What paints do I want to be using?

[Mr Whippy]

I'm planning on re-spraying my new car. Right now it's a naff ish Electric Blue, and I want to go to a good old flat black with clearcoat.

I'm looking and seeing two options.

A two pack flat black that can be used as a single coat, with it's own activator and thinner mixed in, which will set and can be used as is, or can then be covered with a seperate laquer with hardener.

Or, I can use a flat black that is thinned, applied, then the laquer has to be sprayed on within 2-4hrs which has an activator for the base coat as well as itself I assume.


Now I'm after a generic Peugeot finish, and I rekon with flat black I can get the base coat smooth enough to not need finishing, so the second option would probably be ok.
What are the reasons for the two different systems? I guess the first option allows me to prep the base coat before laquering, so is the second option purely for speed?

I've got decent enough equipment, just I have little ideas of the *best* process. There seems to be many ways of doing the same thing basically, and I have no idea why to use one of the other.

Any handy tips would be appreciated.

Dave

>> Edited by Mr Whippy on Sunday 7th May 23:52

[steve_d]

Not an expert but believe you will need full air breathing kit for two pack as it contains cyanoacrylates which are very harmful. For DIY I would think you need to stick to celly.

Steve

[Mr Whippy]

Got an air-fed mask and a well ventilated shed to start with...

Still it doesn't matter now. I've bought a newer car that doesn't need any spray work. Would have prefered a black car but didn't have that luxury really

Dave