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ppg and dupont make production clears. dry hard , chip easily and are hell to buff. not to mention they are overpriced. spi is by far a better clear for custom or restoration work . it buffs with ease, stays flexible and resist chips. if your doing collision work it really does not matter what you use . 2 coats and gone. thats what their clears are designed for. spi is designed for guys like us doing custom work. try 6 coats of ppg or dupont clear and see how fast is goes south. i use spi epoxy for sufacing , ppg concept for color , and spi universal clear .

Originally Posted by shine

ppg and dupont make production clears. dry hard , chip easily and are hell to buff. not to mention they are overpriced. spi is by far a better clear for custom or restoration work . it buffs with ease, stays flexible and resist chips. if your doing collision work it really does not matter what you use . 2 coats and gone. thats what their clears are designed for. spi is designed for guys like us doing custom work. try 6 coats of ppg or dupont clear and see how fast is goes south. i use spi epoxy for sufacing , ppg concept for color , and spi universal clear .

PPG paint may be over price and some of there clear is not EZ to wheel. i would say some of it will not hold up but they make more clears then most .so if you say it will not hold up wich one ? i have cars out there that have the old dau on them with over 4 coat on them stuff is not falling off .the old ncp or nct?? clear ??it been a long time it was not much better then lacquer just made for fast work .

I have shot PPG products for 30 years and I dont much care for their Concept clears , I have shot their European Global Line for the last 12 years over DBU & DBC with excellent results !!!!!!!
I like Global as it buffs like butter !
Getting ready to switch to PPG's AutoColor Aquabase Pro . and their clears used are the European style clears , the reducers feel oily when you get some on your hands unlike US style reducers they evaporate quick and dont have that feel .

Dau 82 was an excellent clear in its day , but you cant get it anymore as it doesnt meet VOC Compliance . Shot tons of DAU color and DAU clear , used DAU 82 over DBU when it was first introduced in 1986 .

PPG makes DC3000 & DC 4000 clears and have 3 temp hardners , no reducer is required , they are nice too . you may try those .