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| bbrock |
 Oct 18 2019, 07:43 PM
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Anyone know anything about PPG's DC3000 clear coat? That's the only PPG clear coat my paint supplier carries. The tech sheet description sounds like it is geared for high volume collision repair shops but I don't know enough to know if it will work for me. They also only carry the medium temp. hardener which is rated for 75F-95F. I'm going to be spraying the car in low 60s temps. The max I can expect is 70F and that is unlikely. I'm worried it will be too slow to get a good result, but again, I've never done this before. I just get frustrated with my one and only local paint supplier. Most of the employees have never painted a car and don't know shit about the products they sell. Hopefully I'm getting my undies in a bunch for nothing, but I don't want to spent a thousand dollars on paint and find out I got the wrong shit. Any advice appreciated.
Oh, it didn't help my confidence that they didn't have enough toner in stock to mix 3 quarts of DBC base coat today either. They are having some more shipped over from Billings. Good thing I wasn't counting on painting this weekend. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/huh.gif)  |
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| porschetub |
Oct 18 2019, 11:10 PM
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Used it ,easy to apply ,at the first 3 coats found it layed very flat considering I was putting a lot on and final thinned (piss coat) was very smooth ,almost a shame to sand it,buffs up easy and had no issue but only did in the areas of trim/badges etc as new owner was buffing it completely.
Be aware I did this in cold conditions with a somewhat limited air supply speaks for the product. Fan of PPG personally. |
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| bbrock |
Oct 18 2019, 11:28 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,269 Joined: 17-February 17 From: Montana Member No.: 20,845 Region Association: Rocky Mountains
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QUOTE(porschetub @ Oct 18 2019, 11:10 PM)  Used it ,easy to apply ,at the first 3 coats found it layed very flat considering I was putting a lot on and final thinned (piss coat) was very smooth ,almost a shame to sand it,buffs up easy and had no issue but only did in the areas of trim/badges etc as new owner was buffing it completely. Be aware I did this in cold conditions with a somewhat limited air supply speaks for the product. Fan of PPG personally. Thanks very much for sharing this. I'm feeling much better about it. PPG lists a dozen clears just in their Deltron line and it is hard for an idiot like me to figure out what's what. Even worse when the paint shop can't help. At $400 a gallon it just raises the paranoia. |
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bbrock What clear coat to use on PPG DBC? Oct 18 2019, 07:43 PM
mb911 If all they have is medium temp then just allow mo... Oct 18 2019, 08:11 PM
bbrock
If all they have is medium temp then just allow m... Oct 18 2019, 08:16 PM mepstein
If all they have is medium temp then just allow ... Oct 18 2019, 08:28 PM bbrock Oh, and this DC3000 clear has super fast flash tim... Oct 18 2019, 08:20 PM |
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