I was at a body shop this summer & they are using aerosol cans of primer! anyone seen these before? they are smaller than a regular spray can & are activated by a special ultraviolet light. $48.00 a can, clear primer, no masking you just wipe off excess, once under the light it hardens super fast & ready to sand in a few minutes. it saves that shop lots of time & its supposed to be top of the line stuff!
that shop also got a new paint booth last year that cost $100,000.00 they do lots of work there & that booth saves them MEGA time & time is money!
i know the owner pretty good & he (himself) is an AWESOME bodyman! he now resides behind a desk most the time. i asked him if he used base/clear on his own toys & his exact words were: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO -- ISSSSSHHHHHH!!!!!!! why would you ask me a nasty question like that?! LOL!!!!!!
He does use base/clear sometimes on his own stuff though, because thats what they mix & use there everyday!
He too, like me, or me like him, trys to get things to look "FLAT" like Lacquer.
Nothing worse than having a guy park something next to yours with Lacquer look paint & your urethane is all washboarded up sittin next to his & you probably sanded & buffed twice as much as he did
& before that guy got there yours looked REALLY good!
you just hang your head & sneak away!!! LOL!!!!!!
my 2 cents are: base/clear is goooooood stuff! i use it! but there are other textures available!!!
[This message has been edited by tom 2 tone (edited 03-27-2004).]