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countryredneck 11-13-2008, 04:24 PM anyone know shit about paint? ive owned many black trucks and anytime ive got paint work done the aftermarket paint scraches 10 times easier then the factory paint... any reason why? ive used many different shops so it cant be jus one doin a half assed job. i wanna get my whole duramax painted in spring but not if its gonna scrach so easy. we're not talkin deep ones, jus 10 million of them 05LLY2500HD 11-13-2008, 06:15 PM I'd like to know as well. bml2200 11-13-2008, 06:21 PM Usually its because the clear coat hasn't fully cured. Even after the initial curing is done, its still "soft" for like 2 months, at least that's what the guy who I buy my paint from tells me. countryredneck 11-13-2008, 06:53 PM Usually its because the clear coat hasn't fully cured. Even after the initial curing is done, its still "soft" for like 2 months, at least that's what the guy who I buy my paint from tells me. really that long? DMAX KING 11-13-2008, 07:57 PM Actually closer to 90 days depending on paint manufacturer. Dont wax any new paint for 90 days is best. countryredneck 11-13-2008, 07:58 PM thanks i need to figure out all this before i bother doin it xjbry 11-16-2008, 10:34 PM Urethane enamel is better for painting black vehicles IMO. It won't show the scratches as much and is almost as durable as bc/cc. When clear gets scratched it's white scratch on black background. If Urethane gets scratched you really won't see them unless they're really deep. Easy to polish also. countryredneck 11-16-2008, 10:36 PM this used offen? xjbry 11-16-2008, 10:59 PM Urethane is used quite abit. Alot of show cars are done in it to. My buddy got his cap done in black urethane enamel. The cap still looks like the day it came out of the paint shop a year later. countryredneck 11-16-2008, 11:06 PM really eh... most shops can do this? xjbry 11-17-2008, 07:38 PM How bads your truck that you need to paint the whole thing. Scratches that don't go to the basecoat can be polished out no problem. Any dents and deep scratches you can get just those panels painted. But yeah the prep work for the urethane enamel is same as bc/cc. Also make sure the body shop is using a quailty paint supplier and if you don't know them make sure it's urethane enamel and not a cheaper line like acrylic or synthetic enamel that goes on your rig. countryredneck 11-17-2008, 07:52 PM well all that really NEEDS paint is the flares, musta been some cheap stuff. theres only two real scratchs, the rest are jus little white ones | ||