Because people are cheap, thats why. The cheaper lines are 1/3 the price of the good stuff, deltron, chromabase, and can look pretty good. Now I don't know why someone would build a show car or something and spend thousands on the engine and then not spend anything on paint. I used omni single stage on my car about 4 years ago and it still looks good today. Why omni single stage, well its a 1987 bonneville and isn't really worth putting deltron on. I used white and it covered fine with 3 coats. I have used both limco and omni base clear and they both cover like crap in most colors. I don't think nason would be any different. I never used nason except the clear. In fact I am working on a '67 mustang right now and it will be painted with limco base/clear. The guy wasn't looking for a show car, he just wants a daily driver and didn't want to spend so much getting it painted that he would be afraid if he got a scratch. He wanted to use single stage but I talked him into at least going with a cheaper line of base clear. It will hold up for quite a few years, not like the Deltron or other upper lines which will probably last 15 years or more, but if the car is actually driven it may be damaged or something before then. A car driven in the winter here in Wisconsin also may get rust with our salt covered roads. Hey I would prefer to use Deltron all the time, it makes painting easier, but I can see the benefits of cheaper lines and have used them quite a bit.Quote:
I have never figured out why a guy would spend thousands of dollars fixing a car , and then skimp on the paint.