Thread: Single stage vs Two Stage vs 50% base/clear

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well in single stage ppg dau 9300 was as back as you could get from ppg ,nothing form the mixing bank was as deep and black . if you cut back with clear then you muddy it up so the base coats /clears that the blacks are tinted red and blue .i am a nut for black i like single stage in black so you buffing the black not clear .guy had i new low mile truck i shot the hole truck with ppg factory pack 9300 he did not like the base clear on the truck .i can tell you one of the last paint jobs i did at work was a grand national shot the hole car but the hood .they ran out of 9300 factory pack and sold us a mix off the bank i did not know this as we shot the hoods always off the car and my prep guy shot it with a bank mix . but he could not wheel so i wheeled out the car yep the hood looked gray up the top of the front fenders that were 9300 factory pack paint

I have always liked shooting SS Black , stays blacker/deeper IMO ( a little old trick I learned years ago is to add a bit of kandy purple to black makes it seem deeper on a blue sky day, as the blue of the sky is absorbed by the black ) , as when you add clear it seems to look a tad cloudy wether added clear or clear top coated .
Plus it scratched white , not black
Next time your up close to a new black vehicle ( which will be BC/CC ) look around the door handles there will be a bunch of little white scratches from fingernails it will do this on ANY color that is cleared ! white will be the only color that wont show ..LOL

This '06 F350 of mine is my 3rd black vehicle (I know, I like punishment). The past two, a '68 Torino and an '86 Mustang GT were both SS - and were BLACK BLACK!! This truck - many many of those little scratches(tailgate, gas filler door where that tethered cap rests) and that paint will never have the color nor depth of the two earlier cars

Hi there,

I'm painting my 70 goat with ppg 9300 concept single stage black. Do you know if it's safe to add some HOK kandy blue or purple to a gallon to obtain the blackest black depth of the paint?

i never clear a black car. a black with some phalo blue in it is as good as it gets.
one important thing. never use economy grade reducers. they will absorb water and turn the carbon in the black brown. a good dry air supply is also important.
depth is achieved by the clarity of the finish .

ya gotta work for black !