I'm painting a classic 4x4 a solid single-stage green. The color is "low gloss", somewhere between semi-gloss and full gloss. I have two local paint suppliers:
Supplier #1 offers PPG Delfeet Essential, which seems fitting for a 4x4. The color code formula calls for a low-gloss binder, which they can't supply, so it'll have to be mixed full-gloss, which I don't want. The alternative is to mix DX-10-FLT to flatten it a bit, but I've been warned that this can cause striping. as a DIYer, I'll have to paint each panel individually, so I can't mix one large consistent batch. Maybe it's not a big deal since I only need to knock a bit of gloss off, but I don't know.
Supplier #2 offers Automotive Art Motobase with 8LV-2K Converter to make single-stage. First of all, I'm not sure how the quality compares to Delfleet or to Automotive Art's Motocryl , their SS-native paint line. Second, they can't mix it as "low gloss", so are advising that I spray it full gloss and then spray an adjustable-gloss clear over it. This sounds like a lot of additional work and opportunity to screw up.
What would you do?
Supplier #1 offers PPG Delfeet Essential, which seems fitting for a 4x4. The color code formula calls for a low-gloss binder, which they can't supply, so it'll have to be mixed full-gloss, which I don't want. The alternative is to mix DX-10-FLT to flatten it a bit, but I've been warned that this can cause striping. as a DIYer, I'll have to paint each panel individually, so I can't mix one large consistent batch. Maybe it's not a big deal since I only need to knock a bit of gloss off, but I don't know.
Supplier #2 offers Automotive Art Motobase with 8LV-2K Converter to make single-stage. First of all, I'm not sure how the quality compares to Delfleet or to Automotive Art's Motocryl , their SS-native paint line. Second, they can't mix it as "low gloss", so are advising that I spray it full gloss and then spray an adjustable-gloss clear over it. This sounds like a lot of additional work and opportunity to screw up.
What would you do?