Direct Gloss or Base and Laquar for an Elise?
Discussion
Opinions sought please!
Went for a respray quote and basically I have been offered a same colour base and clear for the same price as a direct gloss colour change.
Not sure of the name of it but this is mine:
(damnit...can't do pictures at work! Will update later but its blue...like this one....but with black wheels
I quite like the colour but feel its very sensible - I was going to jazz it up with some stripes - a la sports racer.
But now I'm tempted by a colour change to something with more pizzazz.
So tell me the disadvantages of direct gloss? I read that it can fade if not looked after? Are some colours better than others?
Elises are a PITA for stone chips so I like the concept of being able to overspray without the £££ and hassle of relaquaring and blending etc (esp as I am considering de-seaming the front and rear clam)
I'm thinking either white, black or a battleship grey (light enough to contrast with black wheels)
Opinions or inspiration welcome!
Went for a respray quote and basically I have been offered a same colour base and clear for the same price as a direct gloss colour change.
Not sure of the name of it but this is mine:
(damnit...can't do pictures at work! Will update later but its blue...like this one....but with black wheels
I quite like the colour but feel its very sensible - I was going to jazz it up with some stripes - a la sports racer.
But now I'm tempted by a colour change to something with more pizzazz.
So tell me the disadvantages of direct gloss? I read that it can fade if not looked after? Are some colours better than others?
Elises are a PITA for stone chips so I like the concept of being able to overspray without the £££ and hassle of relaquaring and blending etc (esp as I am considering de-seaming the front and rear clam)
I'm thinking either white, black or a battleship grey (light enough to contrast with black wheels)
Opinions or inspiration welcome!
The more seams & panel joins you have, the easier it is to refinish small areas as you have somewhere to lose the edge of the repair.
Losing the edge of clearcoat on a small area repair is much easier than trying to do it with a solid unclearcoated colour. (I do a lot of caravan repairs - which are usually various whites - & I use clear over base. Also works on Baileys but NOT on the silver Swifts where the colour is the issue).
Losing the edge of clearcoat small area repair is generally easier on a pale colour than a dark one.
Bonnet, roof & boot are large mainly horizontal surfaces & attempting to blend an edge on the panel is a waste of time so the edge of the repair is the edges of the panel - or a seam or a swage line.
The more coats of paint you have on, the worse stonechips look. The chip will be deeper & you will soon need the lot to be stripped back to start again.If you just keep blowing over the chips it will start to look like a pic of the moon surface. You might consider a clear shielding wrap over the highest impact areas or a bra for longer distances.
Losing the edge of clearcoat on a small area repair is much easier than trying to do it with a solid unclearcoated colour. (I do a lot of caravan repairs - which are usually various whites - & I use clear over base. Also works on Baileys but NOT on the silver Swifts where the colour is the issue).
Losing the edge of clearcoat small area repair is generally easier on a pale colour than a dark one.
Bonnet, roof & boot are large mainly horizontal surfaces & attempting to blend an edge on the panel is a waste of time so the edge of the repair is the edges of the panel - or a seam or a swage line.
The more coats of paint you have on, the worse stonechips look. The chip will be deeper & you will soon need the lot to be stripped back to start again.If you just keep blowing over the chips it will start to look like a pic of the moon surface. You might consider a clear shielding wrap over the highest impact areas or a bra for longer distances.
Edited by paintman on Friday 25th October 20:22
You get what you pay for really, however, direct gloss is really a commercial paint nowadays, I use it for quick lick overs on most of the vans I sell, unless they're metallic or pearl.
Resale is another issue, with these type of cars you'd find it difficult to shift a colour changed car with a direct gloss finish, I would have thought, unless it was a track car.
Wrapping or dipping's a good shout if your just fancying a colour change but there would be some prep involved to remedy the chips.
Resale is another issue, with these type of cars you'd find it difficult to shift a colour changed car with a direct gloss finish, I would have thought, unless it was a track car.
Wrapping or dipping's a good shout if your just fancying a colour change but there would be some prep involved to remedy the chips.
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