Thread: Paint my 66!

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If you want a general idea on prices of ppg, try autocolorlibrary.com. They use to have prices on there and when I looked most was pretty close to what it was around here, but that was awhile ago. Should give you a general idea of the price range of your color, charcoal usually isn't too bad, the reds and golds with pearl are usually pretty expensive. It won't be totally accurate all the time though, Blue is usually a cheaper pigment, but I already bought a blue in the dbc deltron base and it was in the highest price code, had a lot of pearl in it. Omni isn't that bad for an everyday driver, used it when I worked at a used car place, but don't expect it to last or compare to the top of the line stuff by ppg. Its also not always good for when you need a color match, because there are less tints on the mixing system to mix colors with. It is also more transparent then the deltron base and usually takes more coats for coverage before clear, so you don't save as much as you think. Same thing goes for other budget lines from other manufacturers like limco. I heard a rumor that the omni line is old ppg paint tech, that is like 10 years old or something, don't know if it is true or not. When I use to use the omni clear at the used car place it seemed okay but easy to run if you weren't carefull, but I haven't used it for years, so couldn't really tell you now, some people claim its like syrup. When I want a pretty cheap clear I pick up Western refinishers select which I think is made by sherwin williams, I never cared for sherwin williams products I used in the past, but that clear was supplied for a job I did, and I was suprised by it. Your top of the line clears will be in the 150-200 range for a gallon, and add the hardener usually 30=40 a quart. The cheaper clears can be had around the $100 range for a gallon. The omni single stage acrylic enamel I used on one of my beater cars and it was around 90 for a gallon with the hardener for a white color. Charcoal might be slightly higher. Single stage can fade because you don't have the clear on top with the uv inhibitors. The single stage on my car is holding up nicely, still nice and glossy and I think I painted it in early 2002, but would like to see if a red would hold up which is known to fade. Ohh yeah, the mustang in my signature is budget line limco, with mar-hyde multipurpose clear. If it was mine, i would of went with deltron system, but I talked him up from using single stage. One thing I would be concerned about with ordering paint over the net is if you have a problem and your supplier of the paint is across the country. I have been thinking of ordering a few gallons of the marhyde because one place has it at a killer price. Peace out, my fin gerss are gettin tired.