Quote Originally Posted by m falconstien
Jim that is the reason I started to experiment with some of the less popular brands of paint and started to get the customer involved in things like prep, wet sanding, buffing. I have enjoyed painting so much over the years that I feel like it has and still is my obligation to educate anyone I can about painting. As far as trends in painting I've seen them all come and go like you all have, but the two tone will always remain the most poular followed by the basic flame.
I've used most of the big name paint companies, and now, after 40 years, I use mostly R-M, X-otic, and House of Kolor. I've gotten great quality with these, which is important, since I give an "open ended" guarantee to the original customer, against any abnormal failure.

I don't let the customer work on the job, because I need to know each step is done right. That way I sleep well at night. :-)

I agree that those two paint styles have endured for good reason. I just hate to see them on EVERY custom that shows up! I've had some success with unusual styles IF:

they follow the body styling,
have good "flow",
are a fitting theme for the car,
have good color combos,
interesting detail,
are not such a weird theme, that some people just don't "get it".