I'm nearing the painting stage for my series 1. Going RAF blue (thanks for the input).
I was going to spray it myself, but after spraying the ambulance I'm thinking I will just pay someone else to do it... mainly to minimize my chemical exposure but also because I want this one to look good!
I have been going to some local paint shops to get a quote but everyone will only spray water based paint with a clear coat. They all state that a single stage that is CA VOC compliant has to a have clearcoat. I dont want a clear coat.... I hate clear coats.
So I'm thinking about powder coating. Daniel on this forum has some of his 88in body panels powder coated and it looks great. He was in a small accident and it bent with the panel well and chipped similar to paint. Another buddy has a series 1 that looks incredible with all powder coated panels.
Any thoughts on powdercoating? It seems like a good option and is similar in price. It is all on pieces so no problem there. Color matching in the future could be a problem if there is damage.... any other potential problems?
thanks
-steve
I was going to spray it myself, but after spraying the ambulance I'm thinking I will just pay someone else to do it... mainly to minimize my chemical exposure but also because I want this one to look good!
I have been going to some local paint shops to get a quote but everyone will only spray water based paint with a clear coat. They all state that a single stage that is CA VOC compliant has to a have clearcoat. I dont want a clear coat.... I hate clear coats.
So I'm thinking about powder coating. Daniel on this forum has some of his 88in body panels powder coated and it looks great. He was in a small accident and it bent with the panel well and chipped similar to paint. Another buddy has a series 1 that looks incredible with all powder coated panels.
Any thoughts on powdercoating? It seems like a good option and is similar in price. It is all on pieces so no problem there. Color matching in the future could be a problem if there is damage.... any other potential problems?
thanks
-steve