laquered finish. It;s the laquer which gives the paint a depth look to it and protects the paint coat Not All OEM matey, I work for BASF the chemical company and I'm in the Automotive coatings division We are the market leader in the automotive coatings industry, lots of solid colour solvent bourne paints we supply today are a single coat technology (they don't use a clearcoat finish) The gloss finish is part of the paint (the chemicals/raw material that create the gloss are built in) Early Toyota white 040 (like my 94 faff) is a single stage topcoat The current solid white on all Nissan's produced in Sunderland (Qashqai, Note, Juke) are a single stage topcoat. But for Sonic's Astral Black it does use a Clearcoat after the basecoat as with all metallic and pearls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombrady Posted June 7, 2013 Report Share Posted June 7, 2013 Yep my '94 040 white is two pack single coat I believe with no clear cost. Just go to a spray shop and they should be able to tell you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
princy Posted June 7, 2013 Report Share Posted June 7, 2013 (edited) White cloth with a bit of t cut will tell you mate, any color transfer and it's single stage, no color and it's base and clear As said above though, it's known for different manufacturers to supply the same color in single stage or base and clear depending on the paints make up Edited June 7, 2013 by princy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaungt4 Posted June 7, 2013 Report Share Posted June 7, 2013 That's what i was told by my sprayer that it was single coat and would have to do the whole car if i wanted twin pack has it would look out of place. This was Toyota 040 white. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombrady Posted June 7, 2013 Report Share Posted June 7, 2013 After I've had my engine work done I'm saving up for a full respray, I went for a quote a reputable place which he said it would include a top coat. Which I then told him I'm sure it's just a base coat, he did look surprised but said doing it in 2 pack wasn't a problem if I wanted to keep it OEM. I guess any car older than 94 maybe just 2 pack? As it is an old method now I believe, hasn't it got lead in it or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonic Posted June 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2013 Lovely job guys , now I know what to buy I can crack on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
princy Posted June 7, 2013 Report Share Posted June 7, 2013 After I've had my engine work done I'm saving up for a full respray, I went for a quote a reputable place which he said it would include a top coat. Which I then told him I'm sure it's just a base coat, he did look surprised but said doing it in 2 pack wasn't a problem if I wanted to keep it OEM. I guess any car older than 94 maybe just 2 pack? As it is an old method now I believe, hasn't it got lead in it or something? The old stuff has isocyanates in, but it is still available like that which in heavy enough doses can be lethal, I got some isocyanate free 2k when I sprayed mine and it's pretty good stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts